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27/Aug/08	Aussie game charts: August 18-August 24
Mario Kart Wii shifts into fifth gear, enters the right lane and takes out the top spot.
27/Aug/08	Mario Super Sluggers Review
It's not another Mario sports gem, but Mario Super Sluggers still has a rough, unpolished appeal.
27/Aug/08	Castle Crashers Reviews
Castle Crashers is a classic side-scrolling beat-'em-up infused with cartoon visuals and absurd humor, and the result is a highly amusing romp.
27/Aug/08	Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Cutscene 1
Bar fight, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
27/Aug/08	Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Gameplay Movie 3
Holocron hunting, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
27/Aug/08	Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Gameplay Movie 2
Battle for Hoth, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
27/Aug/08	Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Gameplay Movie 1
Cantina grounds fight, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
27/Aug/08	Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli
Exciting for Ferrari fans, but take away the licence and you're left with a competent racer with only average looks, poor AI opponents, and not enough variety.
27/Aug/08	Monster Madness: Grave Danger Review
An improved control scheme and online campaign support aren't enough to save Monster Madness from mediocrity.
27/Aug/08	Mister Slime Review
There's something icky about Mister Slime.
28/Aug/08	New Heroes over Europe shots
Swoop in and take a peek at seven dogfighting screens. Atari has released a bunch of new shots for its upcoming dogfighting sim, Heroes over Europe.
28/Aug/08	Sniff on Sims 2 Apartment Pets shots
Cats, dogs and a load of turd on the living room carpet (probably). This would be called Sims 852 Apartment Pets if EA used the number system properly.
28/Aug/08	Sin City gets new developer
Transmission Games taken off development duties. Publisher Red Mile has taken Sin City development duties away from Transmission Games.
27/Aug/08	PSP: 10m sold in Japan
The Japanese just can't get enough of Monster Hunter. Capcom's Monster Hunter is being hailed as the main reason why PSP has edged past the 10 million sales mark in Japan.
27/Aug/08	New Lego: Batman movie and shots
Bruce Wayne's personal fluffer showcased inside. A batch of new shots from Lego: Batman have been released, this time showing off the playable Alfred character, who will be available in the freeplay mode. That's nice to know.
27/Aug/08	Castle Crashers on XBLA today
Mental 2D shooter from Alien Hominid dev goes live. The spiritual successor to Alien Hominid, Castle Crashers, has gone live on XBLA today for 1200 MS Points (around £10).
27/Aug/08	H.A.W.X to use satellite images
And we're not just talking Google Earth either... Ubisoft is working with a firm called GeoEye to work images taken from space into Tom Clancy's could-be-ace combat flight, H.A.W.X.
27/Aug/08	Bristol pirate jailed for 15 months
ELSPA's Anti-Piracy Unit strikes again. A Bristol man has been locked up for 15 months after holding his hands up to 23 offences relating to the possession of pirated games, films, music and porn. The market value of his horde is said to be in excess of £50,000. Who's been a busy little bee then?
27/Aug/08	Bedingfield shakes her Wii Boogie
Singer fronts music sequel, official track list inside. Natasha Bedingfield will be the "featured spokesperson" for Boogie Superstars, EA revealed today. Does that mean we need to call her up for no comments and screenshots?
27/Aug/08	New PS2 spied in shops
Ultra-slim SKU sneaks into retail. Without any form of official hoo-ha made, it seems the new super-slim PS2 (that went on sale in Japan last November) has snuck its way into shops in the US.
28/Aug/08	Boogie SuperStar tracklist revealed
Natasha Bedingfield to be official spokesperson - lends three songs to game.
28/Aug/08	Halo dev team recruits the 'female John Carmack'
Corrinne Yu leaves her role as Director of Technology at Gearbox to work on the Halo engines and games.
27/Aug/08	WoW dev backs Mythic over WAR Online credit furore
Says staff lose right to complain if they leave projects.
27/Aug/08	Blizzard: WoW graphical reboot 'may never be necessary'
Expansions 'may keep the game looking fresh', dev says.
27/Aug/08	Blizzard: 'We don't have anything against consoles!'
No console WoW a 'square peg round hole thing'.
27/Aug/08	PSP tops 10 million in Japan
Five best-selling titles announced.
27/Aug/08	UK Video Game Chart: Mario Kart dodges the blue shell
A second week at No.1 for the plumber's popular kart racing Wii title.
27/Aug/08	FFXIII won't be released for Xbox 360 in Japan
The game's writer and director makes all Japanese Xbox 360 owners quite sad.
27/Aug/08	Castle Crashers out now for XBLA
1200 MS Points gets you The Behemoth's highly anticipated second title.
26/Aug/08	SF4 prod pours cold water over March 09 release rumour
But suggests Capcom may be able to release console version 'on the early side'.
26/Aug/08	No platform exclusive characters in 360 and PS3 SF4
Producer doesn't think it's 'fair'.
26/Aug/08	SF4 producer tells Ed Boon: 'Bring it on!'
Yoshinori Ono responds to Mortal Kombat creator's trash talk.
26/Aug/08	EA and Take-Two in private talks
Take-Two agrees to outline its three-year product plan.
26/Aug/08	Bionic Commando: Rearmed is a sales 'juggernaut'
130,000 units sold in week one is beyond Capcom's expectations.
26/Aug/08	Multiwinia pre-orders begin
Play Introversion's next game ahead of the pack by pre-ordering on the official website.
22/Aug/08	Full Samba De Amigo song list confirmed
Will feature a mixture of classic songs from the original game plus a host of Wii exclusives.
22/Aug/08	Heavy Rain Home support confirmed
No details though.
22/Aug/08	SoulCalibur IV demo out now for X360
Pick one of two characters in the latest instalment of Namco Bandai's beat 'em up.
22/Aug/08	Xbox sales slide in Japan
PS3 sales are up by almost 2,000 units week on week.
21/Aug/08	WAR Euro open beta begins September 7
75,000 places up for grabs from the EA Store.
21/Aug/08	Disgaea 3 will release in PAL territories early in 2009
Nippon Ichi Software's PS3 RPG coming to Europe and PAL territories thanks to Square Enix.
21/Aug/08	WipEout HD confirmed for autumn release
Trophy support for the 1080p futuristic racer also announced.
21/Aug/08	Blizzard still can't date StarCraft 2
'Still a lot of work to do', says mega developer.
21/Aug/08	Blizzard: WoW success makes StarCraft MMO 'difficult'
Would be an 'overwhelming' and 'scary' thought, says co-founder.
21/Aug/08	Chance of console StarCraft 2 'very close to zero'
Would be a different experience on console, says Blizzard.