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Was there any real doubt that Xenoblade was coming stateside?

Last Friday, Nintendo of America announced that the Nintendo faithful and loyal supports of Operation Rainfall would be granted one of their longstanding wishes with the stateside release of heralded RPG Xenoblade Chronicles this upcoming April.  The news came at a precarious time for Nintendo. With Skyward Sword having been released this past month, Nintendo’s upcoming release schedule was looking just a little more than barren.

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A deal with IGN is bringing new cars in December.

10 brand new cars are coming to Forza Motorsport thanks to a deal between Turn 10, Microsoft Studios, and IGN. The new pack called the December IGN pack will cost 560 MS points (or $7) and will be released on December 6, 2011. If you bought the Forza Motorsport 4 Season Pass, the content will be free.

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The Vita's Launch library keeps on growing.

We’re getting closer and closer to the PlayStation Vita’s North American release this February and with that comes the announcement of launch titles.  We already know that Touch My Katamari, Ridge Racer and Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen will be available day one, and now we can add F1 2011 to that growing list as well.

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Better luck next year.

I'm not really sure how they did it. Very rarely are sequels to launch games worse off than the original, but Kinect Sports: Season Two manages to be even less compelling than its simplistic predecessor. Not only have half of the sports been done better by Wii Sports, but the other half are so shallow in their implementation, they won't garner any of your attention or time.

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After the excitement of the toys has worn off, kids will be left with a forgettable game.

When Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure first showed up at my door, I was giddy, to say the least. Being a huge Spyro fan for years and having an obsession with collecting all things video game related, this game seemed more than up my alley. Admittedly, my first impressions of the game were positive; it captured the vibrant look of past Spyro titles, and the goofy characters captured the series’ charm. The first few levels were strangely linear for a “Spyro” title, but I merely attributed this fact to being part of the tutorial and introduction. However, two hours in, I realized that this game had absolutely nothing to do with the little purple dragon, and was disappointed to see that his only reason for being there, was to form a familiar foundation.

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