We're all curious as to how the rumored Kid Icarus game for the Wii will look like, but more importantly, how Pit will look like. It's lucky that we managed to come images were found in the web, labeled as Factor 5's concept art for the game. This much we'll tell you: the Pit they're working on - if the project is true, of course - is nothing like the Pit we all know and love. Check out the concept art in the full article.

Except for his appearance on the Wii's Virtual Console, Pit of Kid Icarus spent a very long vacation time away from the video game spotlight until his sudden and welcome appearance on Super Smash Bros. Brawl. But will he be a solo act again any time soon? According to a recent IGN podcast, the answer is "absolutely." More info in the full article.

Can't wait to get your next retro-gaming fix? If you're based in Europe or Australia, you won't have to wait very long since Factor 5's Mega Turrican should be arriving in your region soon via the Wii Virtual Console. To find out more about this game and its pricing, check out the full article.

Eight months after being spotted on the ESRB ratings page, Super Turrican has finally made its way to the North American Virtual Console service. Check out game details as well as pricing information in the full article.

Last month, Factor 5 (the studio that gave us Lair for the PS3) announced that they'll be releasing a new title for the Wii. Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht refused to reveal anything more than that, but at DICE 2008 he finally decided to reveal some new information. Like what Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader did for the GameCube, this mystery game will reportedly push the Wii to its limits. Read more in the full article.

There are video game awards, and then there are video game awards. This particular video game awards feature is probably of the latter, but with a lot of good-natured irreverence thrown into the mix. While it would have been easier for us to just make an article about our favorite games (and we did), we felt that the gaming year of 2007 had a lot to offer, and thus we're giving credit (and blame) where it's due.

Check out the winners in the full article.

Originally posted on January 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM.

Factor 5, after its short stint with Sony on the PlayStation 3, had finally expressed desires to team up once again with Nintendo to release a new game for the Wii. Some sources have said that this game is no other than a new entry in the Kid Icarus series.

If you want to know more about this rumor, as it seems highly possible, you can check out the full article for the complete details by clicking the "read more" link below.

For those of us wondering what's next in store for Factor 5, here's a small update that should get our hopes up after Lair: the company is knee-deep in the creation of a title for the Nintendo Wii - and this comes from none other than Julian Eggebrecht himself. Excited? Then check out the entire scoop in the full article.

The infamous Surfer Girl just unleashed more rumors to keep you on your toes as we enter 2008. According to the latest post on Surfer Girl Reviews Star Wars, big titles will grace the Xbox Originals service and giant publishers such as EA and Eidos are cooking something up for next year. Details at the full article.

Heads up, Virtual Console gamers! We've got some new info about an old game that's coming back by the powers of the virtual console. To find out what it is though, you'll have to answer a question, Jeopardy-style!

Developed by Factor 5, this 16-bit shooter game has the player strapping on a Turrican Suit to defeat the Dark Forces who are threatening Earth. The answer, after the jump!