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Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has told Next-Gen that he believes the current ten-year lifecycle promised by Sony will also be present for Microsoft's Xbox 360.

Cousens believes that the Wii won't last ten years because of its technology and the fact that it is essentially a Gamecube 1.5.

Nintendo has released one new title to the Wii Virtual Console this week and the said game is Adventures of Lolo 2. This puzzle game picks up where adventures of Lolo left off. After rescuing Lala from her captor, Lolo is presented with a new challenge when the terrifying Great Devil kidnaps Lala again, daring Lolo to climb his tower and battle him for her freedom.

Come inside our cosy little news article, grab yourself a chair, warm your feet by the fire and we'll tell you what delicacies you can pick and choose from that box of chocolates we call games.

Nintendo announced this morning that Rising Star Games' Harvest Moon: Magical Melody will be released on March 14th 2008 for the Wii.

Eidos Interactive announced Monster Lab this morning, a brand new RPG action game in development for the Nintendo Wii and DS.

MONSTER LAB is set in the eerie world of Uncanny Valley where the evil Baron Mharti rules with a cruel hand. The player takes on the role of an apprentice scientist who must perform a vast array of intricate experiments to create their very own monster from over 100 million possible monster part variations on offer. Taking control of your monster, the player can then explore the land; searching for ingredients to make more monster parts, hunting out other monsters to defeat in combat, uncovering quests to embark upon or simply competing in the numerous mini-games available.

Firaxis and 2K Games announced that they would be developing a Wii version of its upcoming RTS Civilization Revolution which is also going to be released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. But IGN has been told that the Wii version was put on hold because the company wants to concentrate on the other versions to ensure that they make the best possible civilization experience yet.

The 2K Games spokesperson said: “Development for the Wii version of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution is currently on hold, we are focusing our attention on creating the best possible Civilization experience for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS platforms."

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So it's Friday and we all know that means: new games! Yes, my internet friends, today is the day that publishers and developers are on the edge of their seats waiting to hear if you, the reason for their existence, have gone out and bought the game that they have have used countless hours crafting and promoting.

Sega announced today that it will soon begin distributing its Sega Master System titles on the Nintendo Virtual Console.

Master System titles will start appearing in Japan first, but European and North American gamers should start to see them shortly after February. The first titles to be released will be the Fist of the North Star, which is 600 Wii points and Fantasy Zone at 500 Wii points.

We've got more news from Financial documents today, but this one bring some sour news to the gaming industry. THQ has decided to scrap a few of its titles, and two franchises will also be wiped out of the development line.

Stuntman Ignition was released towards the end of last year and received average reviews from the media, for this reason THQ has scraped the series.