Two DC Comics mainstays are the latest to enter the fray.

Power ring-wielding comic book legend Green Lantern and Batman supervillain The Joker will be playable characters in Injustice: Gods Among Us, as confirmed on Twitter by NetherRealm Studios creative director and Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon.

Both Green Lantern and The Joker appeared... Read more...

Kiwi gamers finally get the chance to try out the Wii U.

Nintendo's Wii U console will be on show at the Armageddon Expo 2012 next weekend. This will mark the first time the console has been available to the public in the country.

Fans will get the chance to play several games including Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U.

The expo runs in Auckland from October 19 - 21, at the ASB Showgrounds. For more information and to buy tickets, head on over to their website.

What's got bogies, Barney, and bots? Why, this week's Nintendo Downloads, of course!

Golf doesn't begin and end with Mr. Tiger Woods. If the world was just, Mario Golf for the Game Boy Color would be all there was. Fortunately, it's available today on the eShop, so you can see what all the fuss is about. But that's not all, Robot Rescue 2 aims to break your brain a second time, and... Read more...

The hunt gets the full HD experience in both sound and visuals.

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G HD Ver., known as Monster Hunter Ultimate in the West, will support full HD visuals running at 1080p on the Wii U. Not only that, but the Wii U version will also utilize Linear PCM 5.1 for sound as well. Players will be able to make use of both of these features using the included HDMI cable included with their Wii U purchase as long as they have the appropriate television and speakers.

Gamers in Japan will be able to test out Capcom's cel-shaded manga-like shooter next week. 

A demo version for Capcom’s upcoming Nintendo 3DS shooter, EX Troopers, will be released on the eShop next week on October 17 in Japan. A total of three missions will be available in the demo – one single player mission and two co-operative multi-player missions. The single player demo will put... Read more...

Get ready to be under the sea and stuff.

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion will journey to the world of Little Mermaid in its third world, Disney revealed at a press event in Disneyland earlier this week.

The first two worlds of the game are based on Peter Pan and Aladdin, and the third world is the final one, featuring a climatic battle with Mizrabel in a Maleficent disguise. The world's levels are primarily underwater, with currents pushing Mickey along.

Play around with Grannie; she's brought all her toys.

Mutant Mudds' free content update, featuring 20 new levels, will go live on October 25 in North America, and October 18 in Europe, according to Renegade Kid's Jools Watsham. The new levels put the player in control of Grannie, the grandmother of the game's protagonist.

The new stages are all aesthetically... Read more...

Time to respect your elders with 20 free levels.

Jools Watsham, co-founder of Renegade Kid, tweeted that he'll soon be made aware of when Mutant Mudds' free content update will be released.

The update contains 20 stages wherein you take control of Grannie, having access to all the game's power-ups at once. These levels are included in the PC port of the eShop game.

Hunting monsters in NYC has never been so exciting.

Capcom has announced that a playable version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be playable at this weekend's New York Comic Con. 

A room has been reserved for players to come in and play a bit of the game. This will be the first time the game will be playable in North America. The game will be playable on both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

A trifecta of awesome games are coming to the 3DS Virtual Console next week in Japan.

Akumajõ Dracula (Castlevania), Rock Man 4: Aratanaru Yabō (Mega Man 4), and Donkey Kong are all set to release on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console next week on October 17 in Japan for 500 yen each. 

Mega Man 4 and Donkey Kong are the original Famicom versions of the games, while Castlevania... Read more...

Nintendo is pulling out all the stops with playable demos, tournaments and more.

Nintendo announced their New York Comic Con 2012 plans, featuring an array of Wii U and 3DS titles, along with other special events. From October 11 through October 14, attendees will have the opportunity to play various game demos, as well as participate in multiple activities and tournaments at the Javits Center.

Don your galoshes for this soaking-wet puzzle platformer.

Neko Entertainment's digital title, Puddle, is making its way to the Wii U eShop. Originally released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Vita, Neko Entertainment is addressing many issues that were raised upon its initial release early this year, and aims to release Puddle again in an improved form.

The first third party digital title will be delivered in a unique way to gamers in Japan.

The packaged retail version of the upcoming Japanese idol simulator for the Nintendo 3DS, AKB48+Me, will also include a digital version of the game, Kadokawa Games revealed. This marks the first third party title to offer a digital 3DS game, and the first time that the digital version is included with the packaged release. 

The Emerald Archer himself finds his way into NetherRealm's superhero mash-up.

DC Comics superhero bowman Green Arrow is the latest character to be confirmed as a playable fighter in Injustice: Gods Among Us, the upcoming crossover fighting game from Mortal Kombat developers NetherRealm Studios.

In comic books parlance, Green Arrow is the alter-ego of billionaire... Read more...

An award-winning composer is providing a "visceral hybrid action score" for the Wii U launch game.

Renowned video game composer, Cris Velasco, is scoring the soundtrack for Wii U launch title, ZombiU.

Velasco, a winner at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards and a BAFTA nominee, has music credits on franchises such as the God of War trilogy, the Mass Effect games, Borderlands and Darksiders, to name a few.

The retail release will be the first third-party game in North America to get the retail/eShop treatment.

When Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion launches on the 3DS on November 18, you will be able to download it off of the eShop as well as in stores, Disney Interactive revealed at an Epic Mickey event in Disneyland.

The game was previously speculated to be a dual eShop/retail release courtesy of an E3... Read more...

The updated version of the first NES fighting game is available for 150 coins.

The Nintendo 3DS eShop title 3D Classics: Urban Champion is now available as a Club Nintendo reward for 150 coins until Oct. 21, 2012.

3D Classics: Urban Champion replaced another portable game, Bird & Beans, as this week’s reward. The WiiWare title Dr. Mario Online RX is also currently available for 100 coins until Oct. 14, 2012.

Considering downloading Animal Crossing from the eShop? You better make sure you have a big enough SD card.

Nintendo has revealed the download sizes for all of their upcoming 3DS retail to download titles in Japan. Here is a list of the titles and the download size:

The Wii U version shoots to provide the definitive local multiplayer experience.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Wii U will include extensive GamePad functionality and a number of asymmetric multiplayer modes, lead designer Gareth Wilson revealed in an interview with Nintendo Gamer.

The Wii U GamePad has multiple uses during races. By default, the controller's screen... Read more...

The fifth entry in the Layton series will also be releasing in New Zealand.

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will be releasing in Australia and New Zealand on October 27, 2012, Nintendo has announced. The game will be available both in retail outlets and digitally on the eShop.

This will be the fifth entry in the series, with the game picking up some time after the... Read more...