Nintendo has posted a $626m loss for the first 9 months of the fiscal year ending March 2012, a complete reversal of its fortunes compared to the same time last year, where the console manufacturer netted $637m in profit. An independent survey of site users shows that gamers are against 3D gaming, perhaps providing an explanation for Nintendo's about-turn.

In Catch the Monkey, adorable and curious monkeys invade an elderly farmer’s field. Players help remove them by using a variety of humorous and non-violent tools. Finding the right tools to use was no easy task.“We’re steeped in a gaming culture of violence. It was hard to break free and think of new solutions,” says co-designer Thomas Henshell. “Even mobile hits considered family-friendly contain cartoon violence. Plants vs. Zombies has shooting of zombies, while Angry Birds has the crushing of pigs.”

There's NoteStar, a digital sheet music application for iPad; Song Chords, that provides interactive songs with built-in chord charts, Page Turner; wireless page-turning ability for the Yamaha EZ-220 keyboard and Scale Tuner, an app that allows users to change the tuning of a compatible Yamaha keyboard.

Zombie Apocalypse Field Guide (ZAFG), an app exclusively for the Apple iPhone is now available. The app is a compendium of cross-referenced zombie facts and an extensive research source of zombie information for movies, music videos, and games.

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 6 is in full development and scheduled for release on Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 on November 20, 2012 with a Windows PC version to follow. Blending action and survival horror, this latest instalment in the multi-million selling franchise, is the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date and promises to be the dramatic horror experience of the year.

iEntertainment Network, the developer of the WarBirds 2012 Aerial Combat Simulation Series, has announced the commencement of free Online Beta play of its new online simulation game, M4 Tank Brigade Online with account sign-up and Beta Software PC Download now available at http://www.M4TankBrigade.com. Mac Beta Software available will be available on the webite shortly.

Starz Digital Media, the digital and on-demand licensing arm of Starz, announced today a sneak preview of its upcoming Facebook social game, Spartacus: Vengeance The Game, launching on January 27. Viewers of the sneak preview video teaser are able to "like" the game and sign up to be invited to play once the game is live. Both the video teaser and Spartacus: Vengeance The Game are designed to accompany the STARZ Original series "Spartacus: Vengeance," debuting on January 27 at 10 pm et/pt.

2K Games has announced that gamers in most regions who are Gold members on the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network can now download an exclusive demo of The Darkness II. On January 24, 2012, the demo will become broadly available worldwide for Xbox LIVE members, Windows PC gamers via Steam, and PlayStation 3 users in North America via PlayStation Network. The demo will be made available in most international markets on the PlayStation Network on January 25, 2012.

Warner Bros. has announced that Mortal Kombat will ship for the PlayStationVita system in Spring 2012. Selling more than three million units worldwide in 2011, Mortal Kombat became the highest-selling fighting game of the year and has won numerous “Best Fighting Game of 2011” awards including Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards, Official Xbox Magazine and GameTrailers.com.