Nintendo added three WiiWare (one demo), two Virtual Console, and three NDSiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: JellyCar 2, Soccer Bashi, Art of Balance demo (Wiiware), EJ Puzzles: Hooked, Surfacer+, Petz Catz Family (NDSi), and Exed Exes, Ghosts'N Goblins (VC).

Dynasty Warriors 7's storyline surpasses 234's Wuzhang, and now properly ends in 280: Jin's unification of China and end of the ROTK period. DW7 will focus on the four kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu and Jin (newly added) and let you play as a variety of characters including newcommers Sima Shi, Bao Sanniang, Sima Zhao, returning Xing Cai.

Monster Tale mixes platform gameplay on the top screen with a deep pet-raising game on the touch-screen to create a dynamic, one-of-a-kind adventure. The heroes of this intriguing tale are little Ellie and a mysterious young monster named Chomp, who set out together to reclaim the Monster World from the Kid Kings and their enslaved creature pets.

E.Y.E is a new FPS/RPG where you play an elite soldier from a strange and secret society looking to, by any means necessary, take the power of the almighty Federation.

In Star Fox 64 3D players take the controls of their Arwing and complete 15 missions to reach the final objective: a showdown on Venom, the home planet of the interplanetary tyrant, Andross.

An ancient, dreaming evil stirs. Dangerous creatures awaken. The Earth is in mortal peril. The wonders and horrors of the secret world are re-emerging in our world. The time has come to take up arms in the war between good & evil. Warriors and champions of Gaia, your training is about to begin. Rise. You have been chosen.

The Paper Mario series is going portable for the first time with Paper Mario 3DS.

The sequel to the succesful and award winning first game, in which a boy had to save his poor goldfish Flipper, is already well underway and more details regarding the second game will be released in the coming months.

Picaroon is a free-to-play futuristic  MMORTS pirate game where empires battle across the high-seas for control of the remaining land that pokes above a merciless ocean.

The weekend was quite fun with friends stopping by for a new year's visit, lots of food, an equal amount of relaxing, watching movies (Super Size Me and Easy A), playing some video games and just lounging about.

Quite a bit of alcohol consumed over the past few days, and while we'll be on bread & water for the rest of the week, next weekend our friend Paul is flying in from Wisconsin, whom we haven't seen in quite a few months. He also happens to be a beer fan. Trouble ahead!

Next weekend, we may see Season of the Witch or The Green Hornet, or maybe both. Not quite sure yet.

Torchlight is an adventure-themed action-MMORPG which emphasizes a simple and intuitive interface, fast and furious action, and a colorful and compelling game world.

Formed by Benoît Sokal, French developer White Birds Productions, known for such adventures games a Sinking Island, Nikopol, Paradise and others, shut down late 2010 after several months of financial troubles, mainly caused by an important unpaid/canceled project, according to co-founder Michel Bams. Formed in 2003, White Birds Productions recently successfully released Criminology and Babel Rising on iPhone, but the damage had already been done.

We had a few friends drop by last night, so we whipped up some food. A few bottles of wine later, we booted them out the door and the snooze fest started. That pretty much sums up our evening ...

Prior to that, we did some errands, watched Killers (average action/comedy movie with Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, and Katherine Heigl) and bummed around the house for rest of the day — pretty much what we're about to do now.

In Crysis 2, New York is under the attack of a unique and frightening alien species that combines deadly weaponry, exceptional sensory abilities and intelligent collaboration to present players with the most challenging opponents ever seen in a first-person shooter.

Elemental: War of Magic is set in a world filled with magic and ancient lore. As the ruler of your kingdom, you must expand your empire through a combination of magical power, military might, diplomatic skill, technological advancement and bold adventuring.

God Eater Burst, an enhanced edition of God Eater (which is now canceled) with new modifications, enhanced gameplay, additional content and features, re-imagines the post-apocalyptic world with an original and dramatic story of human survival against overwhelming odds.

Art Academy is a portable art course, providing everyone from beginners to experts with tools to create their own works of art plus simple tutorials to learn about color, shading, movement and perspective.

I watched "The Road" in three segments, but I managed to finish it. It wasn't a bad movie by any means, but it lacked much of a story. It's set in postapocalyptic times, and you wonder who and what caused it, but like the book that it's based on, that's never explained. Oh well ....

Made an emergency trip to my least favorite place, the dentist's office, but luckily, he was able to spackle me up and send me on my way. The tooth feels better than it did this morning, and that's definitely a relief!

SOE Austin has built a world where you feel like you've stepped into the DC Universe and become the ultimate super-hero (or villain) along side of Superman, Batman, or Ambush Bug.

Ship Simulator Extremes gives players the opportunity to take on exciting missions all over the world as they captain an impressive array of vessels and live the story of real ship captains.

Bunch of Heroes is a humorous 4 player cooperative top-down shooter. The game sets a super team of Earth’s warriors against an Alien invasion and their Zombie Army.

NightSky is a two dimensional physics platform game where you maneuver a sphere through 10 worlds filled with unique challenges and new surprises.

In Deus Ex: Human Revolution you play Adam Jensen, a security specialist, handpicked to oversee the defense of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. But when a black ops team breaks in and kills the scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.

LittleBigPlanet 2 gives players the ability to make better levels and completely new games. It also has a loads of new features, including revamped graphics, a fresh storyline, added accessories and equipment for Sackboy, and much, much more.

This week, Target guests can start the New Year with savings on the most popular games and consoles.