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Meta-games provide another way to measure success. A meta-game creates additional challenges that overarch the game itself. Co-operative style experiences often offer a meta-game as a way for players to compare their performance while still contributing to the team effort. Achievements on the Xbox 360 and Trophies on the PlayStation Network are examples of meta-games. They take things a step further by providing points for achieving goals across different games so that players slowly build up a score for their performance on the console as a whole.

Pokepark 2: Wonders Beyond is a return of the popular Pokemon spin-off for the Wii, this time incorporating the new range of creatures featured in Pokemon: Black and White... read now

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Sound Shapes combine music creation and platform gaming. With an accessible editor and level sharing over the internet, this will either be an internet sensation, or a curious oddity in the future history of gaming... read now

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LittleBigPlanet returns in a handheld form for the Vita and promises to unleash the potential of the new controls through its hugely creative audience... read now

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Modnation Racers: Road Trip not only brings the addictive kart racer to the Vita but also allows you to paint the road ahead using the tip of your finger... read now

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Rhythm Heaven promises to bring timely musical tapping action to the Wii, in a big screen version of the DS' surrealistic gem... read now

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uDraw Game Tablet and uDraw Studio: Instant Artist brings the popular drawing and alternative gaming pad to the PS3 and XBox 360 following its success on the Wii... read now

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Pet Zombies 3DS will offer a quirky take on the virtual pet, by providing a sinister playmate who'll always come back for more punishment... read now

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Spyro Skylanders is many things: a toy series, a range of games and a new concept. It also provides a new twist on the dream of cross-platform play, one which may finally provide children with a shared gaming lynchpin, regardless of their games system of choice... read now

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Defiance attempts a new convergence between filmed and interactive mediums that raises interesting questions about how play spaces are crafted... read now

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