"The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest" was originally only announced for the PS2, PSP, DS and Wii. The PlayStation 3 has joined the mix, however, and the game may now be counted among the Fellowship of the PlayStation Move. Sony mentioned some details about the motion control setup as well as a fall 2010 release date.

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"Fable 3" will easily be one of Project Natal's highest-profile games unless Microsoft drops some major bombs in its lineup announcements at E3. If they do, they'll have to compete with Lionhead Studios who will reportedly unveil some major additions, including co-op play information at the summer's big U.S. game show.

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Nintendo's "Kid Icarus" hero Pit could have another Wii title left in him. The winged archer appeared as a fighter in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl," and his first game on the NES is available for the Virtual Console, but he may have a shot at title credits once more if his creators figure out how to make him fit.

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If you're worried that the "Firewalk" DLC pack with its Hammerhead hover tank for "Mass Effect 2" and the "Return to Ostagar" and "Awakening" packs for "Dragon Age" will end and leave you hanging for years until their core games' sequels come out, take some deep breaths and relax. BioWare loves their downloadable content too much to do that to you, and there will be more DLC to come.

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It turns out that we weren't reading too much into that "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11" press release this week that mentioned PS3 motion controller and Wii MotionPlus support but left off any mention of Project Natal. That's not to say EA Sports doesn't like Natal. They just didn't find themselves "in a position" to use it for Tiger's new game -- even if the PlayStation Move system worked out just fine.

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This Sunday, Nintendo is launching brand new installments to the "Pokemon" franchise. "Pokemon: HeartGold" and "SoulSilver" are reduxes of two "Pokemon" games originally released for the Game Boy Color. The new versions add improved graphics and a larger variety catchable Pokemon, but the biggest difference is the inclusion of the PokeWalker, a small, plastic device that's able to connect to the DS game. It's that red and white doodad in the picture above.

The PokeWalker lets you transfer a single Pokemon over to it. Once transferred, you can carry the Walker around with you, and for every step you take, you'll earn one experience point for your chosen Pokemon.

And that's where I got the idea for the GDC Pokemon Battle. Here are the basic rules:

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The Game Developers Choice Awards took an unexpected turn on Thursday night as its host, Warren Spector, introduced a new trailer to the latest installment to the franchise he created: "Deus Ex: Human Revolution."

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By the time "Star Wars: The Old Republic" comes out in Spring 2011 or later, the MMO will reportedly have the honor of calling itself EA's most expensive game ever. Single-player games are already pricey; just look at the $44 million price tag on "God of War 3". Launching a major MMO, however, costs significantly more.

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"Final Fantasy XIII" was able to do a lot of things, like take up three Xbox 360 discs, ship 5 million units internationally and get its own 360 bundle. Square Enix left behind some traditional elements of the series, though, and sprawling villages where you can poke around and talk to people as you like became one of those sacrifices. Now that the game's epic development phase is is complete, however, Square Enix thinks they may be able to bring such features back in their next non-MMO installment.

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Sony claimed to have at least 20 games on deck for the PlayStation Move in 2010 yesterday, and an official announcement put that number in writing along with a list of 36 third-party publishers committed to developing for the platform. The new controller can now expect to be part of the conversation for a lot of upcoming titles, though Electronic Arts, who shows up on there, became one of the first to have a project publicly decline Move support, since their new "Medal of Honor" release won't make use of it.

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