Houston, we have news blog This year’s Game Developer’s Conference, which takes place in late March in San Francisco, keeps filling up with more interesting talks and sessions. New ones announced this week are all interesting enough that I’m already trying to find ways to rework my schedule to see them. You might be sick of the spotlight onJourney, but I’m not, so I’m going to see thatgamecompany’s “Designing Journey” talk....

Kanto Symphony: The Lost Diaries contains two original compositions Did you buy Braxton “Skotein” Burks’ amazingKanto Symphony, thePokémon Red/Blueorchestral arrangement album? You should have already because it is hot cinnamon rolls, but if you haven’t, go part with $10 on eitheriTunesorJoypad Recordsbefore finishing this sentence. It’s honestely one of the most beautiful game arrangement projects I’ve ever heard.Even originalPokémoncomposerJunichi Masuda gave Brandon ahearty thumbs up! You can’t get any more legit than that!...

Plus Luigi’s Mansion, Army of Two, more Pocket Monsters, and some golf This week, I welcome Monday with open arms, inviting it into my living room, and even introducing it to my parents. Strictly speaking, it’s really Tuesday I want to embrace, because that’s whenBioShock Infinitelaunches. But since I’ll undoubtedly be staying up all night to play it the moment it unlocks, it will still be Monday in my deluded, sleep-deprived mind....

Also, Epic Dumpster Bear Are you ready for another underwhelming week? C’mon, I know you’re used to it. The Wii U is rather low key this week, withGame & Watch Gallery 4, Emojikara, Epic Dumpster Bear,andSuper Robo Mouse. Nintendo tried to pad the announcement noting that you can pre-orderStar Fox Zeroto get $5 towardsStar Fox Guard. Or you can just buy it physically and get both forever. The 3DS is somehow even more barren withDoll Fashion Atelier....

There’s three, and they’re on My Nintendo Monster Hunter Risewallpapers? Don’t mind if I do! In classic My Nintendo fashion, the site has put up a very small, all-digital promo forMonster Hunter Rise. Although some games have gotten the physical item treatment, other big titles kind of come and go without it. I mean, we could get a physicalRisereward at some point! But for now, there’s digital wallpapers.Just head on over to the My Nintendo landing page for them, and you may download three wallpapers that fit both a PC desktop and a mobile device....

This or they start cutting out tongues Following thedismissal of Nintendo Treehouse employee Chris Prangerover comments he made in a Part-Time Gamers podcast, Nintendo of America told employees that beginning next week the company will start physically taping their mouths shut before they leave the office. “Mr. Pranger’s appearance on that podcast exposed some leaky valves in the great machine we call Nintendo,” said NoA spokesman Kyle Toadsly. “That’s why we have to take such, as some are calling them, extreme measures....

Surely, everyone saw this coming: Nintendo has revelaed thatWii Sports Resortis a ridiculously huge success. The publisher has revealed that since its June 26 launch, over 1 million copies of the game have been sold in the United States. Oh, and in Japan and Europe each, more than 1 million copies ofWii Sports Resorthave been sold as well. This shouldn’t be too surprising, as the game ships with the exciting new Wii MotionPlus peripheral that everyone just has to have....

Warner Bros. Interactive has just released some new media for its upcoming PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC titleProject Originand well … I guess I’m not playing this game with my kid. In this upcoming sequel to 2005’sF.E.A.R., you’ll play a Delta Force operative who — instead of using traditional weaponry — dumps buckets of pig’s blood on his enemies. OK, that’s not true at all. But what in the hell is going on in that screenshot up there?...

For fans of organization and fitting things into appropriately sized holes (mind out of the gutter, now), there is one game which scratches the sorting itch like no other —A Little to the Left. Now, the game is getting a DLC calledSeeing Starsthis week. Announcedearlier this month, theSeeing StarsDLC releases on all platforms on June 25 and will be coming with 33 new basic levels and 5 unlockable bonus levels, perfect for zoning out and ignoring the real-life organization that you should probably be doing instead....

I wonder how fast these ones will sell out Do you have every intention of being in San Antonio from January 23-25 for PAX South? Well,badges are on salenow, so you might want to scoop one up right away. You know how these things tend to go. Weekend passes are $65, while daily badges are $30. Time will tell if this convention is the hulking behemoth that Prime and East are, but there’s no need to risk missing out by not acting now if you plan on going anyway....

Woolen, even [Header courtesy ofPokeWalls] Pokemon Gois set to have another community day next month for a chance to catch a particularly rare creature. Not following any common theme, sheepPokemon“Mareep” will be dotting maps on April 15 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm EDT. Along with finally being able to evolve the woolly wonder, Niantic is also giving trainers extra incentives to get out and walk. All egg incubators will work four times as fast, meaning 10 KM eggs will hatch in 2....

After 13 long years, Remedy’sAlan Wakefinally received a sequel, and it has been a success,managing to sell a million units by December 2023. Unlike its predecessor,Alan Wake 2is a survival horror title with a mind-bending narrative and settings that are downright psychedelic at times. The creators of the game answered questions from fans in aReddit AMA on February 27, and as one might expect, plenty wanted to know 4: We Sing....

As announced by developer Polytron,Fezhas surpassed 100,000 sales on Xbox Live Arcade. A respectable figure, in my opinion, but let’s just say I hope this is only the beginning. Despite the high expectations some of us built up during the lengthy development cycle, I still firmly believe the game is worth playing to completion and expect that to hold true for years to come. And if you find yourself unable to buyFezfor whatever reason, you ought to seek out thegame’s soundtrackif absolutely nothing else....