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Konami has announced plans to release a sandcastle-building game for Wii.

In a JRPG landscape filled with identikit teenage protagonists, indistinguishable blacker than black antagonists and drab, clinical futuristic cityscapes, Dragon Quest IV is a deep breath of fresh air. This is, after all, a game in which you begin by assuming the role of a blue-mustachioed soldier in his fifties, a man who speaks in a thick, near-indecipherable Scottish brogue.

Mythic and EA have claimed that over half a million players have registered for their new fantasy MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, since it launched last week.

There's lots to spend money on this week. As far as we're concerned, most eyes should be on WipEout HD and Pure, two excellent additions to the racing stable.

Eidos has, in a lightbulb moment, decided to turn America's Next Top Model into a game for DS.

Hideo Kojima has said he already has three ideas for Metal Gear Solid 5. Only, he doesn't want the team to pick any of those because he doesn't want to get involved. He's stepping back, remember.

Outspoken US attorney Jack Thompson is to be permanently disbarred, meaning he can no longer practice law.

Ubisoft has expanded the stable of Shaun White Snowboarding games to include DS and PSP versions. Both will be released here on 14th November, alongside Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii versions.

The Xbox 360 has enjoyed another week of stronger sales than format rival PS3 in Japan.

Microsoft has poured "the single largest investment to date" into a Christmas advertising campaign, hoping to grab the lion's share of Santa's sack.

Speculation is mounting that the new trailer for Bungie's next Halo project features a reference to missing five year-old Madeleine McCann.

Let's be clear about one thing, because there's only one thing we can be clear about. Battlefield Heroes is outrageously, deliciously, hilariously pretty. DICE's knockabout multiplayer shooter single-handedly destroys the reputation of free-to-play casual PC gaming for low production values. This is one of 2008's best-looking games, hands-down - and what's more, it will run on an old laptop from the office.

Nintendo has made official noises about releasing Wii Music in Europe on 14th November.

WipEout HD is the star of the PS3 Store update this week, after racing away with a very special 9/10 from Eurogamer. And with a price tag of only GBP 11.99, we thoroughly recommend.

Bungie has ended our waiting and released a teaser trailer for a Halo 3 project.

EA has been quick to distance itself from a Spore forum moderator who threatened account bans for openly discussing the game's controversial SecuROM DRM.

Peter Molyneux has claimed his next project will be "ridiculously ambitious", and not what we might expect from Lionhead.

Nintendo has said Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City will be out before Christmas, sometime in December.

EA has presented the internet with an Ultra Special Edition of Dead Space that costs a chunky USD 150.

Electronic Arts has announced more than 1 million copies of Spore have been sold since the game launched on September 7th.

Bungie may finally be ready to announce the Halo project that was dropped suddenly from the Microsoft E3 presentation in July.

PopCap's Greg Canessa has revealed the Xbox Live Arcade version of Peggle will feature a competitive multiplayer mode for up to four players.

Sony plans to offer a Special Edition of Buzz! Quiz TV this Christmas on PS3.

EA has threatened to ban the Spore accounts of members discussing DRM issues on the official game forum.

Capcom has revealed the WiiWare, PSN and Xbox Live release dates for Mega Man 9.

Valve and EA have no plans to offer downloadable classes or content for Team Fortress 2 on PS3.

Rockstar will be including a drug-dealing mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS.

Senator Barack Obama has won the unofficial US election poll on Xbox Live by a margin of 12 per cent.

Acclaimed Japanese developer Level-5 has unveiled Ushiro, a quirky new horror role-playing game for PSP.

Microsoft has prepared the community for some scheduled Xbox Live downtime on Monday 29th September.