In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from ArenaNet, Radical Entertainment, THQ and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

ArenaNet Cinematics Producer
"ArenaNet is seeking a Cinematics Producer who will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of the in game cinematics and marketing videos to a high creative standard. The role will oversee the entire lifecycle of the cinematics production process from concept to delivery. The Producer will collaborate with the Cinematics Lead to execute a vision and provide the link and liaise between the Cinematics team and the art, design, programming and production teams."

Radical Entertainment/Activision Mission Scripter (Intermediate)
"Our 50,000+ square foot studio situated on the cusp of downtown Vancouver, overlooks the coastal mountains and offers a fully stocked kitchen, in-house gym, log cabin, ski lift tickets, art gallery passes and a wide variety of training, mentorship and career development initiatives. At Radical we’re here to create great games and learn and have fun doing it."

It appears that Telltale aren't the only development house to try and make episodic WiiWare games - Bloober Team are working hard on Last Flight.

You play Larry, a poor fellow that just happened to be on the same flight as a not-so-dead Vampire in the cargo hold. Through the 4 separate episodes you'll be hacking and slashing your way through enemies using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The developers have emphasized the "adventure" part of the package, which means the game might have more than one might see based on the screenshots.

The cell-shaded graphics look very nice, certainly better than most WiiWare titles. The first episode is set to come out later this year - but will the game be able to keep the gameplay fresh over 4 episodes? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[We round up the top console digital download news of the last week from GamerBytes, including brand-new game announcements and scoops from the world of Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, WiiWare, PSP Minis and DSiWare.]

With the reveal of Rocket Knight Adventures making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, along with the supposed leak of an Xbox Avatar Arcade with Atarti 2600 and Intellevision games inside, it appears that all that is old is once again new.

Here's the top stories in the digital download space over the last seven days:

GamerBytes Originals

David Edery Speaks On The Digital Distribution Agenda
"David Edery, former worldwide portfolio manager for the Xbox Live Arcade was the keynote speaker at the Digital Distribution Summit, and has a lot to say about the future of this platform."

Store Updates

XBLA Update - Lucidity, South Park Tower Defense Play, Madballs DLC

NA PSN Store Update - Critter Crunch, Pandemonium

EU PSN Store Update - Digger HD, Comet Crash, PSP Minis

NA Nintendo Update - Final Fantasy, Thorium Wars, And Word Searcher

EU Nintendo Update - Lost Winds 2, Final Fight 2, WonderBoy III, Dragon Quest Wars

Gravitronix

Nintendo Points: 500
Game Type: Arcade
Control Type: Wii Remote, Nunchuk
Players: 1-8
Publisher: MedaVerse Studios

"It's time to claim your rightful place as the champion of the Gravitronix arena, but get ready to deal with up to seven other players who are all shooting for the same title. Vanquish your opponents with four different projectiles and the powerful beams of your gravity platform. Intercept attacks and take careful aim at exposed vulnerabilities. Deflect incoming projectiles or capture and charge them with energy for devastating explosive attacks. Team up with a friend and battle through campaign mode, or recruit up to eight players on a single Wii™ system in versus mode for an all-out battle. Customize your matches with a variety of different options, such as flooding the arena with projectiles or making the game insanely fast. No matter how you like to play, grab your friends and have a blast."

Check out the trailer for Gravitronix here.

Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon

Nintendo Points: 500
Game Type: Arcade, Board/Table
Players: 1
Publisher: Nintendo

"Pinball takes on mythological proportions in this Nintendo DSiWare exclusive. Choose from two modes of play (Regular Game or Daily Game) and begin your journey to becoming a pinball champion. Conquer mythic quests, collect gifts from the 12 Olympians, and push your skills to the limit by facing Medusa, the Sirens and more. Your portable pinball table will give you a quick adrenaline rush as you watch the steel ball fly through ramps and carom off bumpers all over the playing field. Rack up combo points, open specific game modes and enlist the Oracle for some help. Will you accept Zeus's challenge?"

Click here for screenshots of Pulse Pinball.

Final Fight 2

Original Console: SNES
Nintendo Points:800
Game Type: Beat-Em-Up
Control Type: Classic Controller
Players: 1-2
Publisher: Capcom

"After taking a beating at the hands of Haggar and co. in the first Final Fight, the Mad Gear gang is back for revenge! Play solo, or team up with a friend in the new cooperative two-player mode, as Haggar or two new fighters, each with the own unique signature moves.

