The Wiikey team has released version 2 of their modchip. Changes look mostly related to performance, although there is now added support for "problem titles" such as Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. More details in the full article.

With the Tokyo Game Show 2008 inching closer, it's no wonder publishers and developers alike are scrambling to get their lineup out there for the people to see. Koei's got their lineup out now. We're sure you wanna see what's in their basket of goodies so head on to full article for the list.

Yasuhiro Wada is moving out of the farm life and is taking his life-sim visions on to the villages with the Nintendo Wii title King's Story. Today we managed to get a bunch of new screenshots from the game, all of which you can see by clicking on the "read more" link below.

With the release of Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G last week, it's no surprise that it became this week's chart topper on the Media Create Japan software sales list. The highly anticipated Monster Hunter title for the PlayStation Portable bumps off last week's number one title, Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage. You can read all about the other games that made it to this week's list by clicking on the "read more" link below.

It looks like the reign of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl has finally come to an end according to the software sales numbers from Media Create in Japan. You can check out the top 10 software titles in Japan as well as the new chart topper this week in the full article.

Media Create has released the Japan software sales chart for the week of January 14 to 20. It seems that Nintendo's Wii Fit is holding strong at first place followed closely by Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo DS and Mario Party DS.

If you want to know more, the head on over to the full article.

To those who can't wait for Marvelous Interactive's Nintendo Wii title Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle, here's a rather lengthy trailer that showcases the game's wild combos and features such as support for the Gamecube controller. Find the video at the full article.

Various game companies are out to spread the holiday cheer by delivering several personalized digital Christmas cards dedicated to all gamers. You can take a look at the Christmas cards presented by PopCap Games, Marvelous Entertainment, Naughty Dog, Bioware and Square Enix in the full article.

In the world of fictional weaponry, the lightsaber ranks up very high in the FREAKING AWESOME list - along with the BFG 9000 and your very own Metal Gear. But besides having another blade pop out of the handle's other end, ala Darth Maul, how can a lightsaber be more deadly? The answer lies in this new gameplay video of Suda 51 and Marvelous Interactive's No More Heroes, and it's a very awesome answer indeed.

Check out the video in the full article.

We certainly can't wait to get our hands on Grasshopper Manufacture and Marvelous Entertainment's No More Heroes, but we'll just have to wait until February next year for the game to hit Western shores. For the meantime, check out some juicy info that Suda 51 and executive producer Yasuhiro Wada revealed in the No More Heroes launch event held in Shibuya. Details in the full article!