DS News

Last night publisher NIS America revealed their fall lineup, and for the first time in memory there was a lack of PlayStation support. Instead the company, known for its charming RPGs and affection for hand-drawn anime art over 3D cutscenes, revealed a major push into the Nintendo DS market. Makes sense, seeing as neither PS3 nor PSP have the same kind of pull as DS at this point. So, what do level-grinding RPG fanatics have to look forward

It's unlikely that Professor Layton or Dr Kawashima would ever get in an actual proper fight that involved slapping and spitting. Neither of them seem like men of violence. However, they are involved in a fight more important and meaningful than any trading of fists and heavy blows in a dark alley - they are engaged in the fight to win a priceless Golden Joystick award.

In an age when print is on the run from digital media, Time Magazine and its year-end awards are still noteworthy. The big news today was the publication naming Mark Zuckerberg Person of the Year, because apparently they only heard of Facebook after seeing it in a movie this year, but the periodical also posted their top ten games of the year. And while it’s a fine list, the top slot went to Alan Wake. Seriously?

Remember when we said the DS isn’t dead yet? It turns out in its near-death state it’s incubating a killer alien, meaning at some point the handheld was hit with a facehugger when we weren’t looking. That may mean the system will be dead soon, but not before a new xenomorph adventure explodes from its chest in the form of Aliens: Infestation...

Here's a new gameplay trailer for Sega's upcoming Aliens: Infestation, which is pretty upfront about the game's best selling-point: it's Aliens on your DS with the movie's sights and sounds intact. If you're cultured enough to have a spot in your heart for Metroidvania-style gameplay, get ready for some good times; if not, well, you should have a look anyway. It really looks like the folks at WayForward Technologies, the same studio that brought you A Boy and His Blob for Wii, have put some extra polish on this one…

Nintendo really wants to make the world a better place. Not content with making stupid people smarter with Brain Training and fat people thinner with Wii Fit, it's now going after smokers.As of November, those hoping to kick the habit will be able to purchase Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking for Nintendo DS.

Based on a popular range of books and DVDs, it will seek to help smokers find the psychological reasons and motivations

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In an age when print is on the run from digital media, Time Magazine and its year-end awards are still noteworthy. The big news today was the publication naming Mark Zuckerberg Person of the Year, because apparently they only heard of Facebook after seeing it in a movie this year, but the periodical also posted their top ten games of the year. And while it’s a fine list, the top slot went to Alan Wake. Seriously?

Above: Seven of these people like videogames

It’s been a long road, but at last there is closure in the so-called “violent videogames” case that has been raging for years. In November of last year the EMA (a group representing gaming politically) took the State of California all the way to the Supreme Court for a 2005 law that made it illegal to sell certain games deemed too violent to children. After arguments months ago, the highest court in the USA gave its ruling of 7-2 in favor of the EMA, finding the law unconstitutional...