"One day Axel, a painter, and his dog Pixel, awaken trapped in a beautiful but perilous dream world of his own creation. Together, they must solve the mysteries of Axel's landscapes to get home. Guide Axel & Pixel through this awe-inspiring world to help Axel fulfill his greatest wish—to paint a picture of all four seasons in a single day."

Axel & Pixel will be available this Wednesday for 800 Microsoft Points

Click here to view the trailer for Axel & Pixel.

"The Sam & Max series' refreshing humour is completely unique in today's gaming climate. With great stories, witty scripts akin to prime-time cartoons such as The Simpsons or Family Guy, and gameplay that makes you feel as if you're playing an episode of your favourite television show, it's no wonder Sam & Max has become known across gaming enthusiast and mainstream audiences alike as the world's first interactive sitcom. The well-liked characters have returned in Sam & Max Season Two, with five episodes widely recognized to be even better than the first."

Sam & Max Season 2 will be out this Wednesday for 1600 Microsoft Points.

Deal Of The Week - Hasbro Family Game Night

This week's DOTW brings 7 bargains - Scrabble, Yahtzee, Boggle, Sorry, Sorry Sliders, Battleship and Connect 4 are all 50% off for Xbox Live Gold members, which means they're all 400 Microsoft Points ie; $5.

Click here for the Hasbro Family Game Night page on the Xbox.com marketplace.

[GamerBytes editor Ryan Langley examines September 2009's Xbox Live Arcade debuts and continuing successes, with charts and leaderboard data -- to find out what digital XBLA titles are flourishing into the Autumn.]

Over the past year we’ve been looking at Xbox Live Arcade sales charts. At first, we would analyze the weekly Xbox Live Arcade lists -- and then we started looking at the Leaderboards over a four week period. But starting this month we’re taking it one step further – by bringing both together.

By attempting to extrapolate from both the Leaderboard data and the weekly Top 10 lists, we can at least estimate what XBLA titles sold that month – including games like Battlefield 1943 and Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, which do not show the overall player count on Leaderboards.

In the future we will be expanding our scope, continuing our research on these titles we have here -- but also many of the XBLA titles that have been released over the past year and beyond. Not all games can be followed like we’ve been doing here, but we continue to do the best we can.

In any case, 11 new Xbox Live Arcade titles were released within the 5 weeks of September 2009, and while some games did remarkably well, others that we tracked were not so lucky. This is the Top 10 games per week, as announced by the Major Nelson Top 10:

The latest issue of Famitsu Magazine has revealed the first information of Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth, a dramatically overhauled version of the original Gameboy game.

The game has now been given a big graphics upgrade, now looking much closer to Super Castlevania IV on the Super Nintendo. Calling it just a remake isn't giving the game justice - it's been completely redone.

Just from the screenshots you can see numerous Skeletons and flights of stairs to walk up - neither of which were in Castlevania: The Adventure. Going by this play through video, I couldn't see any level design that resembled anything in the screenshots, so this is more of a re-imagining. The only object I could recognize from both games is the rolling eyeballs, in which there are a whole lot more of them in the WiiWare release.

The game is set to be released in Japan on October 27th, and will cost 1,000 Nintendo Points. I expect the game to appear in North America later on.

Source: Famitsu

New developer Fatshark are looking to break into the digital realm with a new team-based multiplayer game. The twist? It's set in the wild west.

Lead & Gold is a 3rd person shooter developed in the now defunct GRIN's engine - FatShark was in fact a splinter group from this developer before it went under. It's team based and, from the video, appears to have classes such as a Snipers (Trapper) and Engineers (Blaster) alongside your standard Cowboy fare - quite reminiscent of Team Fortress 2.

To change things up a bit, numerous stats change depending on which team mates you're close to. An example given is the female Trapper class, which will increase your chance of a critical hit if you fight alongside her.

From the above video we can see a "Steal / Defend the gold" mode is in place, but its unknown whether this is a Capture the Flag mode or a Control Point style map - hopefully it'll include both.

While there are a number of multiplayer shooters already out there few of them mix 3rd person shooting with a class based affair - and they're certainly not set in the wild west. While the game is not officially coming to the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live Arcade the developers are strongly hinting at it - so look out for the official announcement soon.

Source: FatShark - Lead & Gold

Nathan Fouts' top rating Indie Game Weapon Of Choice has dropped its price from its original 400MSP ($5) price point to the now affordable 240MSP ($3).

When the game came out last year it defined the Xbox Live Indie experience - a little title with a unique art style and enough replay value to keep you coming back for more. If you've never picked it up before, I suggest you give the trial a go now.

