NowGamer: Franchise director Eiji Aonuma has explained the choices that led to Zelda's appearance as a playable character in Spirit Tracks...
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Two new Pokémon adventures are coming to Nintendo this week. On 20th November, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the latest edition in the dungeon-based Role-Playing Game (RPG) series that has sold over 10,000,000 copies internationally, launches on Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS across Europe. If that's not enough for you, the action-packed Pokémon Rumble launches on WiiWare on the same day.
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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may not be the last game in the Prime series. With Other M on the way next year, some might have thought that the Prime series had come to an end but, as Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe told ONM, the series may still have a future.

Asked whether Samus will ever return to DS, Tanabe (who oversaw Retro Studios' series for Nintendo) said "We are always planning to make new games in the Metroid Prime series. Depending on the timing and the situation, we cannot deny the possibility of realising it on DS or DSi."
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The first review of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is in - Find out how the game stacks up to other entries in the Zelda series.
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MX Vs. ATV Reflex sees you battle for position and avoid catastrophic disaster as you blitz through motocross mayhem. Players must fight for traction while digging up the track to force the competition to carve new race lines. New, innovative dual controls let you tear it up with death-defying stunts and high-flying freestyle action.
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MundoRare writes: "Recent times and cancellations have shown that all is not well in Rare-land. As if the cancellations of both Perfect Dark 2 and Kameo 2 in favor of Project Natal have shaken the faith of even the most loyal Rare fans, David Wise's departure from Rare could very well be the killing blow. [...]

From his Facebook: "I think the business of Rare has changed a great deal, and at the moment there is just not the opportunity to create the soundtracks that Rare were fortunately very famous for."

Unfortunately, though, this is only the most recent loss of a distinguished employee within the British developer in the recent months.

Back in August, Steve Burke, another prominent Rare musician from Kameo fame, also left the company to take a year's sabbatical "to go travelling," according to some Rare sources; no word if the real reason could be or not related with his well known desires to work for the film industry. Burke and Wise's departures only follow the trade open by Grant Kirkhope a year ago.

Out of the musical department, there has recently been huge losses, with Microsoft's recent restructuring process affecting several engineers and artists, including Steve Malpass, designer for Banjo-Tooie, Perfect Dark, Ghoulies and Nuts & Bolts. Moreover, some programmers have also left, like veteran Mark Edmonds, one of the remaining members of the original GoldenEye 007 team, who abandoned Rare in late 2008 after 14 years of work at Twycross."
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The holiday game releases kick off in full swing this week as there are a number of titles vying for your dollar. However, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and Left 4 Dead 2 are probably the three big hitters across all of the gaming platforms.
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This week brings Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Left 4 Dead 2, and many more anticipated releases. Another PSP-3000 bundle arrives with a very cool Assassin's Creed II Bloodlines entertainment pack. PSP gamers also get the on-the-go version of Little Big Planet. God of War fans prepare to dive into HD with the God of War Collection, which brings HD version of the two original God of War PS2 games (and a God of War III demo!). Wii gamers in North America get the first black colored Wii Remote, Motion Plus and Nunchuk controllers. Capcom's Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles will be out for the Mature gaming audience on the Wii. The popular Wii workout exergame, EA Sports Active, gets More Workouts. Check out the new releases listed here, also filled with some great games for family gameplay this holiday.
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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks launches across Europe on 11th December 2009. Make sure you hit the right note by blowing into the Nintendo DS microphone, and use the Stylus and Touch Screen to set the right pitch and play the correct melodies on your Spirit Pipes.
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GameSpot: Come play the demo of Capcom's upcoming adventure game starring Miles Edgeworth.
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