Announcements

• Ubisoft Delays Splinter Cell: Conviction, Red Steel 2 & More (via Edge-Online)
  • Splinter Cell: Conviction (360, PC) & Red Steel 2 (Wii) delayed to Q1 2010
  • I Am Alive & Ghost Recon 4 delayed to sometime after April 1, 2010
• Forza MotorSport 3 Confirmed for October 27, 2009 (via 1UP)
• Fat Princess Priced & Dated (via PlayStation.Blog)
  • Priced at $14.99
  • Debuts July 30, 2009

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Announcements

• Logitech Adapter for PlayStation 3 Available in U.S. for $59.99 USD (via Logitech)
• Spore Hero & Spore Hero Arena Coming to Wii & DS (via Edge-Online)
• Windows 7 Slated for Holiday 2009 Release (via Microsoft)
• Peggle Now on iPhone for just $4.99 (via PCWorld)

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For internal use? I guess not. Here’s the first CG trailer of Red Steel 2. I haven’t played the original and after all the negativity surrounding it, I didn’t see the need to invest. As for the sequel? I don’t quite know just yet…

Ubisoft’s Red Steel was one of the first “core” games to feature the Wiimote and the promise of wielding a virtual sword. It wasn’t well received, but the idea was sound. Shooting and sword swinging with the Wiimote and nunchuck should have been a sure thing, however blandness and inaccurate Wiimote implementation hindered it.

With the release of the Wii MotionPlus next year, Ubisoft is hoping to take advantage of the improved Wiimote with Red Steel 2. Good luck, Ubisoft! We need more core games on the Wii.