Click here to add the trial to your Xbox queue via the web marketplace.

After some middling with dull WiiWare titles like Word Searcher, Digital Leisure is going into the back catalog, and serving up some Dragon's Lair on DSiWare.

That is, according to the German USK rating system, which recently rated the old FMV action-puzzler for the system. Recently its sequel Space Ace popped up on the iPhone app store and took up a jaunty 243MB - I wonder if Dragon's Lair can make the journey to DSiWare while sticking to the 20-40MB size limit?

Source: USK Rating System.

Axel & Pixel

Developer: Silver Wish Games
Publisher: 2K Play
Genre: Family Games
Price: 800 Microsoft Points ($10)
Availability: Not available in Japan, Korea
File Size: 231 MB

Click here for the official Xbox.com splash page.

Click here to add the game to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space

Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: Telltale Games
Genre: Action
Price: 1600 Microsoft Points ($20)
Availability: Not available in Japan
File Size: 694 MB

Click here for the official Xbox.com splash page.

Click here to add the game to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

FunTown Mahjong - Moon Festival Theme

Price: 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
File Size: 8 MB

"Celebrate the Moon Festival in Sci-Fi style! Play Mahjong on the Moon with a Space Station, the Moon Bunny, and a flying spaceman."

Click here to add this to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.


Deal Of The Week - Hasbro Family Game Night

This week's DOTW brings 7 bargains - Scrabble, Yahtzee, Boggle, Sorry, Sorry Sliders, Battleship and Connect 4 are all 50% off for Xbox Live Gold members, which means they're all 400 Microsoft Points ie; $5.

Click here for the Hasbro Family Game Night page on the Xbox.com marketplace.

Indie Developer Dot Zo Games have been pushing out a few Xbox Live Indie Games over the past couple of months - but today's release truly shines above the rest.

Ninja Bros. is a platforming puzzle game that involves, obviously, Ninjas. Four colored Ninjas live in their own little worlds - the twist being that you control all Ninjas on the screen at the same time, requiring you to push buttons and jump around in the right order to get each Ninja to their exit door.

The easy and normal levels are very fun, but at hard and extreme difficulties it gets quite brutal. For only 80 Microsoft Points ($1) it's worth just giving it a go.

Click here to add Ninja Bros. trial to your queue via Xbox web marketplace.

The developer also created a freeware game titled Journey to the Center of the Earth , or Underground Go! last month. Sister site IndieGames gave it a look a few weeks ago, and while it's somewhat novel that it uses a strange resolution, I hope it also comes over to the Xbox Live Indie Games in some fashion too.

We're usually frustrated when developers don't officially announce their games before they come out, but thanks to an early leak of this week's releases, we can actually discuss the game before it comes out.

Viking Invasion is a Tower Defense game for DSiWare by small French developer BIP Studios. You place your various towers around a river of oncoming Viking ships and Norse Gods. In essence, it's a direct ripoff of 7 Cities on the iPhone but going by the website's Flash demo, it's still a decent Tower Defense game, and the first for DSiWare.

Now can you European developers start officially announcing your game before it comes out, pretty please? I would like to talk about your games sometimes.

Back in August the topic of a Madden NFL Arcade game popped up in an earnings report, now the game has officially been announced, and the first screens are here.

The game is a 5-on-5 version of NFL Football, and is being developed by EA Tiburon. In the game you'll be able to choose one of 32 NFL teams and battle it out against other players with no penalties or field goals allowed, and the first team to 30 points wins the game.

The game will support four player games on the same console, and will have the ability to play online head-to-head against another player. Much like 3-on-3 NHL Arcade, the game will include numerous power-ups, or "Game Changers" as they call them, which will let you freeze opponents, turn off their passing icons and much more.

Best of all is that the game looks great, just check out all these screenshots. I'm thankful that they appear to have chosen the choice of team over the choice of players - a decision which made no sense on NHL Arcade.

The game will be out in December for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and will be available for 1200MSP, or $14.99.

According to the German USK rating system, Ubisoft are currently working on an Applikation für Wii-Ware for the upcoming Rabbids Go Home game.

While the rating has since been taken down, German website Nintendo-Power De happened to nab a copy of the text. Unfortunately nothing else can be deciphered from its description. I wonder what it could possibly be?

