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(2011-02-21 11:00:00)

Minecraft Headed to iOS Devices This Year

Indie megastar Minecraft will be released for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad later this year, Gamasutra reports. Rip-offs and clones of Mojang's dig 'em up have been made for Apple's magical consumer electronics devices before, but nothing official.

Mojang founder Markus 'Notch' Persson explained to Gamasutra that the iOS version won't necessarily receive all the same updates as the original version, which is still in beta, but rather only features which "make sense" for the touch-screen devices. The port is being handle...

(2011-02-21 10:00:00)

Nintendo Downloads: Faxanadu

It's been almost three months since the last fireplace simulator was released for WiiWare, so fire fans who've already completed that will be thrilled to hear that a new one is arriving in this week's batch of downloadable Wii and DSi releases. On top of that, there's a vintage Hudson Soft NES action-RPG, several WiiWare demos and the usual assortment of puzzlers and racers.

DsiWare

G.G Series DRIFT CIRCUIT - $2
Arctic Escape - $5
Remote Racers - $5

Faxanadu and Cozy Fire.

Wii Virtual Console

(2011-02-21 09:00:00)

Risen 2: Dark Waters Unveiled

The sequel to Risen will be a piratical affair named Risen 2: Dark Waters, Deep Silver has revealed. The publisher confirmed during Gamescom last year that a sequel was in development but had very little to say about it until now.

Dark Waters takes place several years after the original, after "monstrous creatures" have risen from the sea and are generally misbehaving. The hero, now an Inquisitor, hears rumours that a group of pirates might know how to get rid of them, and off you go.

A handful of "illustrations."

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(2011-02-21 08:00:00)

Bulletstorm PC Demo Coming After Launch

While Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners have been able to play a Bulletstorm demo for almost a month now, PC gamers were given the cold shoulder. Thankfully, there's now word that the poor lambs will also get to try out People Can Fly and Epic's shooter.

"Bulletstorm PC demo is in the works!" Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein proclaimed on Twitter. "Won't make it in time for ship date but should be available shortly after."

The Bulletstorm demo, at least the conso...

(2011-02-19 11:00:00)

The Video Game Release List of 2/21 - 2/27

Next week's batch of new video game releases covers almost every genre under the sun, including adventure games, real-time tactical, sims, splatting paint, puzzlers, face-shooting games, RPGs and face-shooting games with lots of swearing.

Highlights