Oxygen announced today that four new DS titles will be added to its spring line up. Hurry Up Hedgehog; An intriguing multiplayer brainteaser for all ages, and Powershot Pinball Constructor; allowing you to play, create and share pinballs - are both set for release March 28th. Pirates: Duels on the High Seas; an epic adventure for the 7 keys of the 7 seas, and 8Ball Allstars; Your pool, your way, your rules - both hitting stores April 18th.

Sega Europe announced today that the forthcoming Sonic RPG for the DS will be named Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Developed by Bioware, The Dark Brotherhood will be appearing on the DS during 2008.

Sega has revealed the official website for the European release of Sega Superstars Tennis, which is to be released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and PS2.

The website is fairly empty at the moment, although a release date has been published which lists the game as a March 20th 2008 release. You'll also find a trailer, screenshots, game info and a pre-order option for those of you that are interested.

It's difficult to say what defines a game. Obviously, there are lots of different factors, and at GDC this morning there was a conference with three developers who were discussing just that.

What they talk about is actually very, very deep, considering things like the psychology behind gaming, what makes games fun, and what people want out of games these days. Headed by the main developers for flOw and Everyday Shooter, and one other indie developer, this is one of the few things about the gaming industry that makes people who work in it proud to do what they do.

via Destructoid

Before the launch of Spore, which is due in September, EA shall hopefully let the world-over get their creative hands dirty in the primordial soup. The tool will let you create creatures which can then be exported into the full retail game.

There's been no official date or even whether such a thing will be free but anything that lets us wanna be Gods/evolutionists get closer to Will Wrights latest mega-galactic-sandbox creation is great news indeed.

Has a week gone by that quickly?

Disney is enjoying huge success with their original television series Hannah Montana with over 23 million homes in Europe tuning in. They've decided to bring the young pop star to three platforms; each innovative music-inspired title will let fans interactive with their favourite characters.

Hannah Montana: Music Jam for Nintendo DS and Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour will be arriving this spring in April on the 25th. The PS2 version of Spotlight World Tour will arrive much later during autumn this year.

Now having been officially announced by Activision, Call of Duty 5 will be hitting the PC and the next-gen consoles, Xbox360 & PS3, but there are also plans for PS2, DS and Wii versions.

In development by Treyarch studios, this latest title in the series will not be seeing any more gritty modern warfare but revisiting the franchises roots back in World War II. Activision plan a release sometime before the end of March 31st, 2009.

A look back at the week's reviews, previews and interviews with Mike Bowden as your guide.

Dr. Reiner Knizia, with the aid of Eidos Interactive and Razorback Developments, has formulated a world full of algorithmic brain teasers set in many exotic locations.

It's set exclusively on the Nintendo DS and should be arriving early to mid April.