The PokéWalker, a pedometer used to help level up your Pokémon while walking, is one of the biggest features in the latest Nintendo DS game. However after some sleuthing, we've discovered that gamers would have to walk for about 1000 miles to get the most out of the PokéWalker.

"The Splinter Cell: Conviction demo stealthily made its way on to Xbox Live this morning. Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now try out the Xbox 360 exclusive prior to its release on April 13. Xbox Live Silver subscribers will have to wait two weeks."

After an unexpected email, we were asked to come in to a little privatre hands-on with the new SPlinter Cell: Conviction demo which ideally is going live on the 19th (but could be delayed a few days - not confirmed at this time). So it was just 3 of us getting all up-close-n-personal with Sam Fisher as he infiltrated a warehouse to stop an EMP.

Drop by and see what the hands-on gave us, and yes, the game IS going to be great, and it HAS been worth the wait.

This week only Best Buy and BestBuy.com put on sale Assassins Creed 2 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for $29.99. That's the best discount ever available for the game that's still selling extremely well and is close to 50% off retail price.

"All in all, our sessions managed to raise the hairs off the back of our neck as the tension was always at a high as we avoided conflict and took down the opposition with a stealth attack from behind. Every once in awhile we would run in, guns a blazing, and take down the unnamed mercenaries who stood no chance against two special ops agents that hurdled the rails, climbed up drainage pipes, and shot out every light in the room to avoid detection."

Now you can play some of the best Genesis titles on the Nintendo DS. Sega Nerds checks out Sega's latest classic compilation in this comprehensive review.

GamesCastLive hit the track with Sonic and some other SEGA friends to see if the blue hedgehog and his buddies can put the speed where it actually counts. But does this kart racer have what it takes to bring home the gold?

The official Pokémon Website has announced that the Pokéwalker Course Yellow Forest is set for a Wifi release over America. This release will happen over a month period starting on April 1st 2010 and ending on April 30th 2010. This event allows you to download this course to the Pokéwalker. England & Australia are likely to get It some point during the coming year.

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Following the launch of a countdown site a week ago, .hack and Naruto: Narutimate Hero developer CyberConnect2's Nintendo DS project, which was teased three years ago, is finally unveiled in this week's issue of Weekly Famitsu. The game? Solarobo - Sore kara coda he, an apparent spiritual successor to the developer's PlayStation 1 title Tail Concerto. Solarobo is set for release in Japan later this year.

In development for three years and in the planning stages for ten, Solarobo is an a...

The Legendary Chapter will be the 5th disk set in The Battrio series. This set has no set Pokémon but will feature some legendary Pokémon. The Japanese release is set for March 2010.

"Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver come with a Pokewalker, a small device allowing you to bring your Pokemon with you on walks. It can be used to level up your Pokemon, catch new Pokemon, or get more items. The small addition of the Pokewalker is bringing back old Pokemon fans who haven’t played the new games. But before you run off to pick up the remake of Gold and Silver, you might want to know the problems with the Pokewalker."

"As a licensed title, it looks brilliant with lush colors and a unique fantasy setting that not many other games are approaching. There’s a high level of depth packaged into How to Train Your Dragon that hasn’t been seen in a licensed children’s title for quite some time. The development team even has stat-tracking in four separate areas with dozens of stats categorized in each, so there’s a lot of attention spent on longevity of the single-player campaign."

Seven new games are headed to Nintendo's North American downloadable channels this week, with two games hitting WiiWare, an import game arriving on the Virtual Console, and four games headed to DSiWare.

The notable releases this week include Konami's TurboGrafx-16 CD version of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, in its imported glory. For WiiWare, Ghostfire Games' Wii MotionPlus brawler Rage of the Gladiator is also available.

Games available this week:

  • WW: Rage of the Gladiator, Ghostfire ...
  • "Unsurprising as the announcement may be, it has been revealed today that Square Enix’s highly-anticipated Final Fantasy XIII has taken the top spot in the UK’s multi-format sales chart for the week ending March 13th, 2010. Having launched in both the North American and European territories on Tuesday, 9th March 2010, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 simultaneously, Final Fantasy XIII has lived up to it’s expectations commercially."

    "Available to download on DSiWare is the fabulously colourful Pop Island, where players will need to run, jump and spin their way around the island to collect the priceless flags, Simply Mahjong and Simply Sudoku, giving players hours of puzzling fun, and 4 TRAVELLERS - Play Spanish, a nifty game to have players speaking Spanish in no time. This week's quintuple of DSiWare is completed by the card based Role-Playing Game (RPG) Elemental Masters inviting you to a quest in the mystical lands of ..."

    With the BAFTA Awards coming up late this week (March 19), AAG's Ian Crane looks at the nominees and does some predictions of his own as to which game will win what category at the famous awards later this week.

    "A thrifty gamer is a happy gamer so we've scoured the Sunday ads to find the best video game deals for this week from local stores for the Playstation3, PSP, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC.

    Only sale items are listed."

    "Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has said that every competitor of the platform giant needs to be worried about what's on the way from them.

    Sony and Microsoft have motion devices on the way for their own consoles, and with the expected price cut of the iPod Touch, speculation that the sales of the Wii and DS are suffering are lingering in the air. However, Nintendo are still confident of the future.

    "All of our competitors need to be worried about what we're going to do...."

    Besides everyone paying attention to the massive secret sequel, OPM did an extensive cover on the new Ghost Recon game. Taking place in the future, it still aims to provide a realistic shooting experience. Check them out below!

    To celebrate the release of HeartGold and Soul Silver selected Toys R Us stores will be holding a event called "Pokémon Demo Day". This event will take place on Sunday 14th March 10:00am to 1:00pm. During there three hours lots of irresistable freebies will be given out to promote this event and game. Be sure to be the first to arrive to avoid disappointment.

    Last year, Yahtzee reviewed one of the more disappointing horror titles of this generation: Alone in the Dark. But while he calls it "one of the few games I can think of that fails at every turn," Yahtzee can't help but have a "strange affection" for it. So what is the tragedy of Alone in the Dark? Go to the source to find out.

    Gallifrey's most famous adventurer will feature in games on two Nintendo platforms, the BBC has confirmed.

    The BBC has reportedly plunged over £10 million into the development of games for Nintendo's Wii and DS platforms. The games are reputed to involve the eleventh incarnation of the last of the Time Lords, played by actor Matt Smith.

    Actor David Tennant, who played the Doctor before his regeneration which was screened on the first of January, said previous attempts to launch a Docto...

    "While the Nintendo DS has no shortage of match the like-colored gem or object titles, the genre is lacking originality. Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral aims to set itself apart from the crowd by using an object no one would have thought to use before while also becoming Green Peace’s inevitable Game of the Year. How do you win over anti-whaling groups and gamers on the go alike? You simply make an addictive puzzler centered around nourishing aquatic life, that’s how."

    "Nintendo and Sega have been at the forefront quite some time now when it comes to releasing sports titles that I can really sink my teeth into, such as Mario Tennis and Sega Superstars Tennis. Fast-paced, simple, and tons more fun than you can have within the confines of real world physics. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is the latest in the long line of mascot sports titles, and if you're a fan at all of mascot kart racers, then you owe it to yourself to give this a try, even if you're a wani..."

    "In Avalon Code the world is coming to an end, and gamers take control of Yumil or Tia and fill the Book of Prophecy with a record of everything that's worth saving - people, enemies, flowers, weapons and objects - to create a new world with."