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0  Racquet Sports Move Hands-On Preview Mon, Jul 12th, 2010, 10:30 am (EST) BY DARRYL Gaming Union were fortunate enough to be invited to the Ubisoft Summer Showcase last week and one of the games being shown off was Racquet Sports using PlayStation Move. More »

	0  E3 2010: Tournament Of Legends Interview Mon, Jul 5th, 2010, 9:22 am (EST) BY DARRYL Tournament of Legends has gone through quite a metamorphosis during its development cycle. It originally started out as a very mature fighting game which was entitled Gladiator A.D., but things changed and the game is now much less graphical in its violence and it features many mythical enemies. More »

0  E3 2010: Tournament of Legends Preview Tue, Jun 29th, 2010, 10:46 pm (EST) BY COLIN Tournament of Legends was first announced at E3 last year as Gladiator AD. Back then, the game went in the direction of gritty realism, complete with Roman gladiators, blood and gore. Interestingly, since Sega picked it up, the art direction took a completely different turn along with its rebranding. Now known as Tournament of Legends, the game will feature characters from Greco-Roman mythology. More »

1  Nintendo Quiet On Bundling Wii MotionPlus With New Zelda Mon, Jun 21st, 2010, 8:16 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Those who have been following the recent developments behind The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which was recently unveiled during Nintendo's E3 2010 press conference, will know that the game requires Wii MotionPlus to control Link's actions. With many of Nintendo's recent Wii MotionPlus titles including the controller extensions for free inside the game's packaging, it would usually be a sure thing that Nintendo would be bundling the two together, but that might not be the case. More »

2  E3 2010: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Preview Thu, Jun 17th, 2010, 1:58 pm (EST) BY SHAWN After revealing the title at the end of E3 2009, The Legend of Zelda fans have been waiting for more news about the title, which Nintendo delivered on in their E3 2010 press conference with the subtitle for the game, Skyward Sword, as well as the first look at the game in a short trailer. For those wanting a more hands-on experience, Nintendo setup demos of the game on the show floor, and Gaming Union was able to take a look and see how it compares to the previous games in the series. More »

2  Rumour: Black Wii Comes to North America Next Month Mon, Apr 26th, 2010, 10:40 pm (EST) BY SHAWN While Nintendo has recently released black-painted versions of the Wii Remote, Nunchuk and Classic Controller Pro, North American owners are still stuck with the default white Wii. According to various sources at the major retail stores, it appears that might not be the case for long. More »

1  Conduit 2 May Not Support Wii MotionPlus Sat, Apr 10th, 2010, 2:06 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Conduit 2 was formally announced last week by Sega, and High Voltage are returning as the developers. However, they've stated that they're still unsure about supporting Wii MotionPlus in the game. Speaking to Nintendo Life, High Voltage said "We're still evaluating it [Wii MotionPlus] for Conduit 2, but any integration wouldn't be mandatory and would serve only to supplement the core experience." More »

0  Red Steel 2 Review Tue, Mar 30th, 2010, 1:17 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The original Red Steel was meant to be one of the titles at the forefront of Nintendo Wii development, a true showcase of what could be achieved on the system. It ultimately didn't live up to expectation though, and was met with lukewarm reception and sales. Not content with this, Ubisoft Paris set to work on realising their initial dreams, something which was made much more achievable with the release of Wii MotionPlus - something which is mandatory to play the game. Development also moved away from the Unreal Engine, in favour of their own LyN engine. More »

4  New Zelda May Use Wii Vitality Sensor Mon, Mar 22nd, 2010, 11:20 am (EST) BY COLIN Speaking with gamerTM, Shigeru Miyamoto teased that the possibility of incorporating the Wii's Vitality Sensor into the new Legend of Zelda is very much within the realms of possibility. "Whenever we are going to use any new device it is possible to expand the appeal to those who are new to the videogaming world. At the same time, however, it is also fun to think of ways in which we might apply that new technology to existing forms of gameplay..." More »

	0  Ubisoft Release Red Steel 2 - Enemies Trailer Fri, Mar 19th, 2010, 7:16 am (EST) BY DARRYL Red Steel 2 is out next week exclusively on the Nintendo Wii, and it looks to use Wii MotionPlus to really improve the experience and offering some definitive sword-fighting, gun-slingin' action. More »

3  Ubisoft Halve Red Steel 2 Sales Estimations Sun, Jan 17th, 2010, 10:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL Ubisoft have announced that they have halved their sales expectations for their upcoming Wii exclusive first-person shooter, Red Steel 2. It is now expected to sell approximately 500,000 units. More »

1  Next Wii Zelda Title To Release in 2010 Wed, Jan 6th, 2010, 10:22 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, in an interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, has revealed that Nintendo intends to release the next Legend of Zelda for Wii by the end of 2010. The game was only announced at E3 2009, and to see a 2010 release would be a rather quick turn around for the Zelda franchise. More »

0  Next Zelda To Be Structurally Different, Says Aonuma Posted on 2009/11/18 BY SHAWN In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine (ONM) with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, Nintendo is planning for a structural overhaul of the next Zelda for the Wii. More »

	1  Nintendo Won't Commit New Zelda Wii To 2010 Posted on 2009/11/08 BY DARRYL Nintendo have made no secret of the fact they're working on a new Legend of Zelda game for the Nintendo Wii, which would be the follow-up to The Twilight Princess. More »

	0  Next Wii Zelda To Use MotionPlus Posted on 2009/11/03 BY SHAWN According to a recent Q&A session put up on Nintendo of Japan's official website, it appears the next Zelda game on the Wii will make use of the MotionPlus accessory for the Wii. More »

	1  First PlayStation 3 Motion Controlled Game Revealed Posted on 2009/09/18 BY DARRYL The PlayStation 3 Motion Controls were first unveiled at E3 and their capabilities were outlined. However, until now, Sony had remained tight-lipped about the games that would actually feature the controls. More »

	0  Red Steel 2 Updated Impressions From GamesCom Posted on 2009/08/24 BY DARRYL Gaming Union had the privilege of seeing Red Steel 2 at this year's E3, but with GamesCom 2009, Ubisoft Paris, the developers of the title, had another opportunity to show off their new title to the media. More »

	0  Nintendo Bringing The Heat With 11 Wii Exclusives Posted on 2009/06/03 BY DARRYL Although Nintendo's conference didn't necessarily get received so well, they still showcased a lot of exclusive content that will be appearing on their platform, the Wii, in the near future. More »

0  Impressions on Project Natal, Unease in the Air Posted on 2009/06/01 BY KYLE WYNEN To go out with a bang, at today's Xbox 360 Media Briefing, Microsoft saved what they likely think is their biggest surprise for last: Project Natal. Where PlayStation 3 has Sixaxis and Wii has MotionPlus, Microsoft revealed their entrant into the motion controller competition, More »

0  Andy Murray Features On Grand Slam Tennis Wii EU Box Art Posted on 2009/05/12 BY DARRYL EA Sports have just released the box art for Grand Slam Tennis in Europe. Unlike the North American version, which features Roger Federer, John McEnroe and Serena Williams in cartoon form, the European cover has gone for a more realistic approach. Roger Federer has been replaced by Andy Murray, and all three of the tennis professionals are present in photographic form. More »