Having finished up development on Iron Man 2 for Wii back in May, High Voltage Software will once again be working on a video game adaption of a movie. SEGA has asked HVS to develop a title based on Captain America: The First Avenger, though the Wii product will be subtitled First Flight. We’re still waiting to hear about gameplay details, but the first round of information is expected to arrive in a few days.

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II multiplayer details

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– Multi-tiered arenas
– Environmental hazards
– Simple controls
– Power-ups
– Vader, Starkiller, Boba Fett, Asajj Ventress, Maris Brood playable
– Other characters available as well
– Numerous attacks for each character
– Darth Vader has a heavy attack that shatters shields, Force Choke maneuver that crushes windpipes
– Starkiller’s specials are a saber throw and Force Lighting
– First special can be used as often as you want
– Second special can be used only a few times unless you obtain a power-up cell
– Charge-up time for the limited specials
– Terror Trooper has a special cloaking/invisibility move
– One hazard is lightning
– Another hazard is a Death Star beam cannon that rips through the weapons bay stage
– 4 players

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Sakamoto not sure what’s next for Metroid, open to working with Team Ninja again

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Metroid: Other M is a significant entry in the Metroid franchise for a number of reasons. The game will always be remembered for Nintendo’s surprising collaboration with Team Ninja. Now that Other M is out in stores, one has to wonder if the Big N will ever work with the developers of Ninja Gaiden again in the future. Yoshio Sakamoto admitted in a recent interview that he isn’t sure what’s next for Samus, but he did say that he is “very willing to work with Team Ninja once again,” especially if the “next Metroid is going to be a linear extension of Other M.”

“There’s always the possibility and if the opportunity comes I’m very willing to work with Team Ninja once again. After all I’m very grateful for the collaboration with Team Ninja coming up with Metroid Other M for this one and even though we are two different companies I think we successfully removed the wall between two different companies.

So as far as my opinion is concerned if we are going to make something similar to Metroid Other M in the future I cannot think that it would be possible for Nintendo to make it without collaborating with Team Ninja. Afterall they are that good a partner to us and we are pretty valuable to them as well.

As far as I’m concerned I’m willing to work with them once again if the opportunity comes but, of course, before deciding anything I have to admit I have no idea about what I should do with this Metroid franchise.

If we are going to decide the next Metroid is going to be a linear extension of Other M then Team Ninja comes first in my mind as the partner for us to collaborate with.

But if I’m going to decide that it’s going to be a different story for the next Metroid adventure then depending on the skills, know-how and technology that might require, Team Ninja might not be the choice for us to collaborate with.

But once again I don’t have any idea right now.”

Capcom explains why there is no Wii version of Mega Man Universe

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Mega Man Universe was unveiled a few months ago, but unlike Mega Man 9/10, a Wii version was not announced. Since then, quite a number of gamers have been wondering why the title won’t be making its way to Nintendo’s console. Well, as it turns out, a filesize restriction has prevented Universe from coming to the Wii Shop Channel. A representative at PAX confirmed that even though Capcom was hoping to make a Wii version, the company simply couldn’t do so at this time because it would be too big for WiiWare.

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Wii Games: Summer 2010 photos

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, 200 Wii Games: Summer 2010 finalists gather to warm up for the Wii Games: Summer 2010 National Championship at the Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, Calif. over Labor Day weekend on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The nationwide tournament challenged consumers to get active with Nintendo’s motion-controlled video games. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for Nintendo of America)

UK software sales (Week ending 9/4)

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Individual formats

1 1 MAFIA II XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
2 2 MAFIA II PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
5 3 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 4 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4 5 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6 6 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 7 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 8 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR XB360 CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
– 9 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. 2 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 10 METROID: OTHER M WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 11 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 12 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 13 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 14 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 15 DANCE ON BROADWAY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
13 16 TOY STORY 3 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
15 17 RED DEAD REDEMPTION XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
18 18 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 19 RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
14 20 DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES DS SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
20 21 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 22 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 23 CRACKDOWN 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 24 TETRIS PARTY DELUXE DS HUDSON NINTENDO
26 25 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 26 STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23 27 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 28 CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT’S REVENGE DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
36 29 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 PLATINUM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28 30 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
25 31 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 32 HALO 3 XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS MICROSOFT
29 33 TOY STORY 3 WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
37 34 GEARS OF WAR 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 35 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
31 36 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
32 37 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 39 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 40 TOY STORY 3 XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

All formats

1 1 MAFIA II 2K CZECH 2K GAMES TAKE 2
2 2 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS IO INTERACTIVE EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 3 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 4 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
4 5 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
6 6 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 7 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 8 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
10 9 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 10 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. 2 UBISOFT (ROMANIA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 11 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 12 METROID: OTHER M PROJECT M NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 13 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 14 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 15 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 16 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 18 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 19 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 20 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 21 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 22 DANCE ON BROADWAY LONGTAIL STUDIOS UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 23 TETRIS PARTY DELUXE HUDSON HUDSON NINTENDO
19 24 DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES LEVEL 5 SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
24 25 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE SEGA SEGA
27 26 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 27 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
25 28 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31 29 CRACKDOWN 2 RUFFIAN GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
32 30 BLUR BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23 31 STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 32 BIOSHOCK 2 2K MARIN 2K GAMES TAKE 2
37 33 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
29 34 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 35 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 36 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 37 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 38 LOST PLANET 2 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
26 39 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
30 40 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA

Super Mario Collection Special Pack details, sneak peak at boxart

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The following details have now been confirmed…

– Port of 1993’s Super Mario Collection (Super Mario All-Stars)
– Graphical overhaul unlikely
– Booklet recaps the 25 year history of Mario
– Booklet includes unseen development materials
– Includes a soundtrack
– Soundtrack has music from the original Super Mario Bros. through Super Mario Galaxy 2
– Limited time production

You can also see a sneak peak at the boxart, which is rather small…

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