Spiderwick, Prof. Layton Video, MapleStory and a Pet Horse!

Solve a Spiderwick Puzzle, watch a Professor Layton video, see MapleStory times two and get the 411 on a virtual pet horse.

Game News

It's time for the 411 on what's up in the wide world of games. What do we have this week? Check it out: a video of Nintendo's Professor Layton and the Curious Village, a double-dose of MapleStory mayhem, Gary's chat with the people making the new My Horse & Me virtual pet game and a fairy riddle that hides a preview of the upcoming Spiderwick Chronicles video game! It's all out here, plus the list of all the new games that drop this week for every game system from Nintendo DS to Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PSP and even for your PC!

A Fine Riddle

The Spiderwick Chronicles video game is on the way and it's bringing a pack of monsters and mayhem with it. Get the facts straight from Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide by reading this riddle and figuring out which monster it's talking about. If you guess right, not only will you be better prepared to defend yourself, you'll get an exclusive preview of the upcoming game.
These magical beasts are thought to be the offspring of the King of the Air and the King of all Beasts. Their bones are often mistaken for dinosaur bones and their eggs are said to be made of agate. With dragons and horses on their list of favorite foods, what are these creatures? Pick your answer from the list below and click the "That's it!" button to see if you're right.

Puzzling Action

The new puzzle-packed Nintendo DS game, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, puts the professor and his apprentice on a bizarre case of murder, mystery and weirdness. It's up to you to solve puzzles and get to the bottom of it all when the game comes out on Febuary 10, 2008. Check out this video for a look at the action:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Game Video - .wmv file (4MB)

OMG Bosses!

The award-winning MapleStory iTCG has the new OMG Bosses! expansion arriving on Febuary 12, 2008 The new 60-card set introduces the Leader ability to power up monsters of a certain type as well as massive new Boss monsters. We have a preview of two cards here plus two more coming next week!

More Mapler News!

Not only is the MapleStory iTCG getting a boost, the online game is adding new stuff. First is a super-powerful new job class that's only for Level 100+ characters. Second, third and fourth are massive boss monsters, new higher-level areas and new mounts for your character to ride around! Schweet!

Virtual Pet Horses

The My Horse & Me game is on the way and Gary had a chat with the game developers about the virtual horses! Hit the link below to check out the questions and answers:

My Horse & Me Developer Q&A