What's George Lucas got to do with Kerrigan and Raynor? Plenty, apparently, based on Surfer Girl's latest bit of speculation regarding the beginnings of the Starcraft franchise, among other rumors. The rest of today's selection of rumors are available in the full article.

For those who are still waiting for the puzzle game Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis to finally be released in your region, take heart as the wait won't be that long anymore. With its European and Japanese release coming up within the next couple of months, this Lemmings-inspired puzzler developed by NST will finally be making its way into DS-owners' game libraries all over the world.

Bound for a European release on March 9, and a Japanese release on April 12 (aha! They finally get a game LAST, this once), Nintendo has released a new batch of screenshots and character art for this title to tide over fans, as we all wait for the Minis to finally start marching into our hometowns.

A whole lot more screenshots and character art after the Jump!

  

We would have expected an unarmored Samus to come out for NST's Metroid Prime line of collectibles, but we're pleasantly surprised to see this statue instead. Gamers everywhere, have a look at Trace, the newest offering in First 4 Figures' series of collectible statues.

Coming from the Metroid Prime Hunters storyline, Trace is a Kriken, an alien sent by his race to search for a new world for the Kriken to take over. Trace's objective drives him to not only find a suitable planet for his people to subjugate, but a powerful weapon that will let him return to his people a hero.

The figure itself is 10.5 inches tall, and will have a limited run of 1,500 statues, selling for US$ 89.99 each. It'd probably look great with the company's armored Samus collectible, but I'm tempted to see Trace making kissy-faces at Fierce Deity Link, just for the laugh factor. In any case, if you've got a hankering for a long-term investment, this is probably a good item to get. Enjoy!