Individual formats

3 1 SLEEPING DOGS XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4 2 SLEEPING DOGS PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2 3 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 4 TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 PS3 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
1 5 THE SIMS 3: SUPERNATURAL PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 6 TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 XB360 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
5 7 GUILD WARS 2 PC NCSOFT EUROPE NCSOFT EUROPE
6 8 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME XB360 SEGA SEGA
17 9 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8 10 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
7 11 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME PS3 SEGA SEGA
28 12 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 13 NHL 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 14 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
9 15 MADDEN NFL 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 16 NHL 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 17 MAX PAYNE 3 XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
15 18 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 19 MAX PAYNE 3 PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
14 20 MADDEN NFL 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 21 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION PS3 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
23 22 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 23 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 24 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12 25 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 26 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
– 27 SPEC OPS: THE LINE XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
18 28 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 29 DARKSIDERS II XB360 THQ THQ
27 30 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 31 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 32 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
29 33 SNIPER ELITE V2 XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
31 34 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 3DS SEGA SEGA
16 35 TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37 36 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
30 37 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 38 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
26 39 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 40 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO

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1 1 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 2 TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 NAMCO NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
5 3 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3 4 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME SEGA STUDIOS AUSTRALIA SEGA SEGA
2 6 THE SIMS 3: SUPERNATURAL THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 7 GUILD WARS 2 ARENANET NCSOFT EUROPE NCSOFT EUROPE
8 8 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 9 NHL 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 10 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
7 11 MADDEN NFL 13 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 12 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11 13 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
10 14 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 15 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
37 16 SPEC OPS: THE LINE YAGER DEVELOPMENT 2K GAMES TAKE 2
9 17 DARKSIDERS II VIGIL GAMES THQ THQ
15 18 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 19 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 20 SNIPER ELITE V2 REBELLION 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
20 21 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19 22 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16 23 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 24 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 25 TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON HIGH MOON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 26 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH XBOX 360 CLASSICS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24 27 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 28 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
29 29 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
30 30 MASS EFFECT 3 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 31 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
27 32 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
36 33 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 34 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 35 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 36 BATTLEFIELD 3 PREMIUM DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 37 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
32 38 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 39 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
– 40 DIRT SHOWDOWN CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS

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THQ was able to confirm that Darksiders II will be fully playable on the Wii U GamePad. You’ll be able to tackle the entire experience without having to access a television.

THQ additionally confirmed that future DLC will be sold on the Wii U eShop. “The Abyssal Forge” and “The Demon Lord Belial” will both be available sometime following the console’s launch.

Potential Darksiders II Wii U buyers may be interested to know how the title takes advantage of the GamePad. The controller acts as a map as well as an inventory screen that allows for item, armor, and weapon switching on the fly. The developers are also including optional motion-sensing features, giving users the ability to make Death dodge and leap side-to-side by moving the GamePad in the desired direction.

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Game Informer has conducted a very interesting interview with Pokemon Black/White 2 producer Junichi Masuda. The full discussion is made up of topics that Pokemon fans are actually interested in: why GameFreak decided to make the sequel, why it’s on the DS, the possibility of a fully polygonal Pokemon, the possibility of a MMO (doesn’t sound it’ll be happening!), changing battle cries, and Masuda’s thoughts on making the battle system more fast-paced.

Head past and break for Masuda’s comments.

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Twelve Tales: Conker 64 was what Conker’s Bad Fur Day could have been – before it received its mature makeover.

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Details on the Wii U’s browser have been posted below. The information includes technical information such as HTML5 support, and general content including tabs and more.

