Video game releases Just Dance Forza Motorsport

The Just Dance series returns to Wii and makes its debut on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 thanks to new motion controllers, while Forza Motorsport 4 roars onto 360 with features for Sunday drivers and race fanatics alike.

Just Dance 3 (360 Kinect, PS3 Move, Wii)
North America: October 7, Everyone, $39
Europe: October 11, 3+, €39-€49 / £29-£39 / R399

Available for the first time on 360 and PS3, and returning to the Wii with console-specific features. Over 45 new tracks by artists including A-Ha, Daft Punk, Duck Sauce, Bollywood Rainbow, Katy Perry, LMFAO, and Taio Cruz.
justdancegame.com

Forza Motorsport 4 (360)
North America: October 11, Everyone, $59
Europe: October 14, 3+, €65 / £39 / R499
Japan: October 20, All ages, ¥7,140

The Xbox 360's top racing series returns with Ferrari and BMW deals in place, narration from the Top Gear TV series, new circuits and old favorites, and a revamped career mode.
forzamotorsport.net

Spider-Man: Edge of Time (360 3DS DS PS3 Wii)
North America: October 4, Teen, $39-$59
Europe: October 14, 12+, €39-€59 / £29-£49 / R279-R479

Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 must team up across time to defeat Walker Sloan's dictatorial empire and monstrous super villain Anti-Venom.
herohq.com/spidermanedgeoftime

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster (360 Kinect)
North America: October 11, Everyone, $49
Europe: October 13, 3+, €39 / R349
UK: October 28, rating TBA, £39

The team behind loveable downloads Costume Quest and Stacking return to merge Sesame Street's educational entertainment with their own friendly monsters and Kinect's movement mimicry.
onceuponamonstergame.com

Aliens: Infestation (DS)
Europe: September 30, 16+, €39 / £29
North America: October 11, Teen, $29

European reviews indicate that Aliens: Infestation is not only a faithful homage and worthy addition to the Aliens universe, but a cracking game in its own right.
sega.com/games/aliens-infestation

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (360 PS3)
North America: October 11, Teen, $59
Japan: October 13, C (15+), ¥8,380
Europe: October 14, 16+, €69 / £39 / R599

Airborne conflict given a hard, real-world edge as the Ace Combat series ejects fantasy settings in exchange for Miami, Paris, Eastern Africa, Toyko, Moscow and more.
acecombat-assaulthorizon.com

Video game releases Dark Souls Rage Just Dance

The purgatorially difficult Dark Souls, post-apocalyptic shooter Rage, and light-hearted party game Just Dance 3 are among a crop of new games out the week of October 2-8.

Dark Souls (360 PS3)
Japan: September 22, D (17+), ¥8,200
North America: October 4, M17+, $59
European regions: October 7, 16+, €59 / £49 / R599

Medieval fantasy adventure in which every mistake is punished and players' fortitude is under constant examination. Online mode allows participants to invade each others' games for good or evil purposes. High expectations due to predecessor Demon's Souls.
preparetodie.com

Rage (360 PC PS3)
North America: October 4, M17+, $59
European regions: October 7, 18+, €49-€69 / R325-R499
UK: October 7, 15, £35-£49
Japan: October 6, Z (18+), ¥7,980

First in a new franchise from industry giants Id Software (Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake), this time merging state-of-the-art graphics, weapon wielding and road racing on a devastated future Earth.
rage.com

Just Dance 3 (360 Kinect, PS3 Move, Wii)
North America: October 7, Everyone, $39
Europe: October 11, 3+, €39-€49 / £29-£39 / R399

Available for the first time on 360 and PS3, and returning to the Wii with console-specific features. Over 45 new tracks including A-Ha, Daft Punk, Duck Sauce, Bollywood Rainbow, Katy Perry, LMFAO, and Taio Cruz.
justdancegame.com

Eufloria (PS3 via download)
Already available on PC
North America: October 4, Everyone, $10
Europe: October 5, 3+, €10 / £8
Biological warfare in space! Direct swarms of seedlings to propagate asteroid clusters and take them over before the enemy does. Independent Games Festival finalist 2009.
eufloria-game.com

NBA 2K12 (360 PC PS3 PSP)
North America: October 4, Everyone, $19-$59
European regions: October 7, 3+, / £25-£49 / R199-499
Japan: October 20, ¥5,040-¥6,090

Michael Jordan was the star of NBA 2K11, and here he's joined by legends like Bird, Ewing, Magic, Pippen and Olajuwon. Current teams are also in the mix, though rookies won't be due to the ongoing NBA salary dispute.
2ksports.com/games/nba2k12

NBA Jam: On Fire Edition (360 PS3 via download)
360: October 5, 1200 points ($15).
PS3: North America, October 4, $15. Europe, October 5, €13 / £10

Two-on-two arcade basketball with a range of improbable dunks, new "on fire" modes, taunts, and tag team dynamics for online multiplayer.
ea.com/nba-jam-on-fire

Spider-Man: Edge of Time (360 3DS DS PS3 Wii)
North America: October 4, Teen, $39-$59
Europe: October 14, 12+, €39-€59 / £29-£49 / R279-R479

Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 must team up across time to defeat Walker Sloan's dictatorial empire and monstrous super villain Anti-Venom.
herohq.com/spidermanedgeoftime

ABBA dance their way onto Wii

A debut trailer shows how ABBA: You Can Dance is to bring some of the Swedish pop icons' glitz and glamour to the Nintendo Wii.

Hits such as "Mamma Mia," "Voulez-Vous," "Waterloo" and "Dancing Queen" appear in the video, with "Take a Chance on Me" confirmed separately.

The collection of classic songs and dance routines will join a line-up of Just Dance spin-offs dedicated to just one theme -- Michael Jackson: The Experience, The Smurfs Dance Party, and Dance on Broadway having already made their public bows.

A karaoke feature allows two players to sing along, with the established dance mode returning for up to four players at once.

Clips from official music videos are promised, along with the recognizable Just Dance style of on-screen performers, augmented with flares and flowing hair as appropriate.

The game has been announced as a mid-November release on the Nintendo Wii -- no Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 equivalent as of yet, though both Michael Jackson and Dance on Broadway eventually crossed the divide.

PlayStation 3 owners at least can take comfort in the knowledge that Singstar ABBA has been at their disposal since 2008, while the 360's legion of body poppers have Dance Central 2 coming late October.

ABBA: You Can Dance announcement trailer: http://youtu.be/Sgf2jGQlDpI
Official website: abba-youcandance.com