There are very few proper singing games in the video games industry. In fact only two franchises, consisting of “Lips”(xbox 360) and “Singstar”(Playstation) are widely known. When it comes to the Nintendo Wii, there is no established franchise, which is where “We sing” comes in. Already in its second interaction the series, from Swedish publisher Nordic games, has enjoyed a fair amount of success. With “We sing encore” it focused on improving weak areas from the first title. But will this effort be rewarded with raving reviews, or is this one encore that Wii players should have missed?

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It was on a Thursday night that Premier PR and Nordic games decided to host the launch party, to the sequel of its successful singing title “We Sing”. Appropriately titled “We sing encore” , the game builds up on the original game with a whole bunch of new songs.

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It would not be a proper E3 without SEGa showing off a new Sonic game and so it decided to do so with Sonic Colour. This recently announced title focuses on Sonic’s journey to rescue a bunch of magical creatures. As the name suggests these creatures have different colours and powers associated to each one.

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Although Mr Yuji Naka has already been a part of releasing new games through Pope such as Let’s Tap, here comes a project that is reminiscent of his early days. Being published by Rising Star, Ivy the Kiwi looks set to be another quirky title.

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It took a few years but the sequel to the marvellous Super Mario Galaxy 2 is nearly out. To celebrate that Nintendo and GAME have teamed up for a special launch party. The event will start from 11pm on Thursday 10th June 2010. As always the friendly Mr Charles Martinet, who does the voiceovers for Mario and other characters, will be there to greet fans and sign copies of the game. The first 50 people to line up dressed as Mario will also get a goodie bag.

The event will be in GAME’s Oxford Street branch and as already mentioned will start at 11pm. If anyone is going feel free to leave a comment bellow.

Batman is coming back for more adventures and this time he is taking the fight to the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii.In his latest game he must fight alongside comrades such as Robin to take on the many dangers of the Universe.

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It is hard to find a gory game which has not had to be toned down in order to be released in certain regions. With that in mind, it is refreshing to see companies such as Rising Star, still publishing games that incorporate that risk factor. While the first “No More Heroes” ended up being published by another company, it was Rising Star that grabbed the reigns for releasing the sequel in European territory. With “No More Heroes 2”, Grasshopper Manufacture has changed its strategy and presents a game that is more accessible to a wider audience. Should anti hero Travis Touchtown have come out of retirement, or would it have been better to just call it a day?

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A new Sonic game has been announced this week which seems to be related to Sonic Heroes, in terms of style. Not much has been revealed in the short trailer that was released. However, in it Sonic is seen to be running alongside new creatures named Wisps. The story is based on Dr Robotnik’s latest scheme, which revolves around an amusement park orbiting planet Earth. the good doctor seems to have captured the magical creature and so it is up to Sonic to save them in his latest adventure.

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From the same developers that brought innovation to farming RPG games comes Rune Factory Frontier. This newly announced title for the Nintendo Wii from Rising Star is a new take on the farming lifestyle that became popular with games like Harvest Moon.

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