[In this article, Ryan Langley examines the performance of September 2009's PlayStation Network debuts, including Turtles In Time and Zombie Apocalypse alongside PSOne Classics like Silent Hill and Final Fantasy Tactics]

Following our recent look at Xbox Live Arcade sales for September 2009, we now look at the top 10 digitally downloaded PlayStation 3 games for PlayStation Network, using ranked charts supplied to us through Sony's press representatives.

September brought 7 new PlayStation Network games onto the scene, alongside 6 new PSOne Classics. In this analysis, we'll see how each of these games performed based on the Top 10, twinning it with any Leaderboard data that was made available.

The Wizards Of The Coast have announced that their upcoming Duel The Dragon DLC for Magic: The Gathering will be hitting on Wednesday, October 21st.

The downloadable content features three new decks to play with, three new unlockable cards for each of the original decks, two new cooperative levels and three new puzzle challenge levels.

It'll cost you 400 Microsoft Points, or $5, so keep a look out next week.

Mushroom Wars

Category: Action
Publisher: Creat Studios
Players: 1-2
Price: £7.99 / €9.99 / $15.95AUD

"Mushroom Wars is a fast-paced, accessible single and multiplayer RTS game with a quaint visual style that brings skirmish gameplay to the forefront. Battles of opposing tribes of Mushroom armies take place in close-quarters maps using simple, straight-forward controls against AI or friends. Short campaigns challenge players to take control of key strategic points. Conquest battles require complete annihilation of opponents."

Click here for the debut trailer for Mushroom Wars

Wipeout HD - Complete Pack

Category: Racing
Publisher: Studio Liverpool / Sony
Players: 1-8
Price: £17.99 / €24.99 / $39.99AUD

"It was there back at the beginning and now it's taking the franchise into the future: WipEout® HD is set to deliver 1080p High Definition visuals running at a breathtaking 60-frames-per-second. WipEout HD features a selection of the best tracks taken from previous versions of the franchise, meticulously crafted and fully reworked to showcase the processing power of PS3 system. Available exclusively on the PlayStation Network. Includes regular Wipeout HD and Fury expansion."

Click here for the trailer for Wipeout HD.

UNO

Category: Card & Board
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-4
Price: £7.99 / €9.99 / $15.95AUD

"Play the #1 classic card game for fun with friends and family! Compete against the AI or friends in thrilling games. Relive all the crazy fun of UNO: match colors or numbers with all your favorite cards or challenge yourself with increasingly difficult games in Tournament Mode. Choose your favorite way to play, use your Action Cards wisely and don't forget to call "UNO!" when you have only one card left!"

.detuned

Category: Zen
Publisher: SCEU
Players: 1
Price: £2.39 / €2.99 / $4.95AUD

"Developed by .theprodukkt, .detuned is a personalized, interactive music experience which gives you the opportunity to create dynamic artwork in real-time to accompany your XMB music collection. Manipulate the given scene by interacting with and modifying its unique graphics using the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller. Plus you can change and tweak your own music to accompany the scene."

Lumines Supernova Holiday Pack

Price: £1.59 / €1.99 / $3.45AUD

"This LUMINES Supernova download pack contains 20 special holiday-themed skins! Seasons greetings from Q Entertainment!"

Lumines SupernovaBundle Pack (contains the Classic Pack and Holiday Pack)

Price: £3.19 / €3.99 / $6.95AUD

YetiSports

Category: minigame
Publisher: Xendex Holding GMBH
Players: 1
Price: £2.49 / /€3.99 / $4.95AUD

"Yeti and Pengu are back! For the first time, this mismatched couple is taking off on the Sony PSP. After being smashed around for years, Pengu finally gets to fly!

In 'Level' Mode' use the X key to get Pengu to jump from the cliff top and time Yeti's swipe of the bat to launch him in the air. Fly Pengu with the D-pad, joystick or L/R buttons and guide him through 27 stages of all new level gameplay."

"There is also 'Classic Mode' where your goal is to get Pengu to glide further than any other penguin has ever done."

strong>High Velocity Bowling Doug Graves

Price: £0.79 / €0.99 / $1.75AUD

"It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Add Doug Graves to your High Velocity Bowling roster. Doug is a former pro bowler turned mortuary owner who has a mysteriously powerful throw. But after years of digging graves, arthritis has set in, preventing precise spin control like the good ole days. Download includes Doug’s special Tombstone ball, plus the new Crypt Lane."

High Velocity Bowling Ball Pack: Halloween

Price: Free

"It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Spice up your bowling game with this cool pack of six custom “Halloween” theme bowling balls."

