The first month of 2012 is not even over and Rising Star Games is already showcasing its all star line-up. It’s clear that the publisher is focusing on the Nintendo 3DS with five new titles for the 3D enabled handheld. But Rising Star Games hasn’t forgotten other platforms with games for the older Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 announced in its line-up.

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The release date for Catherine in Europe is nearly here and gamers have been provided with more reasons to pre-order the game. We know that atherine will get the special edition treatment with the Stray Sheep edition. But the pre-order music CD and art book will also be offered as pre-order free goodies in Europe. Anyone that pre-orders the game from GAME will get these fantastic items at no extra cost. Catherine tells the tale of Vincent and his complicated love life.

Catherine will be out on 10th February 2011 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

*Do not read further if you have not completed Dead Island as the latest downloadable content will spoil the ending.*

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Lollipop Chainsaw might not be the typical high school game but it gives in to a few exceptions such as one of the main bosses. Swan is your typical high school Goth geek that manages to take revenge on everyone that made fun of him over the years. With the high school taken care of, he has now set his eye on world domination, but he didn’t count on one brave cheerleader getting in his way.

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The upcoming digital title Gotham Impostors has been set back a couple of weeks. No reason has been provided but it’s only a matter of time before it is released. The game pits two teams of six players against each other in the ultimate evil versus good battle. It will be possible to customize a player character with costume props from the likes of Batman and Joker. The players will then fight in maps inspired by locations from the Batman comics and films. It’s an interesting proposition that should be a hit with anyone that enjoys online multiplayer matches.

No set date has been given but Gotham Impostors will release next month on Xbox arcade, PlayStation Network and PC.

There are plenty of tracks on the We Dance disk but Nordic Games has made it possible for players to download some more from a download service within the game. Obviously each track downloaded will cost Wii Points used to buy content on Nintendo Wii. So here’s some feedback on each of the tracks available in the game. It’s time to find out which ones are essential purchases that will add to the dancing experience.

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Not many will turn down the chance when asked Who Wants to be a Millionaire so Deep Silver is adding more question packs to the digital version of the game. The music booster pack will contain six hundred questions and the football booster pack will also contain six hundred questions.  Two other packs are already available to download with questions about film trivia and the famous South Park tv show.

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It’s not enough for Deep Silver and Atlus to finally bring Catherine over to Europe and around St Valentine’s day no less. Catherine will also be given the special edition treatment with unique items not available in the North American special edition of the game. Those that pre-order the Catherine Stray Sheep special edition will find a Rave-T-Shirt that Vincent wears in the game, two Stray Sheep bar-themed coasters, a Catherine poster that is exclusively available in this edition, all served in a pizza delivery box from the Stray Sheep Bar as packaging. Catherine tells the tale of a man who must make a difficult choice in his love life. Players will need to help Vincent pick important choices found in the game and guide him to the top of the nightmarish stages that he must face each night.

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Nordic Games managed to launch three key titles in the We brand throughout the last three months. The three titles in question are We Sing Uk Hits, We Dance and We Sing Rock.  Not only that but the We Sing games have also surpassed the one million lifetime sales.  It’s not a surprise that the publisher wanted to hold a party to celebrate such news.

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There’s no denying that Nordic Games has proven to be a viable publisher within the video-games industry. The publisher somehow still manages to be modest when it comes to reaping the rewards though. It’s not an easy feat to get over one million lifetime sales for the We Sing series but Nik Blower, Sales & Marketing Director at Nordic Games, stated that it was all due to the support from fans and the press. It was during a pre-launch press event that Nik went through some of the upcoming plans for Nordic games including Wii U support.

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