Wii News

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

Thank you, Atari, for not disappointing us and including a flaming chair AGAIN in your Alone in the Dark tech demo videos.

This new trailer, the third in an on-going series focusing on the technology created for the survival horror game, focuses on fire.

"Fire has been developed to be part of the core gameplay, creating a pyromaniac's paradise," the game producer doing the voiceover explains.

She adds in relation to

High Voltage Software has unveiled a brand new first-person shooter for Wii called The Conduit and is aiming to make the best looking game on Wii.

"Most of the games on the Wii look like crap. We want to change that, so we've invested heavily in our Wii tech over the past year," said CEO Kerry Ganofsky in an interview with IGN.

The upcoming Wii game The Conduit takes place in the present day, where Washington finds itself at the

Spider-Man fans will have the option of being the traditional good-guy web-slinger or operate on the supervillain side of the fence in new Spidey game Web of Shadows, judging by first details.

Teasing information has appeared on a teaser website for the new game, which reveals that it's set in New York City (no surprise there) and that Web of Shadows "gives you an unprecedented level of gameplay choice."

Two Warcraft III players will march the prestigious Olympic torch on its way to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

There's no word on where or where Jae Ho "Moon" Jang and Li "Sky" will join the procession, GGL Wire reports (cheers Kotaku for the tip off). Apparently, professional StarCraft player Junchun "Pj" Sha will be also be along for the ride, along with fellow RTS-er Lei "Leilei" Shen. Pro gamers of the world

Wow - this one is a mind trip. GamesRadar UK (our editorial team across the Atlantic) has managed to secure the first reveal of the new Mortal Kombat game. But as the mind-boggling video below proves, your favorite spine-ripping warriors are no longer alone.

In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, releasing this fall on 360 and PS3, they'll be joined - and challenged to battle - by your favorite justice-serving superheroes as well.

We

Hudson has released nine new screenshots for its debut WiiWare shooter, Star Soldier R. Take a look here.

Star Soldier R is the latest title in a series that has graced both the NES and Turbo Graphix 16, before making the leap to the Virtual Console.

It was also one of the most promising games in the launch of WiiWare in Japan. Based on these screenshots, we can almost see why. Shoot 'em ups are rare things these days, so

Oxygen Interactive has unfurled the sails on two naval combat games, one which is heading to DS and one to WiiWare.

Yarr... *cough* Pirates: Duels on the High Seas is the name of the DS game and it includes single-player and multiplayer modes and features naval combat on the high seas in seven different locations around the globe.

In addition to broad siding enemy ships and fantastical beasts - like a Kraken - you'll be