NanoBITES captures those small but important morsels of gaming information that otherwise might slip between the cracks.

ITEM! Over the top shooter Bodycount has a release date. According to local distributor Namco Bandai, the latest offering from Codemasters will be available for 360 and PS3 on Thursday 1 September.

ITEM! Pining for English language editions of Wii exclusives The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower and Xenoblade? Then look away now. As reported by Joystiq, Nintendo of America has revealed that it has “no plans” to localise these titles.

ITEM! It appears that Ubisoft’s perennially delayed action survival game I Am Alive still has a pulse. As noted by CVG, the game has been assigned an MA15+ rating by the Australian Classification Board.

ITEM! Sony is set to continue its augmented reality push with a third instalment of Invizimals. Featuring 70 new and 80 returning combatants, Invizimals: The Lost Tribes is scheduled to arrive on PSP in November.

ITEM! The recently unveiled Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will make use of the Kinect peripheral, however it won’t alter the core gameplay. As reported by Kotaku, Microsoft is promising to deliver a “faithful recreation” of the influential original.

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