A feature on Game music of the day: Snake Rattle n’ Roll (Wii) from Games Radar:

Fight through eleven levels of deadly feet, car tires, and sharks on a quest to get fat… with music based on the American Graffiti soundtrack? …

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A feature on Pokemon Monday – a Feebas for all! (Pokemon Battle Revolution) from Games Radar:

Welcome to Pokemon Monday, GamesRadar’s new podcast 100% devoted to all things Pokemon. This week we have a Miltank over the new cover legendaries and talk beauty with Milotic… …

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A feature on Unwanted conditions that games can cure (Wii) from Games Radar:

Insomnia! Obesity! Sneezing! Games can remedy them all. Just make sure you give yourself a really big dose. …

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A feature on Misleading game box art (Manhunt 2) from Games Radar:

You devious son of a bitch, box. You promised me woman, explosions, grizzly bears! And now I’m tediously flicking through menus in a glorified micro management sim. That’s right, some covers like to oversell the experience of their actual game. Screw giving potential players an accurate depiction of what the title’s about, there’s bi-quarterly sales figures to hit. …

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A feature on Game company names that could mean something else: Reader entries (Wii) from Games Radar:

A couple of weeks ago, I was in a quite silly mood, so I started thinking about game companies whose names might imply a very different kind of business altogether. You know, stuff like Infinity Ward building massive hospitals, and Platinum Games making really expensive Monopoly sets out of precious metals. Don’t judge me, it was a Friday afternoon. But anyway, I made a feature out of the idea. And you seemed to like it.

But one thing I love about you lot is that however silly we tend to be, you can usually go one better. So when I asked for your suggestions for more, I got a torrent of abstract comedy gold. So I’ve made some of them into entries for another feature. Which you have now already been reading for nearly two paragraphs. So click on, and read the rest. …

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A feature on Think you’re hardcore? Then there’s a good chance you’re not (Wii) from Games Radar:

So, ‘hardcore’ then. It’s been the battle cry of “proper” gamers ever since the Wii arrived. Hardcore gamers are the ones with the serious appreciation of the medium. The ones who aren’t swayed by flavour-of-the-month industry fads. The ones who seek out real, stimulating game design talent while the mainstream casuals are falling at the feet of whatever bland, babiez-packed toss they’re currently being told to like.

Except they’re not. A hell of a lot of those who label themselves hardcore gamers don’t do any of that at all. In fact they do exactly the opposite, on all counts. In fact a lot of ‘hardcore’ gamers have a less committed appreciation of the medium than the average Wii-owning soccer mom. And here’s why. …

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A feature on The Top 7… Historical figures defamed by games (Wii Fit) from Games Radar:

History’s filled with exciting people and events, which has made it something of a goldmine for videogame premises over the years. However, not a lot of people actually pay close attention to history – and even if they did, sketchy records and opinionated historians have large chunks of it fairly murky. That means games, like other forms of history-exploiting media, can get away with bending the truth, leaving out key details or just creating wildly fictionalized versions of factual events.

Sometimes, though, they take it a little too far, and portray real people as slavering, irredeemable monsters for the sake of entertainment. So let’s take a loot at a few of the most egregious examples and try to set the record straight… …

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Games Radar Wii news on Trauma Teams Sultry First Run Bonus In Japan (Trauma Team):

Theres already been some debate over the box art differences between Atluss latest medical drama, Hospital, and its localized counterpart, Trauma Team but the marketing differences dont stop there.

In Japan, Atlus are promoting Hospitals first shipment of units with a healthy dose of fan-service in the form of some rather sultry limited edition phone and library cards with character art on them.
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Games Radar Wii news on Rock Band DLC Releases (Week Beginning May 30th) (Rock Band):

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that indie rock favourites Spoon and alternative metal rockers P.O.D. will make their debuts in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content (DLC) this week, on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.
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Games Radar Wii news on LostWinds could land on PS3 (LostWinds – WiiWare):

Livegen writes : "Certainly one of the best WiiWare, LostWinds could land on PS3 if we believe what says Callum Rowley, Frontier’s community manager, as he raises the possibility a Move compatibility…"
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