Each console on the market has their fair share of exclusives. Nintendo is obviously leading the pack with an expansive line up of exclusives including Zelda, Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong and much more. However, the Xbox 360 and PS3 have their own exclusives including Gears of War and Halo on the Xbox side of things and Killzone and LittleBigPlanet on the PS3 side of things. LittleBigPlanet, in particular, is a very unique game largely thanks to the expansive customization tools the developers have provided gamers.

In fact, it seems that these tools were so popular that Sony has just announced today that LittleBigPlanet 2 has now surpassed 4 million levels. Pretty incredible. If you’re not aware, gamers have made everything from playable Wolfenstein 3D levels to full fledged computers completely utilizing the in game tools.

The Nintendo Wii has sold like hot cakes pretty much ever since it was released. This isn’t much as a surprise as it introduced the home console market to motion controlled gaming allowing just about anyone whose anyone to pick up and play. However, now that both Microsoft and Sony have their own motion controllers on the market Wii sales have begun to dwindle. Due to this, many have speculated that Nintendo will come forth soon to announce the second generation Wii or an entirely new console altogether.

In fact, new rumors have just surfaced from big name publications like Game Informer and IGN that say Nintendo will be debuting the Wii HD during this year’s E3 in June. Unfortunately, these rumors come from completely anonymous sources so there’s virtually no way to confirm them but June is just around teh corner so we won’t have long to wait.

What is the Wii HD, you ask? Well, we’d speculate that it’s the same exact thing as the original Wii but with beefed up hardware allowing games to better compete with the likes of the PS3 and Xbox 360. What do you think? Is that something you’d like?

There are many different video game genres on the market meaning just about anyone will be able to find one for them. Hardcore gamers looking for high paced, intense, nonstop action may look towards the fighting genre to fill their needs. Lucky for them, there is no shortage of fighting titles on the market with big names like Street Fighter and Tekken leading the pack.

In fact, it seems that gamers tend to take either the Tekken or Street Fighter side as both games feature considerably different control schemes while also sharing their own respective pros and cons. But, what if you’re stuck in the middle and just can’t decide which you like better? Well, lucky for you there is a game coming out dubbed Street Fighter X Tekken that combines the best of both games developed under the watchful eye of Capcom.

While we’ve hard of the game in the past not a whole lot has been said regarding what it’s to contain. Luckily, Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono has recently taken to Twitter to let us know that there will be rather large announcement regarding Street Fighter X Tekken coming following the US launch of the Nintendo 3DS. Unfortunately we aren’t quite sure as to what exactly the announcement will be regarding but considering we haven’t heard of a solid release date let’s hope it has something to do with that.

And for those wondering (aka living under a rock) the Nintendo 3DS is set to hit store shelves in the United States on March 27th so be sure to stay glued to DigitalBattle shortly after where we’ll be telling you all about the announcement.

As you probably already know by now Sony recently came forward to show off their next generation portable console codenamed the NGP. This device would take off where the PSP left off and introduce gamers to a whole slew of new technology including a quad-core processor, dual-joysticks, front/rear facing cameras AND touchpads (one being a screen) along with a whole slew of other features.

While we know quite a bit about the devices hardware what we haven’t been able to pinpoint is a solid price point or release date. Luckily, it was just made known today that SCEA’s David Coombes will take center stage during this year’s GDC (which takes place from Febrauary 28th – March 4th) to speak of the NGP.

While most of the talk will be targeted towards developers we wouldn’t be surprised if we saw some consumer friendly information come from the announcements as well. We’ll keep you posted.

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Assassin’s Creed is one of Ubisoft’s most valuable properties with three different tiles currently on the market. However, now that Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has been on the market for a bit it’s time to start thinking towards the future. While nothing has been said thus far, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has come forth to say the following:

“We will have an Assassin’s Creed this year. We are going to give you more details in May.”

I suppose this is as good of opportunity as any for you lot to voice your suggestions, concerns, and everything in between. Where do you want this next AC installment to go?

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Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto series has been one of the most popular to ever hit the market. Of course, with such popularity comes various copycats with some being better than others. Saints Row, in particular, was a game modeled after Grand Theft Auto but gave gamers a whole slew of new functionality. Currently, Saints Row 2 is the most recent title in the series to hit the market but there have been talks of a Saints Row 3 release for some time.

In fact, rumor has it, THQ will be coming forward next month to reveal the game. These rumors spawn from Twitter where THQ’s Core Games Executive Vice President Danny Bilson come forth to say the following:

Look for a HUGE announcement from us the second week in March! Will come with lots of content.

So, while it’s not actually confirmed that Saints Row 3 will be the big reveal, the company has been talking about the game quite a bit lately so it would certainly line up. Be sure to check back for more information.

Sony and Nintendo have long dominated the portable console market with their PSP and Gameboy/Nintendo DS line-ups, respectively. However, due to one reason or another Sony has trailed Nintendo in terms of sales with their digital-download-only PSP Go largely considered a failure leading many to believe what the electronics giant has in store for us next.

Originally released in 2005, the PSP has been on the market for nearly a decade now so it’s certainly due for an upgrade. Rumors had been circulating for quite some time regarding the PSP 2 but nothing has yet been made official. Well, reports have surfaced tdoay that say Sony will be holding a special press conference on January 27th to come forth and finally announce the PSP 2.

Unfortunately we don’t have many details past that but speculation has pointed towards significantly improved hardware alongside dual analog sticks. We’ll keep you posted.

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According ot a recently released promo for the next episode of Gametrailers TV, the latest version of Call of Duty will be announced this week. There’s no telling exactly what the game will be called but rumor has it that it will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops and will be set during the Vietnam War.

You can check out the promo for yourself, here.

Let’s just hope it has some form of Nazi Zombies.

It was recently announced that LucasArts is  gearing up to launch a brand new original franchise on Game Trailers TV at some point this week.

According to Game Trailers TV’s host’s, Geoff Keighley, twitter account:

LucasArts will announce a brand-new original game on this week’s GTTV – with first footage. More details soon.

So folks, either stay tuned into Spike for the announcement of a new, original LucasArts franchise, or check back here as we’ll keep you posted.