Electronic Arts is set to bring a spin-off from Skate for both Wii and DS, tentatively titled Skate It.

The original version trounced all over Tony Hawk by heavily focusing on dual-analogue stick control for stuns and moves. It was bastard hard at first but worth the blood, sweat and tears if you stuck with it.

"We knew it would be an exciting challenge to bring the soul and feel of skateboarding to the Wii and Nintendo DS," said ...

THQ President Brian Farrell has cited Nintendo's successful first-party software as the reason their kids' portfolio did not meet expectations last quarter.

In a Q4 earnings call, Farrell said that Nintendo had made the kids' videogames market "extremely competitive" and that was why THQ's "traditionally strong kids' business did not meet expectations," according to casualgaming.biz.

"The kids' market was extremely ...

After developer Tecmo teased us last year with a short video with no gameplay just announcing its existence, we have been on pins and needles to hear what exactly is going on with it. Today, Tecmo finally let out the word that Tecmo Bowl will make its return on the DS this fall in Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff.

Sadly there were no screens, but they let us know much about the game. It will have classic, top-down gameplay, with crazy Super ...

Activision has unveiled the track list for the DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour in magazine Nintendo Power, and it looks like it will please teeny boppers who have never heard of Jimi Hendrix.

The selection boasts such Guitar-based 'classics' as This Love by Maroon 5 and All Star by Smash Mouth.

Not to take anything away from Blink 182 or No Doubt, but we wonder if the developer has forgotten that these games are enjoyable ...

Vivendi has formally revealed its new Crash Bandicoot adventure, Mind over Mutant, which will be out on Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP and DS at the end of the year. Check out 360 screens here.

In a blatant parody of the iPhone craze, the story has a rejuvenated Neo Cortex taking over the world with a, "text-messaging, do-anything device which controls both mutant and bandicoot minds."

The new game apparently takes a more ...

The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2 and DS this autumn. PS3/360 shots right here.

Both Elijah Wood and Gary Oldman will return to voice Spyro and mentor Ignitus respectively, and the pair will also be joined by Christina Ricci and Mark Hamill. Our childhood hero and adolescent fantasy girl together at last! Sweet!

Dubbed the last chapter in the Spyro ...

Prince of Persia will be ninja-flipping his way through a new game on 360, PS3 and PC in late 2008, Ubisoft confirmed moments ago.Simply titled 'Prince of Persia', the new game is in development at Ubisoft's Montreal Studio - the same guys responsible for the previous three iterations.

The announcement is about as tight as can be with actual gameplay details - it basically didn't offer any - but it does promise that the new game will ...

Final Fantasy IV on DS has been slapped with a summer 2008 release date for NTSC land, Square Enix is dolloping on a bit of extra FF-fun with new shots from the game.

It's a remake of the original, "With improved 3D graphics, fully-voiced dramatic cut-scenes, an inspiring remixed score and additional content never before seen".

That new content includes new episodes, an Event Theatre bonus mode that lets you ...

Sega has slipped 70 screen shots of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood onto the net and we're bringing you the 11 shots that were actually new. 

Of note and on display is the combat system - if you click on the next button really quickly, you can see how combat will play out, if the combat had a frame rate of about two frames per second. For more details on the combat system, the menu screens and the storyline ...

Publisher Midway held a gigantabulous press event at a convention center hotel outside Las Vegas this week, laying out a big chunk of its upcoming software lineup for the coming months and revealing a few games for the very first time.

We’ve got hands-on info on the big stuff: This is Vegas, TNA Impact Wrestling, Wheelman, and the 360 version of Unreal Tournament III. And if you haven’t yet seen our UK boys’ exclusive ...