There may light at the end of the can't-get-this-f***ing-game-released tunnel after all. Atari has picked up the rights for Ghostbusters after the whole Activision/Vivendi merger left the games original publisher Sierra in the cold. We can look forward to the next Ghostbusters installment "early next summer." Which in the gaming world means anytime from then to the summer after. The game is looking to be released to coincide with the first film's 25th anniversary. [kotaku]

Strongbad is back! In episode 3: Baddest of the Bands which contains some mild cartoon violence and alcohol reference - sounds like my Wednesday night. WiiWare also has Art Style: ROTOHEX which sounds basically like Tetris but with stained glass and hexagons. Its all the same we see past your disguise! Then in the Virutal Console, a classic, Earthworm Jim from Sega Genesis - remember those TV ads? Follow the link for full title descriptions.

WiiWare
Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (Telltale Games, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Alcohol Reference, Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 1,000 Wii Points)
Art Style: ROTOHEX (Nintendo, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points)

Virtual Console
Earthworm Jim (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Lets see we've got a Tetris Party - an Incredible Maze - some boxing and a gofer in a title that I think might be a foreign language. Ohhh close enough its a TurboGrafx16 Title. Follow the link for title descriptions.

WiiWare
Tetris Party (Tetris Online, Inc., 1-6 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,200 Wii Points)
The Incredible Maze (Digital Leisure Inc., 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

Virtual Console
Digital Champ Battle Boxing (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Mild Violence, 700 Wii Points)
GRADIUS II GOFER NO YABOU (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 900 Wii Points)

We've decided it's time to shine some light on the small guys. In a new segment called [8bit Spotlight] we'll introduce you to a new independent developer every week, or other week, or month, or whenever we get to it - the kind of developers who don't have the moolah to make a blockbuster release, but could be or are behind some games you may play. First in the spotlight is 7 Studios who have developed a few known titles on major consoles. Games which include Shrek the Third, both Fantastic 4 titles and Pirates of the Caribbean: The legend of Jack Sparrow. For the second straight year 7 Studios, as the only independent game developer, has landed itself on the Inc. 5000 list  among the fastest growing businesses in America.

Mario takes a break and goes golfing, some mild fantasy violence, break some blocks in a different fashion, some midnight bowling, the strategy of cubes, secrets of mana, fighting in the streets..again, and of course building stuff with goo. This weeks updates makes up for last weeks..which I missed because...I was busy doing something probably less important..like sleeping..or just being lazy. Follow the link for full descriptions.

WiiWare
World of Goo (2D Boy, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone—Comic Mischief, 1,500 Wii Points)
Art Style: CUBELLO (Nintendo, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points)
Midnight Bowling (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)
MadStone (Riverman Media, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)

Virtual Console
SECRET OF MANA (Super NES, 1-3 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older-Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 800 Wii Points)
STREET FIGHTER II': SPECIAL CHAMPION EDITION (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen—Violence, 800 Wii Points)
Mario Golf (Nintendo 64, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points)
Shining Force II (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)