Jeff Hrycak just put up a quick update for his 3D DS homebrew game, Fandian, based on the old Sonic Skeletons. It's still got a long way to go, but this project is definitely promising, with good controls and large 3D worlds. More info after the link.


Download: Fandian r362

Heads up, Marvel fans! Screaming Mimi is coming to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (DS, Wii, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360)! She's more popularly known as Melissa Gold, or the powerful Songbird. Now the artists of the MUA2 team talk about making the pretty screamstress look pretty in her Ultimate Alliance debut.

Mario games have always been popular in the UK, and Super Mario Galaxy proves it by beating out the likes of Fallout 3, Fable II, and even GTA IV for BAFTA's Best Game Award. The GAME Award this year goes to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, as voted on by gamers.

Full list of winners after the link.

Habbo is originally a PC game that's been ported to the Nintendo DS by Almamu and Master Sonic. Habbo carried that slogan, "Hangout for teens," remember? That was fun. Sorta like pre-historic Second Life or something.


Download: HyBBox v.0

Gotta be in-the-know about the latest releases right? For that, we've got another edition of On Shelves for this week. We've got a pretty solid batch coming up, starting with the release of Halo Wars and Phantasy Star Portable. Baseball's gonna be big this week as well, with the release of Major League Baseball 2K9 and MLB 09: The Show. More info coming right up!

After laying low for a few months, On Shelves is back, bringing you all the games and their release dates for this week. For starters, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and LocoRoco 2 are finally hitting shelves after months of  screenshot-scrutinizing and trailer-watching. If you're thinking about shopping for fresh titles, look no further. All you need to know is right here!

Rumors about a follow-up to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS) have started to circulate around the Net, thanks in part to an image spotted in Spanish gaming magazine Nintendo Accion.

Let's take a quick breather from all the drama and seriousness of those LittleBigPlanet and interlaced PSP-3000 news items, shall we? For now, we celebrate gaming as a whole! To usher in the London Games Festival, we hear that Sonic the Hedgehog* was crowned king of video game characters, leaving the likes of Mario, Lara Croft, and Niko Bellic in the dust.

*Disturbing photo-ops of Sonic running around London included!

Chart Track has just revealed that Grand Theft Auto 4  (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) is still holding strong at the top of the list of the software sales list. However, the second and third place slots on the list have been taken over by two newcomers. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

The premise for Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood on the Nintendo DS is quite interesting. The developers from Bioware essentially took Sonic, a poster-boy for platformers, and put him into an RPG. Hey it worked for Mario right? Anyway, the CEO of Bioware recently spoke about this upcoming game. To find out more, check out the full article.