– HTML5 support
– YouTube works with HTML5 and was shown working on Wii U
– No Flash support
– When you pause a Wii U game, you’ll be able to see images of the TV and GamePad displays from that paused game
– When you pause a game and launch the browser, the software remembers the paused game’s name and prepopulate search queries with it to help users look for relevant information
– Tabbed browsing included
– One multitasking example: YouTube video is opened to play on screen, GamePad continues to browse the Internet while the video plays
– Another example: browse the Internet on the GamePad while the television displays regular programming
– Tilt the GamePad forward or backward to scroll up and down
– Quickest browser in Nintendo history

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At this point, many of you have probably heard about Wii consoles that have been “collecting dust” due to a lack of interesting games. That has led some to be concerned about the possibility of the same situation happening with Wii U.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime tried to put some of these fears to rest while speaking with Kotaku. Reggie addressed the lack of Wii games in the system’s past couple of years, and also talked about the possibility that third-party support could dwindle in the future if the Wii U can’t stack up to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 successors.

We’ve posted the entire conversation below.

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Twenty years ago, video game fans were introduced for the first time to Nintendo’s iconic Kirby™ character. Now fans can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the pink and powerful hero with Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition, available exclusively for the Wii™ system. This colorful collection includes six classic Kirby games on one disc, additional Challenge Stages based on 2011’s Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™, an interactive timeline, a CD containing favorite music from the series and a commemorative book that gives new and existing fans a fun inside look at the history of Kirby.

Since his debut in 1992’s Kirby’s Dream Land™ for the portable Game Boy™ system, Kirby has starred in 22 video games that have collectively sold more than 33 million units worldwide. Over the years, players of all kinds have joined him on wild adventures in Dream Land, experiencing the fun of watching Kirby fly, inhale enemies to copy their abilities or spit them out as projectiles. Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition includes an action-packed array of fan-favorite Kirby games, music and commemorative content:

• Kirby’s Dream Land (originally released for Game Boy in 1992)
• Kirby’s Adventure™ (originally released for NES™ in 1993)
• Kirby’s Dream Land™ 2 (originally released for Game Boy in 1995)
• Kirby’s Super Star (originally released for Super NES™ in 1996)
• Kirby’s Dream Land™ 3 (originally released for Super NES in 1997)
• Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards (originally released for the Nintendo 64™ system in 2000)
• “New Challenge Stages,” a new set of Challenge Stages in the style of those found in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land (originally released for the Wii system in 2011)
• Kirby’s History, an interactive timeline that players can use to browse classic box art, game footage and milestones from throughout Kirby’s 20-year career — all with the ability to jump straight from the timeline into a game
• A special audio CD containing 45 memorable tracks (more than an hour’s worth of music) from across Kirby’s career, including alternate versions of three classic Kirby themes
• Kirby’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Book, which contains fascinating character information and illustrations, including early Kirby concept artwork

Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition is available at a suggested retail price of $39.99.

“Kirby is recognized around the world as a character that embodies imaginative family fun,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “This special collection is a fitting way to commemorate his first 20 years as a true gaming hero. With nearly 40 million Wii systems sold in the United States alone, players of all experience levels can join in the celebration by checking out Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition.”

Now through Oct. 31, consumers in the U.S. also can enter for the chance to win a set of collectible Kirby Round Playing Cards that pay tribute to the spherical pink superstar. Information is available at http://kirby.nintendo.com/clubnintendo.

In yet another display of Kirby-themed excitement, Nintendo fans at the annual PAX Prime conference in Seattle recently found an extra-special way to celebrate Kirby’s anniversary by setting a new Guinness World Records® mark for the most people blowing a chewing gum bubble simultaneously. On Sept. 1, Nintendo rallied 536 participants to chew bubblegum and blow bubbles that resembled the round, pink Kirby character, creating an eye-popping spectacle.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii.

For more information about Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition, visit http://kirby.nintendo.com/dreamcollection.

Source: Nintendo PR

3DS Download

Dot Runner: Complete Edition – £4.50

DSiWare

Abyss – £1.80 / 200 points

WiiWare

La-Mulana – 1000 points

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC – £0.90 each

We Have Arrived (FFS – BMS)
Sarutabaruta (FF11 – FMS)
Desperate Struggle (FF13 – BMS)
Boss Battle (FF12 – BMS)

Source: Nintendo PR