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This is an import review of the North American edition of Game of Thrones, published by Atlus USA and available now. The European version, published by Focus, will be released next week on 8th June. To our knowledge this review is accurate with respect to both versions.

The Isle of Wight doesn't really do excitement. My wife, an Islander, often regales me about the time BHS in Newport installed an escalator - and she joined the crowds of people queuing up to have a go on it. If you ignore the increasingly chronic youth unemployment (as most do) the Island is a place of beautiful green fields, cream teas and a well-supported donkey sanctuary. It's not where you'd expect to find the birthplace of Carmageddon.

It may sound like an annex of Hogwarts, but Spelltower offers its own breed of magic. This is a game where you won't touch the screen for minutes at a time, staring fruitlessly at a jumbled layout of letters that seem to contain nothing at all. And then suddenly you'll realise that going over to a T then reversing can DETOXIFY a giant segment of the board. Your finger, almost trembling, traces out the word. Half the board disappears. You are some kind of wizard.

After a year of rumours and speculation based on developer leaks and inconclusive E3 2011 demos, we are now just days away from our first real look at the final version of Nintendo's new Wii U hardware. While controversy surrounds the spec of the machine and whether there is any kind of generational leap from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, perhaps the more interesting topic is just how some of the world's greatest game designers will utilise the immense level of graphical performance a more modern GPU has to offer. In short, to what extent is Nintendo HD ready?

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is now coming to PC as well as consoles, developer High Moon Studios has announced.

Skyrim's Dawnguard DLC gets an Xbox 360-only beta run-out this Summer, developer Bethesda has announced.

Microsoft is gearing up to launch a companion app called Smart Glass that will let you stream film or music content from a smartphone or tablet directly to your Xbox 360, according to unconfirmed reports today.

UPDATE: That was quick. Bowling has just gone and announced Robotoki's first title. According to the Game Informer reveal, it's a zombie title called Human Element which puts the focus squarely on survival.

A fancy new facial tracking system is on its way to fantasy MMO EverQuest 2 to help make the game more immersive, developer Sony Online Entertainment has announced.

Pre-order incentives for upcoming Bethesda steampunk stealth title Dishonored have been revealed.

UPDATE: The first screen from Most Wanted has just slipped out - see below.

Quantum Conundrum, the new puzzle adventure from Portal co-creator Kim Swift, launches for PC on 21st June, publisher Square Enix has announced.

Lego Lord of the Rings has been officially confirmed in a trailer and slice of artwork from publisher Warner Bros.

Throw Call of Duty in the bin! Move aside, Diablo 3, budge it, Battlefield and make way for The Simulator.

The very first expansion for respected and successful MMO Rift will be Storm Legion, Trion has announced.

With Future Soldier, the Ghost Recon series is back on console platforms after a five year leave of absence. Much has changed in the third person shooter scene since Advanced Warfighter 2 made its mark in 2007 and the series has had to adapt accordingly to match expectations in both its narrative scope and technical design. Thankfully the series' focus on stealth holds true, and even with a few on-rails set-pieces thrown in to keep with the current trends, it hangs on to its slower-paced identity.

PlayStation 3 exclusive Japanese role-playing game Ni No Kuni launches in the UK on 25th January 2013, Namco Bandai has announced.

A former Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire designer has founded an indie developer and set out to make an iOS adventure game inspired by 2D animated Disney films.

UPDATE: The Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector's Edition is exclusive to Amazon in the UK, Sega has confirmed.

Ubisoft is rumoured to be set to reveal the next Splinter Cell game at E3 next week. A report on XboxGameZone (since removed) indicated that Splinter Cell: Black List was set for launch on PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360.

The rumoured deal between Sony and Gaikai will allow PS3 and maybe Vita to play old PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 1 games, GamesIndustry International reports.

Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly is working on the new Gears of War title teased last night.

Kinect-powered Mini Ninjas Adventures will be available to download on Friday, 29th June, publisher Square Enix has announced.

Disaster! In an event worryingly reminiscent of M. Night Shyamalan stinker The Happening, the world's animals are leaping to their deaths. This time, however, it is dodos that are at the root of the problem: dodos that have been discovered and reintroduced to the wild by conservationist Chuck Darwin (think Attenborough on nandrolone). It's up to Chuck - or rather his pair of bandy-legged assistants - to bounce the suicidal creatures to safety using a trampoline.

Powerhouse video game shop GameStop will now sell PlayStation Network content in its European and antipodean stores.

Mistwalker head and The Last Story director Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he was unable to fully realise his vision due to the Wii's lack of HD.

EA founder Trip Hawkins was in the process of rallying an alliance of indie developers before he resigned from his position as chief executive of mobile and social game maker Digital Chocolate.

Gory fantasy horror title Soul Sacrifice will be released in Europe, Sony has confirmed.

YouTube launches on PS Vita late June, Sony has announced.

Konami has announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and teased Nintendo 3DS game Castlevania: Mirror of Fate.