If you’re a Taylor Swift fan and you live in the United States and are over the age of 13 (18 in Maine), and fancy the chance of seeing her live and  maybe even meeting her, then check out the competition at the official game website. From the title screen, you can either enter your unique code from the back of the Band Hero manual, or click on the ‘Official Rules’ button to find out how to enter the sweepstakes without making a purchase. The country music songstress is featured in the game, which is part of the Guitar Hero® brand, performing her hit songs Love Story, You Belong ... more.

When compared to the likes of the recent Clone Wars Republic Heroes, a game that was so bad it made you want to gnaw your own arm off with frustration, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 shows how a popular licence should really be handled on the Wii. It’s not the most awe-inspiring or ground-breaking game you’ll ever play, that’s for sure, but it faithfully represents the much-loved Marvel universe, and by doing the simple things right it ends up being a really enjoyable old-school style brawler with some truly impressive set pieces and showdown boss battles as well as a gripping ... more.

In a recent interview with 1UP, Junction Point creative director and vice president (and all-round legend, let’s be honest) Warren Spector revealed that he had two more Mickey games already planned in his head to follow on from Epic Mickey. “I don’t do anything that isn’t extensible. And I will certainly feel like I have not done my job if we can’t make other games in this world with these characters. In my head, I’ve got two more planned. In the business world of reality, those games have not been approved, and who knows if we’ll ever see them. I had three games planned for ... more.

GameLife are reporting that in a recent Q&A session in Tokyo, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the next Wii Zelda game (working title The Legend of Zelda) will use the MotionPlus accessory to enhance control when handling weapons such as swords. “In this we’re using MotionPlus to make you feel much more like you’re actually fighting while holding a sword in your hand,” he said. He added that the player will use MotionPlus to select targets in the game, rather than the usual infrared sensor. “In the previous game, you aimed at things by pointing at the screen, but this time ... more.

Japanese gaming news website Andriasang.com is reporting that WiiWare demos could very soon be available on the Wii Shopping Channel. The site gleaned this information from a Q&A session at a financial meeting in Japan last week, where Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata made the following statement: “As an experiment to see if we can expand our customer base by offering demos on WiiWare, we hope to run tests for a limited number of titles as early as next month.” So, if these remarks are anything to go by, it’s possible that there will be WiiWare demos available on the Wii Shopping Channel ... more.

Multiple sources on the web have been reporting in the last few days on the growing speculation that Nintendo is planning on bringing out an HD Wii, possibly even as early as 2010. As this would clearly be very exciting news if proven to be true, we wouldn’t be doing our duty if we didn’t report on all the chatter, although it should be noted that there is very little concrete information to be had at the moment amidst all the rumour-mongering. However, the likes of T3, MCV, Andriasang, MaxConsole and What They Play all have similar stories, with many of them mentioning that the 2nd ... more.

We love it when a new Resident Evil game is due out because all sorts of weird and wonderful freebies and promo items start appearing, such as these cute little Cubee Resident Evil papercraft models that can be downloaded from Capcom’s European site (http://www.capcom-europe.com/downloads) for free. For those of you not familiar with the ancient art of papercraft, where the only bloodshed involved is a paper cut, the paper models come ready prepared for assembly with interlocking tabs, meaning that you don’t need to use glue to put them together. In total there are six featured Cubee ... more.

Abylight has today announced the forthcoming release of Stop Stress: A Day of Fury on WiiWare in North America and Europe. "Stop Stress: A Day of Fury is the perfect antidote for the modern, city-living stressed-out gamer,” said Ignacio Garcia Gonzalez, producer at Abylight. “You will experience the highs and lows of a manic world as you will constantly move onto the next crazy encounter to see what traumatic event unfolds next.” In the game you play as Jack, a stressed-out wreck of a man by all accounts, who seems to constantly live his life through a red-mist tinged haze of fury, ... more.

The WiiWare service was introduced in mid-2008. This gave developers a chance to put out smaller-scale games. These games, ranging from 500 to 1500 points, spawned a new market for downloadable games on the Wii. WiiWare has also opened up access to genres fading away, including 2-D side-scrollers. With a plethora of games on the WiiWare, the question posed to many is "What's the best?" I'm here to go over the Top 5 WiiWare titles based on my experiences with the games. Get buckled up and get ready! Here it goes. 5. Bomberman Blast Publisher: Hudson Software Points: 800 ... more.

Rising Star Games has today announced that it will be releasing the much anticipated Japanese RPG Fragile Dreams (known in Japan as Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon) on March 2010 in Europe (the game will be released by Xseed Games on February 16th in North America). This is an announcement that RPG-loving Wii owners have been eagerly anticipating for many months, and which some thought would never come. So why all the excitement? Well, for starters, the Japanese version of the game sold 26,055 copies in its first week of release, earning it the accolade of the second-biggest selling game ... more.

Electronic Arts’ Play Label has announced the release in North America this week of Hasbro Family Game Night 2 for the Wii™. The sequel to last year’s Hasbro Family Game Night features five new Hasbro games – Operation, Jenga, Bop It, Pictureka and Connect 4X4, for up to four players. In addition to their original gameplay mode, each classic game has several new modes, including Jenga Chance Blocks, where players bash escaping blocks. In GameShow Party mode, players get to participate as their own Wii Mii characters, with gracious host Mr. Potato Head inviting them to spin the ... more.