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Game Show Network presents Family Game Show from Storm City Games is what you might get if Wink Martindale, Alex Trebek, Richard Dawson and Bob Barker became game designers. From the relentlessly cheerful (and occasionally condescending) hosts to the uptempo music and the studio audience, Family Game Show is a pretty decent simulator of the game show experience. read more »
On September 13, Legacy Interactive is releasing a licensed game based on the series House MD. Like the series' perpetually cranky protagonist, the game is a mixed bag. But, perhaps it would be best to let the characters themselves give you the low down. read more »
I can only imagine the pitch meeting for the series House MD "Well it's about this doctor who is brilliant but he's also a total narcissistic jerk. He's rude to patients, rude to the staff, rude to random strangers in the street." "It sounds perfect for the eighteen-to-twenty-four demographic. Let's give it the green light!" read more »
As I write this, my neighbors are loading their ATVs on a trailer for a weekend trip into the Utah mountains. Storm City’s new game ATV Quad Kings for the DS would be the perfect way for them to pass some time on the road. This delivers-what-it-promises title is just the ticket for the ATV enthusiast who wants a quick fix. read more »
 For years, the Final Fantasy series has exemplified cutting-edge graphics
and amazing cutscenes. Final Fantasy XIII continues this trend with
breathtaking landscapes, amazing creatures, cataclysmic action, and a
vast variety of settings, along with an orchestral score. Players take
control of a variety of characters with unique weapons, and every word
of dialog is voiced (although the game also includes the option of
subtitles, which come in handy to avoid waking sleeping children). read more »
 Zhu Zhu Pets took the world by storm last Christmas. I know I had
relatives across the country looking for them for my kids. So when
Activision announced a Zhu Zhu Pets video game, I knew our kids would
want it, and I was happy when a review copy landed in our mailbox.
Personally, I've been waiting for this game ever since Virtua Hamster
was announced (and canceled) for the Sega 32X. read more »
 Have you ever wanted to walk into a music studio, sit down at the music
synthesizer, and just start playing with dials, sliders, and buttons?
Well, now you can, right on your DS!The Korg DS-10+ Synthesizer isn't a game, but rather a full-featured musical tool. It includes sequencer, piano keyboard, KAOSS pad, patch panel, drums sequencer, mixer, effects, and more. If you use it on a DSi, the number of tracks (12 instead of 6) available doubles via the DSi-only Dual mode. read more »
 2! 4! 6! 8! Which of these games do we think is great?Cheerleading games are a natural fit for the Wii, and since they all follow roughly the same control scheme (Are you picturing it before I even describe it?), which rises to the top of the human pyramid? We pit THQ's All Star Cheer Squad 2 against Bandai Namco's We Cheer 2 for a virtual cheer-off. Ready? O! K! read more »
And I'm glad I waited. Infinite Space hits several geeky places in the cockles of my heart. If you're like me, and you enjoy big space battles, an open world environment, a ton of customization features, ever deepening gameplay, and what looks like (at least if early play is any indication) a fairly epic storyline, then Infinite Space might just be the space RPG you've been looking for. read more » 
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T.A.C. Heroes: Big Red One is an ambitious, unique offering for the DS platform. Using the World War II as a background, it casts the player as the commander of a squad of soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. 
I've been waiting for this game for a long time. I've watched the animated shorts that Production I.G. did (the ones I could find, anyway). I was disappointed when the release date was pushed last year to this Spring.