High Velocity Bowling Ball Pack: Planets

Price: £0.79 / €0.99 / $1.75AUD

"It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Spice up your bowling game with this cool pack of six custom “Planets” theme bowling balls."

Special Offers

Magic Carpet (PS One) (£3.99 / €4.99 / $8.45AUD) (valid until 22nd Oct)
Populous (PS One) (£2.39 / €2.99 / $4.95AUD) (valid until 22nd Oct)
Sim City 2000 (PS One) (£4.79 / €5.99 / $9.95AUD) (valid until 22nd Oct)
Theme Hospital (PS One) (£2.39 / €2.99 / $4.95AUD) (valid until 22nd Oct)
Theme Park (PS One) (£2.39 / €2.99 / $4.95AUD) (valid until 22nd Oct)
The Little Mermaid II (PS One) (£2.39 / €2.99 / $4.95AUD) (valid until 29th Oct)

Mushroom Wars

Category: Action
Publisher: Creat Studios
Players: 1-2
Price: $9.99

"Mushroom Wars is a fast-paced, accessible single and multiplayer RTS game with a quaint visual style that brings skirmish gameplay to the forefront. Battles of opposing tribes of Mushroom armies take place in close-quarters maps using simple, straight-forward controls against AI or friends. Short campaigns challenge players to take control of key strategic points. Conquest battles require complete annihilation of opponents."

Click here for the debut trailer for Mushroom Wars

Buzz! Junior: Monster Rally

Category: Kids
Publisher: SCEU
Players: 1-4
Price: $4.99

"Scare up some mayhem! Buzz! Junior: Monster Rally lets you choose a monster to explore the dark, spooky Monster Mansion. Now for the PlayStation 3 system, BUZZ! Junior: Monster Rally provides 4-way mischievous action and lets players fully customize their Monsters. Join in the monstrous fun through 5 mini-games from the original PS2 game. Compatible with BUZZ! buzzers or PlayStation 3 system controllers."

Click here for trailers of the PS2 version of the game.

topatoi: The Great Tree Story

Category: Platformer
Publisher: Bootlat Games
Players: 1
Price: $9.99

"topatoi for PlayStation 3 brings your screen to life with classic platforming gameplay over a variety of dynamic levels. Angry barbarians and tricky puzzles will challenge you at every step in the world of the Great Tree, but overcome these obstacles and you’ll unlock an extra fourteen bonus levels!"

.detuned

Category: Zen
Publisher: SCEU
Players: 1
Price: $2.99

"Developed by .theprodukkt, .detuned is a personalized, interactive music experience which gives you the opportunity to create dynamic artwork in real-time to accompany your XMB music collection. Manipulate the given scene by interacting with and modifying its unique graphics using the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller. Plus you can change and tweak your own music to accompany the scene."

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Price: $5.99

"More moves, more enemies, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation! Experience the game that pushed the PlayStation to its limits! The indomitable Lara Croft returns in one of the most hard hitting and dramatic installments of the classic gaming franchise. How will Lara fare when danger surrounds her from all sides?"

Special Offers

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Price Drop

Price: now $9.99, regular price $14.99 (Temporary Price Drop)

Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars Temporary Sale

Price: now $4.99, regular price $9.99

In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Realtime Worlds, A2M and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

A2M (Artificial Mind and Movement) Lead Level Designer
"A new major action/adventure production is starting in Montreal. Still in early development, the project offers a chance to contribute to a new IP. We are looking for an innovator in level design to create truly engaging levels."

BioWare Austin Gameplay Programmer
"BioWare, the newest member of the incredible family of EA studios, has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the award-winning Baldur's Gate, the Neverwinter Nights series, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Original BioWare-created IPs include Jade Empire, the critically acclaimed Mass Effect and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the Nintendo DS. BioWare is hard at work on the epic fantasy RPG Dragon Age; and Star Wars: The Old Republic, our massively multiplayer online game being developed at BioWare Austin. "

Little Tournament Over Yonder

Nintendo Points: 800 (Not Available In Australia)
Game Type: Turn Based Action
Control Type: Wii Remote, Nunchuk
Players: 1-2
Publisher: Gevo Entertainment

"Enter the world of Little Tournament Over Yonder. Play as a young Prince or Princess leading your team through numerous battles. Plan and deploy your units to gain strategic advantages and launch real-time battles between units and learn to fight hard, fight fast and fight smart. You'll also need to build your team, hire new units with different powers and ensure they have battle experience to advance through the levels.

