As always, a quick look at recent news and releases:

Tales of Monkey Island news: Telltale Games has indicated that the first episode will be released to WiiWare ’in a few weeks.’ No hard date nor exact price point was given, but I imagine that’s because Nintendo tends to play around with release dates and prices when it suits them. The PC version is already out, and since the major difference between those two will most likely be their video resolution I do plan to review that one soon; hopefully it will serve to give WiiWare users a taste of what to expect.

Three new chapters for Final Fantasy IV: After Years have been released. They are Chapters 5-7, respectively "Yang’s Tale: The Master of Fabul", "Palom’s Tale: The Mage’s Voyage", and "Edge’s Tale: The Pulse of Babil." I bought all of them and while they’re not suitable for separate reviews, they make perfect material for this column; check out the reviews on the following pages.

Finally, this week’s game releases on WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare. I have no specific comment on them just yet, but have obtained Bust A Move Plus and Heracles. Look forward to reviews in the next few days, possibly as a weekend update.

Next: Mini-reviews of the latest Final Fantasy IV After Years chapters.