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

ITEM! Clearly impressed by the work of Sucker Punch Productions, Sony this week announced that it has purchased the studio. The most recent project to emerge from the developer was the well received PS3 exclusive Infamous 2.

ITEM! United Front Games’ True Crime: Hong Kong is about to climb off the canvas. The game was cancelled by Activision earlier this year but, as reported by Gamasutra, Square Enix has acquired the rights to publish it under a different (as yet unrevealed) title.

ITEM! It appears that the creators of Burn Zombie Burn are inclined to stick with what they know. Doublesix has announced “weapons-based arena combat game” All Zombies Must Die for a Q4 release on PSN and PC.

ITEM! Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops gravy train shows no sign of slowing, with the publisher announcing a new wave of DLC. Featuring two new and four ‘remastered’ zombie levels, the Rezurrection pack will arrive on 360 in the fourth week of August, with PS3 and PC versions to follow at a later date.

ITEM! Nintendo’s great handheld hopes have undergone title changes. As reported by 1UP, Super Mario 3DS and Mario Kart 3DS will now be known as Super Mario 3DS Land and Mario Kart 7. Nintendo is yet to announce Australian release dates.

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In this episode: Lollipop Chainsaw, Dishonored, Hard Reset, Shadows of the Damned, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, R18+ breakthrough, 3DS price cut, Gears 3 leak and much more!

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Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Nothing

NINTENDO Wii Nothing 3DS Nothing DS Bejeweled Twist * Plants vs Zombies

SONY PS3 Ratchet & Clank Platinum Pack * Resistance Platinum Pack * Uncharted Platinum Pack PSP Nothing

VARIOUS PC Nothing

New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the new downloadable titles released during the past week.

MICROSOFT XBLA From Dust

NINTENDO WiiWare Nothing eShop Let’s Golf 3D DSiWare Nothing

SONY PSN 3D Ultra Mini Golf Adventures * Dead Block Minis Nothing

VALVE Steam Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters * Cogs * Dead Horde * Defy Gravity Extended * EYE: Divine Cybermancy * Legend of Fae * Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered * Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister * Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse * Supreme Ruler: Cold War

Recent instalments of New Media: 24.07.11 l 17.07.11 l 10.07.11 l 03.07.11 l 26.06.11

Mario Kart: Super Circuit: One of 20 games being offered to early adopters

Just four months after it arrived on store shelves, Nintendo of Australia has announced plans to slash the RRP of its 3DS handheld from $350 to $250 on Friday 12 August. The price of the unit has also been heavily reduced in Japan, Europe and the United States. The 3DS is currently in the midst of a crippling software drought and, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo has already conceded that its latest offering has experienced slower than expected sales.

The platform holder plans to soothe any resentment on the part of early adopters by offering them free downloadable games for the device. In order to qualify for the compensation, 3DS owners must connect to the eShop prior to Friday 12 August. From September, players will be offered 10 Virtual Console titles from the NES library, including Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong Jr. Players will also be granted access to 10 GBA titles by year’s end, with Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion and WarioWare Inc: Minigame Madness among the highlights.

Does the new price make you more likely to pick up a 3DS? Are the 20 classic games fair compensation for shelling out an extra $100 at launch. Let us know!