It was only a matter of time, we suppose.  Last year's Wii Sports Resort came with the Motion Plus accessory, making the Wii waggle even more accurate.  Now, we have a new version of Nintendo's controller, putting the two together, and it's rather appropriately named the Wii Remote Plus.  As with perennial sales powerhouse Wii Play, a controller/game bundle is going to be available, and that game is called FlingSmash.  It's a right-to-left side scroller, where a little round fellow named Zip is controlled by aiming the Wii Remote Plus.  As you can see in the above screenshot, the Wiimote representation in the lower corner updates in real time.  To make Zip move, you just fling the controller when the Wiimote is pointed the right direction.

When it comes to classic gaming, Kirby is an icon. He hails from the days of two action buttons; the days when real substance was achieved through 8-bit graphics and MIDI music. Can his newest adventure win our hearts without resorting to the third dimension? I think you already know the answer.

A few weeks back I was invited to take part in a new feature with 343 Industries for Halo Waypoint.  The feature focuses on Halo Reach maps by playing them with community members and websites in a casual setting and just discussing the game.  

Rest easy, cowpokes - a new title update is live for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Red Dead Redemption. Among other things, this update adds a new Free Roam mode to the playlist: Friendly Free Roam.  What exactly is so "friendly" about the new mode? Well, the main draw is that player-to-player damage is completely eliminated. Yes, we know all too well how to properly deal with griefers...but that's downright unneighborly.

Fable 3 is out in the US tomorrow but there's one last video you'll need to explore before heading into the world of Albion.  Lionhead has put out a developer diary showcasing the game's online co-op mode - a mode that is a direct result of the feedback the from Fable 2.

Two gaming franchises are getting new installments this November, Ubisoft Montreal's Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops and .  Two recent interviews with these games' developers offer some good news and bad news for co-op gamers.

Lost Planet 2 was a co-op title we greatly enjoyed earlier this summer, one which we found only minor flaws which were later fixed with a free patch.  Now in the busy fall season the 360 and PS3 version of  the game is available for the low price of $19.99 during Amazon's Gold Box deal today.

When Sony launched their PSP Go -  a disc less based PlayStation Portable which focused on digital content - many were shocked to hear it was a full $80 more expensive than it's disc based counter-part.  Today Sony has almost remedied that situation by cutting the price of the system to $199 in the US and to 16,800 Yen ($208) in Japan.  Previously the system was $249.99 in the US and around the equivalent of $335 in Japan.

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Civilization V has received its first major update today of what's likely to be the start of many bug fixes, tweaks, and enhancements to the game.  The series has always be tinkered with over its life and been supported quite well by the developers based on community feedback, and it looks like Civ 5 is going to follow that tradition.

Straight out of Blizzcon comes word that Blizzard will be releasing official mods for StarCraft 2 for all owners of the game to enjoy.  The mods range from a quirky puzzle game, to a Defense of the Ancients mod,  to a cooking ingredient hunting game, to a co-op Left 4 Dead style romp.