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Diner Dash 5: BOOM! Now Available on Big Fish Games

Early adopters of Playfirst’s latest time-management title Diner Dash 5: BOOM! might be disappointed to hear that Big Fish Games is now offering the title for download for their standard price of $6.99.
The game, which launched last month, saw many users pay $19.99 for a download, but this Big Fish Games download is the same [...]

The Daring Game for Girls Now Available on Wii

Yesterday, Majesco Entertainment announced the launch of The Daring Game for Girls on the Nintendo Wii. This casual title is aimed at the tween girl age bracket, and is based on the Daring Book for Girls series which has sold over two million copies to date.
The game offers mini-games and collection features, where girls can [...]

Microsoft Changes Xbox Live Code of Conduct to Be More Accepting of Users’ Sexual Orientation

On Friday, Microsoft implemented a few changes to the Xbox Live code of conduct, that will now allow users to include five previously-banned words in their Gamertags (online usernames), with said five words dealing with a user’s sexual orientation.
As reported by PC World, up until now, the five words: gay, straight, lesbian, bi and transgender, [...]

Press Play Releases Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare

Yesterday, Triplepoint client Press Play announced the release of Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare.
As we reported at the beginning of February, Max & the Magic Marker follows the title character through a journey into his own artwork, after one of his creations comes to live and goes on a rampage. By using his [...]

The Game Equation Releases New Screens and Video for Deep Blue Sea 2

As we told you back in January, The Game Equation’s newest title, Deep Blue Sea 2, will be launching later this Spring. As we are now that much closer to launch, the TriplePoint client has released new screens and a gameplay video for the title, all of which can be found below.
The game is set [...]

Scribblenauts 2 Revealed

Last year’s Scribblenauts showed that innovation can come from all directions, even in player vocabulary. Expanding on that innovation is the sequel known as Scribblenauts 2.
Boasting an additional 10,000 words and 120 levels, this sequel appears to be a very worthy successor to the original game. The key word this time around appears to be [...]

PopCap Launches Free PopCap Passport Program

PopCap has announced,via their latest newsletter, the launch of a new membership program that will allow those registered to save on game purchases, sign up for exclusive contests, and get all of the latest news on their favorite games.
The PopCap Passport combines the company’s newsletter with news and offers exclusive to members. The benefits include:

Up [...]

The Sims 3: Ambitions Expansion Pack Coming This June

EA has announced a new expansion pack for the Sims 3. The Sims 3: Ambitions will allow users to give their Sims a true career path, other than simply sending the Sims on their merry way everyday and waiting for them to come back and begin their home duties all over again.
The potential careers in [...]

Ubisoft Announces Shaun White Skateboarding for Consoles

As reported by Destructoid, Ubisoft has announced their continued partnership with extreme sports phenomenon Shaun White, which will be confirmed through the development an release of Shaun White Skateboarding.
Not to be confused with White’s snowboarding games, Shaun White Skateboarding will apparently be an “nnovative twist and fresh take on the skateboarding and action-sports genre.” White [...]

Human Soft Announces HardGrip for the Wii

As reported by Joystiq, Human Soft has announced HardGrip, a Wii game that supports the Wii MotionPlus in its bid to become the most realistic and extreme rock-climbing game on the Wii.
According to a company press release, regarding the announcement of the game, HardGrip “takes players on a tour of exotic and stunning locales around [...]