Nintendo has already sold 5 million copies of Super Mario 3D Land and it looks like the plumber and all of his pals from the Mushroom Kingdom will be back for new adventure sooner than we thought. During a recent talk with in investors Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata revealed the publisher already has plans for a new 2D Mario adventure for Nintendo 3DS. Read more...

Tags 3DS, nintendo, side scrolling, Super Mario, super mario 3d land

By Kevin Kelly

Mad Catz wants to claw its way into your gamespace again, this time bringing with it a pro controller, new fight sticks, and a mouse that will make MMO players drool.

First up is the MLG Pro Circuit Controller, with "tournament grade components" that let you customize the entire look and feel of the controller. You can change the side, the thumbsticks, the d-pad and more, giving you a custom look and feel to what you bring to the game. Available for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360, it comes in a custom carrying case that also holds the additional parts. It's like bringing your own customized pool cue to the tournament and intimidating everyone. That is, if you play pool.

“The MLG Pro Circuit Controller with its tournament grade components and ProModule system has been very well received by the pro gaming community.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “We anticipate the MLG Pro Circuit Controller will be the weapon of choice for the most demanding gamer and professional player.”

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Tags CES, CES 2012, mad catz, mmo

Nintendo Wii's friend code approach to online multiplayer in games like Mario Kart has been a huge let down. It doesn't give us the ability to make a friends list or even see what games our friends are playing. Thankfully, it looks like Nintendo is finally catching up with Xbox LIVE and PSN, as Satoru Iwata confirmed the infrastructure is already in place for a new “Nintendo Network” during a recent investor presentation. Read more...

Tags 3DS, nintendo, Nintendo Network, wii u

See what's in store with this megabundle version of the 2010 RPG.
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Tags bethesda softworks, fallout: new vegas, Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition, Obsidian Entertainment, PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Last week Major League Gaming revealed the first details regarding the 2012 season and today they've graced us with the official dates for Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall 2012 Championships. They also revealed the prize money hardcore gamers will be competing for during the Winter StarCraft II Championship and the 1st place prize 5-times larger than last year's purse. Read more...

Tags Major League Gaming, PC, PS3, Starcraft II, Xbox 360

The Muay Thai action film series and its lead are getting their own sidescrolling brawler.
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Tags Ong Bak, PS3, Studio Hive, Tony Jaa, Xbox 360

I can't think of any other villain in popular fiction who's been as thoroughly defanged as Darth Vader. He's kind of culturally become this cuddly monster in black, and he's an easy go-to character for random marketing that might not otherwise have much to do with the Star Wars brand (see here and here, and here for an interesting dissection of the latter). It's almost kind of jarring Vader is used in an ad for something and it makes sense.

In this case, it's for the upcoming Kinect Star Wars, which uses Parks and Recreations star Chris Pratt for a cute riff on being "inside" the Star Wars universe. Okay, it goes on a little longer than it maybe should, but the final beat sells the joke. Oh, and no, there's not a single sign of gameplay: Lucasarts knows dang well you're going to want to fake swing a lightsaber around and they are no at all worried about convincing you that this is something you'll want to do.

Kinect Star Wars will be out sometime later this year.

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Tags kinect, kinect star wars, lucasarts, Terminal Reality, Xbox 360

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Tags cd projekt red, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, wb interactive, Xbox 360

See what Monolith has in store as the beta version of this class-based FPS goes live.
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