Game News: 2006, 01, 29 - 02, 04

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It's time for more of what's up in games with Kidzworld's video game news! This week we have more of the awesome looking Sonic Riders racing game preview pics, the 411 on what Nintendo's doing with a new Nintendo DS handheld gamin' system and a list of what new games drop this week. Check it all out right here!

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA is Coming!

The rockin' beats and stylin' moves of the DDR video games are getting a sequel with DDR SuperNOVA! It's going to be packed with 300 songs and 2,000 different dances so it'll seriously move you when it drops in spring 2006. But, nobody knows what game system it'll be for. PS2? Xbox? PS3? Xbox 360? Nintendo Revolution?!? We'll have to wait and see!

P-P-Pac-Man World Rally Racing Video Game

The Pacmeister is coming to the Xbox, PS2 and PSP this fall with the new Pac-Man World Rally kart racing game from Namco. They're not dishing up much info yet, just this one cruddy looking pic of Pac-Man's rival, Toc-Man. Check it out and click it for a bigger pic!

Pac-Man World Rally is a kart racing video game for the Xbox, PS2 and PSP!

Monkey Time With Curious George!

The curious monkey is coming to theaters and has a new video game on the way. Check out these preview pics - just click 'em for a bigger image!

These Curious George video game preview pics really Show You The Monkey!

Thursday, February 2 2006

An Xbox in the Palm of Your Hand?

Bill Gates barged into the video game world with the massive Xbox, then again with the Xbox 360. Now he's thinking of challenging the wee Gameboy Advance with a handheld Xbox. The word is that the mini-Xbox will play MP3s as well as video games.

Nintendo DS-Lite Release Date!

There's a new version of the Nintendo DS coming up and it's smaller than ever! The Nintendo DS-Lite is on the way and, rumor is, it'll drop around the middle of May 2006. Nintendo won't confirm any details yet, but stay tuned for more news as we get it.

Wednesday, February 1 2006

Lara Croft Returns in Tomb Raider: Legend

The butt-kickin' video game girl, Lara Croft, is back in the upcoming Tomb Raider: Legend video game from Eidos. They've updated the graphics, overhauled the action and put Angelina Jolie on speed dial. They're also releasing it as a free demo with the Official Playstation Magazine in April 2006!

Tuesday, January 31 2006

Monster Rancher Returns to the Playstation 2!

The game of catching and raising monsters will return to the PS2 on April 11, 2006 when Tecmo releases Monster Rancher Evo. This new game will have more role-playing to it than the last ones and will star Julio, a monster-breeding circus performer. As a bonus, you'll be able to stick a CD, DVD or PS2 game into your PS2 while you're playing and it'll make a monster based on the disc!

Monday, January 30 2006

Nintendo's New Nintendo DS Handheld Gaming System

Nintendo's taking their Nintendo DS handheld wireless gaming system and shrinking it! They've just announced the Nintendo DS Lite, a DS that's 2/3 the size of the current clunker, 20% lighter and with brighter screens. No release date has been given yet, but we'll have the scoop as soon as one is announced.

High-Speed Sonic Riders Game Previews

The upcoming Sonic Riders video game is due on February 21, 2006 and the latest previews show the three kinds of racers. The Flying type, like Tails, can fly through hoops to skip chunks of the level. Power type racers, like Knuckles, can smashy-smashy their way through obstacles. And Speed type racers, like Sonic, can grind along pipes and rails as track shortcuts. Check out these pics of each and click 'em for a bigger image!