Sandy Beach, Chess Challenge!, Link 'n' Launch and Animal Puzzle Adventure among DSiWare and WiiWare titles launching this week

Summer’s here and the Nintendo DSi Shop and Wii Shop Channel have got a selection of scorchers on offer this week, available on Friday 6th August. Whether you’re defending sandcastles from crafty crabs on a Sandy Beach, or flaunting your fighting technique in Aero the Acrobat 2, WiiWare & Virtual Console have got plenty to keep you occupied.

Freddie Flintoff’s Powerplay Cricket on Nintendo DS

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Play as Freddie Flintoff and become an integral player for England in this fast moving, high scoring arcade cricket game.

Out on August 13th, this is the first ever cricket game for the Nintendo DS.

Freddie Flintoff’s Power Play Cricket is currently under development at Fuzzy-Frog Games and is being endorsed by Freddie himself.

Yogi Bear video game to be released for Nintendo DS and Wii

D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software today announced a worldwide licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Yogi Bear: The Video Game. Yogi Bear: The Video Game will be for Wii and Nintendo DS and is slated for worldwide release this holiday season in conjunction with the big screen release of the all new movie Yogi Bear. Yogi Bear will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Tomica die-cast car and vehicles at 6th Japanese Classic car show

TOMY Corporation announce their attendance at the Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) on Sunday, September 12, at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach.

Retired NFL player sues EA for 'likeness' use in Madden NFL football games

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers football player Tony Davis is taking EA to court over the use of his likeness in Madden NFL football games. He alleged that EA avoided paying for the likenesses of retired players such as himself, trying to avoid payment by slightly altering details of players digital likeness in the games. No specific damages have been posted but sources suggest they are "likely to be in the tens of millions of dollars.".

NBA Elite includes download demo of NBA Jam video game

Electronic Arts announce that all new copies of NBA ELITE 11 will include a one-time download code that will enable users to access three modes of NBA JAM – Play Now, Classic Campaign and Online. Already set to revolutionize the way basketball simulation games are played with new Hands-On Control, the inclusion of the NBA JAM modes will make NBA ELITE 11 the ultimate basketball video game experience available, on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, when it is released on October 5, 2010.

PS3 create video game box art released

PS3 create video game box art released

Gooey, free nutrition game is a finalist and part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign

Voting ends August 14th! You could ask your kids to guess how much sugar, salt and/or oil their favorite foods contain – or you could watch them stuff their pizza, burgers or sodas into a virtual smashing machine and have them find out in a spectacularly fun way!

AtomBlast HD - addictive strategy-puzzle game arrives on iPad

Jester's Shoes, an exciting developer of casual games, today announced the immediate availability of AtomBlast HD, an addictive strategy-puzzle game for the Apple iPad. Conceived and designed by Colin Sleigh, senior game designer at Jester's Shoes Glasgow Studio, AtomBlast HD offers a unique alternative to the usual 'match-3' puzzle games, testing a player's skill and cunning to dominate the game board with their coloured atoms. Players take turns to place their atoms on the board, setting up chain reactions to capture their opponent's atoms and win the round.

Virgin Gaming Fastest growing onling gaming community to power Ubisoft's upcoming multiplayer games

Virgin Gaming, the world's fastest growing online gaming community, today announced it has partnered with renowned publisher Ubisoft to be the online tournament provider for some of the publisher’s most anticipated multiplayer console releases. Leading the charge is Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, the latest chapter in the award-winning franchise.