It look’s as Activision has just about given up with it’s Tony Hawk franchise, with EA’s skate taking all the glory and what not.

Further proving this theory is the announcement of Tony Hawk’s Motion for the Nintendo DS, and from the looks of the screen shots, it won’t be pretty.

All jokes aside, Tony Hawk’s Motion promises to include an innovative new way to play the game, utilizing accelerometer technology which allows the player to turn, twist, and tilt their way to the finish line.

New to the series however is the inclusion of snowboarding. Yep, snowboarding in a Tony Hawk video game. The game will feature 20 mini-challenges in which to snowboarding (and skate?) through. Also featured in the game is a completely unrelated Hue Pixel Painter, which allows players to bring color to a dull world, whatever that means.

Tony Hawk’s Motion is currently undergoing development by Creat Studios and is expected to hit shelves this November, for the Nintendo DS.

Originally slated for an August 12th release date, the PSP and Nintendo DS versions of N+ will now be shipping August 26th.

After this unfortunate news, the games MSRP dropped to $19.99 making up for the delay. While this new price hasn’t yet reached the console versions MSRP of $9.99, new levels and modes of online play on the portable version is sure to make up for it.

Of course, why pay for N+ game when you can just play N for free?

GRID, a TOCA Touring Car series video game developed by Codemasters, will be seeing in-game advertising by eBay Motors. In order to receive part upgrades for your car, you’ll have to revisit the eBay Motors storefront.

It does get kinda annoying seeing constant brand names pop up in your face when you’re playing a title that you already purchased. Isn’t enough that you shelled out the money to buy the game in the first place? But then again, it’s always nice to see that investors are lined up for ad opportunities in video games, which will only make the production value of the game greater and further fuels the industry.

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Golden Sun, considered one of the best original role playing games on the Gameboy Advance, could be seeing another sequel for the Nintendo DS. When Hiroyuki and Shugo Takahashi of Camelot were asked about any future plans for the series, they responded:

“We want to play that game too, just as much as you. We love Golden Sun! We are working on a lot of different things - a lot of different design documents and so on, including some different RPG ideas. Don’t worry, we’re thinking about RPG stuff! We’ve got all these ideas, many many different things we’re thinking about - but of course, we still have just one team, so we’ll see what happens.”

The original game received exceptional reviews and praise from critics, as well as selling many copies. A new entry in the series would definitely satisfy the hunger for new RPGs on the Nintendo DS.

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