"This is a game that involves strategic planning and real-time fast-paced fighting - perfect for the ultimate warrior. Go for Single-Player Tournament quest and glory, or challenge a friend in the 2-Player Versus match."

Click here for the trailer for Little Tournament Over Yonder

Heron: Steam Machine

Nintendo Points: 500 (Not available in Australia)
Game Type: Puzzle
Control Type: Wii Remote, Nunchuk
Players: 1-2
Publisher: Triangle Studios

"Heron: Steam Machine is a game about a factory where rubber duckies are being produced by a large steam engine. On this steam engine, there are four different gauges which you will have to watch carefully.

"By connecting the pipes, you will earn points and relieve some of the pressure, keeping the machine running just a little bit longer. If one of the gauges reaches its maximum, the machine will eventually blow up, and the game is over.

"In Multiplayer, you can work with friends to maintain the steam machine. When you play with two, three or four players, the screen is divided into sections with different background colours. Each player is restricted to their own section of the screen, having to solve their own puzzles, so you'll have to work together to make the pipes fit properly!"

Click here for the trailer for Heron.

Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle

Nintendo Points: 500
Game Type: Puzzle
Players: 1
Publisher: Nintendo

"From the makers of brain-teasing classics like Actionloop and Polarium comes a new challenge, one that will test both your grey matter and your stylus skills.

"Wakugumi: Monochrome Puzzle is based on a simple premise: clear black and white blocks from the play area, 'capturing' blocks of one colour by surrounding them with blocks of the opposite colour. You control the action with your stylus, swapping blocks back and forth to make the perfect captures.

"Learn the basics in Training Mode, then test your capturing techniques in Score Attack as you try to clear as many blocks as possible within a time limit, chaining captures together to score bonuses. Or try your hand at Time Attack - can you erase all the blocks and work your way down the vertical course as quickly as possible?"

Click here for a trailer of Wakugumi in action.

Viking Invasion

Nintendo Points: 800
Game Type: Tower Defense
Players: 1
Publisher: BiP Media

"Coming from the north, Olaf the Viking's comical horde is set to make waves on your Nintendo DSi.

"The Viking drakkars are sailing up the rivers to your castles and it's up to you to construct fortifications so they do not pillage everything you own. But watch out: the more you defend yourself, the greater the waves of Vikings become. Fortunately the experience you gain will help you to build even more powerful defences. Thwart all your assailant's ruses and unlock new kinds of buildings. Can you rise to the challenge and prevent Olaf from pillaging all your valuables for his sweetheart Olga?"

Click here for the official trailer of Viking Invasion.

Super Return of the Jedi

Original platform: Super Nintendo
Publisher: Lucasarts
Wii Points 800

"Join the Rebellion and crush the Death Star in a giant universe filled with all the action and adventure of the Star Wars finale. Take command of five different characters - from Wicket the Ewok to Princess Leia - and go up against the Empire's worst, from Jabba the Hutt to the Emperor himself. You're going to need every ounce of Force you've got in you. Battle in actual movie locales, from Jabba the Hutt's palace to the Forest of Endor and the Emperor's Tower. Cross sabers with the darkest of the dark side: Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt, the rancor, Darth Vader and the Emperor."

Click here for a video of Super Return Of The Jedi in action.

Escapist Games have revealed that they're bringing clay shooter Platypus to Xbox Live Indie Games, and with a slew of new features.

The original Platypus was made by Anthony Flack, who's currently working on Cletus Clay for Xbox Live Arcade. Platypus also had a bit of a strange and crazy history, which any new developer should take into account when selling your games to a publisher.

This new version will feature HD widescreen presentation, improved audio and collision, several extras along with translation into several different languages. This version will also be the best for cooperative play, since you can play on the same screen with separate controllers.

The game is currently very close to release, and should be out in the next week or so. In the meantime, check out this new trailer.

Web developer GlobZ have now revealed that their popular web game Globolus will be coming to DSiWare, complete with all the turn-based sports you'll ever need.

Globulus Party is a mixture of 20 different mini-games, ranging from Arena, Football, Croquet, Darts and Ice Hockey over 50 different playing fields, the twist being is that you must fling your rotund team mates around the field using the stylus.

Each turn has players choose the direction and speed that they want their Globolus to move in, once each player has made their decisions, the game flings the characters around until they're at a complete stop again. You'll use this to bump players off the board, push balls into goals and so forth.

The game will support DSi download play, single system hotseat and online wireless play. The game should be coming fairly soon, but in the meantime check out the web version of the game to see how it plays for yourself.