This week for our European readers, we have a great strategy title coming out in Military Madness Nectaris and also get Pop Island (DSiWare), Simply Mahjong (DSiWare), Simply Sudoku (DSiWare), 4 Travellers - Play Spanish(DSiWare), Elemental Masters (DSiWare), Ironclad (Virtual Console) and Lode Runner (DSiWare).  Quite a list of games there. Available to download on DSiWare is the fabulously c... more.

Monster collecting battle fans get ready, Digimon Battle has arrived (well, it is in beta but it is coming). WeMade Entertainment is bringing this MMO game to PC gamers on March 17th (for those keeping track, this is the first massively multiplayer online game to be based on Digimon). Features available include your choice of Tamers, Takato Matsuki, Henry Wong, Rika Nonaka, or Jeri Katou, and ... more.

Konami Digital Entertainment has just covered another fairly misrepresented genre of gaming on consoles, mini golf, with 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2. 3D UMGA2 features innovative graphics, open worlds to play in and new exciting courses to challenge even the best players out there. 3D UMGA2 takes the tried and true formula of mini golf, the obstacles, secret tunnels and general fun and chal... more.

Capcom released Street Fighter IV on iPhone/iPod Touch yesterday (sure we are a day behind, takes time to put together a nice news post rather than just copying the Press Release and posting that, like other sites).  Street Fighter IV makes use of an innovative control scheme that is tailored for the fighting games' debut on the controller-less handheld. Capcom hasn't forgotten the modes, a st... more.

Jane Jenson, famous adventure title creator (she created Gabriel Knight for instance and also worked on a King's Quest title while at Sierra), is re-entering the field with Gray Matter. Recently, Robert Holmes, famed adventure game music veteran, has signed on to compose the soundtrack for Gray Matter. Robert Holmes will not be doing the full soundtrack though he has done several of the tracks... more.

Some interesting games this week, we get Final Fantasy II for Super NES on the Virtual Console, Max & the Magic Marker (more in depth coverage here), a collectible card game for DSiWare, a horror title, a language learning game and a new Flips book. WiiWare Max & the Magic Marker Publisher: Press Play Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief Price: 1,000 Wii Points�... more.

Press Play, an independent Danish developer, has just released Max & the Magic Marker on WiiWare. Max is a return to 2D gaming goodness that we all love (Right? If so, support these guys and others like them!). Taking on levels that feature obstacles and artwork inspired by children's drawings, gamers will definitely have never had an experience like this. Unique gameplay here includes u... more.

Pocket Gamer has just announced their first awards show, The Pocket Gamer Awards 2010, which comes with 3 categories for voting- iPhone, Mobile and Handheld. Each category has more specific categories like "Most Innovative Game" and "Best Action/Arcade" and of course "Game of the Year". Games were selected by the entire Pocket Gamer team with games that were released between January 1st and De... more.

CALABASAS, Calif. – March 4, 2010 – The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced a new academic scholarship in honor of Mark Beaumont, former COO of Capcom® North America and Europe who passed away suddenly on February 23, 2010. The endowment was established by the AIAS Foundation to support students in pursuit of careers in the interactive entertainment business. The A... more.

The guys over at J2 Games are running a contest on their Facebook page where you can win very real and very cool prizes.  Each month there will be a new picture chosen for the contest, this could be a screenshot, a box shot or just about anything else gaming related.  All you have to do to bring home some cool gaming swag is comment on the facebook page with the correct answer to two questions a... more.