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0  Trauma Team Preview: Diagnosis Sat, Feb 20th, 2010, 10:30 am (EST) BY SHAWN Since the release of the Trauma Center: Under the Knife on the Nintendo DS in 2005, the Trauma series has garnered critical acclaim and a large following for Atlus. Trauma Team, which was revealed during E3 2009, expands the series into a new direction, allowing players to experience other medical fields besides surgery, such as forensics and endoscopy, each of which overlap each other in the overall storyline. Over the last few months Atlus has been revealing more information about the various modes, leaving only two out of the six left to explore. Thanks to a recent demo from Atlus, we have a brand-new look into one of the two remaining modes: Diagnosis. More »

	0  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Preview Mon, Feb 8th, 2010, 3:51 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a Kart racing game in the same style as the MarioKart series. What makes the Sega title different from the Nintendo counterpart is that, well, it's available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. More »

1  Monster Hunter Tri Looking To Expand The Franchise Sun, Feb 7th, 2010, 10:32 am (EST) BY DARRYL Monster Hunter Tri is the latest iteration of a franchise that is growing all the time. It initially started off on the PlayStation 2, then quickly found a new home on the PlayStation Portable and has more recently gone to the PC in the form of Monster Hunter Frontier. However, Monster Hunter Tri makes the first time that the franchise will appear on a Nintendo platform and at a recent Monster Hunter event, Gaming Union got a chance to try out the game, and listen to a presentation by Monster Hunter producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto. More »

0  F1 2009 Hands On Posted on 2009/11/01 BY DARRYL It's been quite a while since gamers had a chance to get their teeth into an up to date Formula One title, with the last licenced game, Formula One Championship Edition, appearing on the PlayStation 3 back in 2007. This, of course, was a time when Lewis Hamilton hadn't even burst onto the scene and when Jensen Button was still a perennial under-achiever. Now it's 2009, and things are very different. Right now, Formula One couldn't be more popular. More »

0  TGS 2009: Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Hands-On Posted on 2009/10/09 BY KYLE WYNEN At Tokyo Game Show 2009 Capcom displayed a multitude of titles. From Okamiden to Monster Hunter, Capcom impressed quite a few times. Part-way through demoing Capcom's line-up, Gaming Union sat down for some hands-on time with Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, Capcom's on-rails rendition of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica. More »

0  TGS 2009: Monster Hunter Tri Hands-On Posted on 2009/10/07 BY DARRYL Monster Hunter has been a huge hit for Capcom ever since it first appeared in Japan all those years ago. Since then it's managed to sell more than 10 million copies as a franchise, and it doesn't look like this craze will stop any time soon. More »

	0  Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Heroes Preview Posted on 2009/08/26 BY DARRYL Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an exceedingly popular TV series, that has been syndicated all around the world. Naturally, LucasArts decided that players wouldn't just be content watching the TV series, they'd like to be involved with it too. More »

	3  Nyko Showing Off Innovative Peripherals At GamesCom 2009 Posted on 2009/08/24 BY DARRYL Nyko are known for their innovative products that really help to enhance the experience possible with existing hardware. At this year's GamesCom, Nyko were again displaying some of their more recent offerings. More »

4  James Cameron's Avatar: The Game Impressions Posted on 2009/08/22 BY DARRYL James Cameron's Avatar: The Game is a video game adaptation of the film which has the same name. Thus, it features many similar locations and characters. It's being developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio and Gaming Union had the privilege of having the game demonstrated by Patrick Naud, the Executive Producer, during GamesCom 2009. The game itself one hundred years in the future, on a planet called Pandora. After exhausting all of Earth's oil supplies, they must find more resources in order to survive, and Pandora is deemed to suit their needs. However, the planet is home to numerous organisms, including the Na'vi. It creates an interesting dynamic, as both species are fighting for their survival, but for completely different reasons. More »

	1  Wii Fit Plus First Impressions Posted on 2009/06/18 BY DARRYL Wii Fit has been a huge success, having sold close to 20 million units worldwide. However, Nintendo realised that the game had flaws, and wanted to come up with new uses for the Wii Balance Board. More »

0  Nintendo Taking Mario To The Next Level Posted on 2009/06/18 BY DARRYL Going into this year's Nintendo E3 conference, it's unlikely that anyone thought Nintendo would announce two new Mario games for the Nintendo Wii. However, here we are with both New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Mario Galaxy 2 to look forward to. After the success of New Super Mario Bros. on the DS, it isn't difficult to understand why Nintendo have implemented a similar idea on the Wii. However, it does differ considerably from the DS version in one area; it allows 4 people to play the game at the same time. More »

0  Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars Preview Posted on 2009/06/10 BY SHAWN Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars is the seventh game in the venerable Versus series, which has included games such as the acclaimed original Marvel vs Capcom and its sequel, Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Generation of Heroes. Due to licensing issues involving the Tatsunoko characters, it was doubted that the game would get released outside Japan. However, right before this year's E3, Capcom revealed the game would be coming over to North America and Europe. We got some time with one of the representatives from Capcom to explain some of the finer points of the game during E3. More »

0  A New Crop of Harvest Moon Previews Posted on 2009/06/04 BY SHAWN Ever since the original Harvest Moon on the Super NES in 1997, Natsume has been releasing new games in the series almost every year. This year was no different, with four new games being revealed, two for the Nintendo DS, one for the Wii, and one for WiiWare. Gaming Union hooked up with Natsume for a look at four of their upcoming Harvest Moon games. More »

	0  Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Preview Posted on 2009/06/03 BY SHAWN Gaming Union hooked up with Activision for a look at Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. The game takes place during the Civil War story arc in the Marvel universe, where a fight between the heroes and villains causes an explosion that kills over 600 civilians. More »

0  Sin & Punishment 2 Preview Posted on 2009/06/03 BY SHAWN Gaming Union swung by Nintendo at E3 for a first look at a playable version of Sin & Punishment 2. The original Sin & Punishment for the Nintendo 64 was massively popular with importers, and it was recently released on the Wii’s Virtual Console. The sequel was announced during Nintendo’s press conference last Fall, but little information about the game was released. Thanks to the demo, we now have some idea of how the game will play when it is released early next year. More »

	0  New Super Mario Bros Wii Preview Posted on 2009/06/02 BY DARRYL Following on from the success of New Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo DS, it was obvious that Nintendo would try to capitalise on it and they're doing just that with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. More »