PREVIEW: Mario Kart 8 - Glimpse Into New Race Courses

Nintendo has revealed three completely new tracks to compete in.

Through the official Twitter of Nintendo UK, images of three new courses have emerged, showing off the vibrant and eye-candy visuals players have become accustomed to throughout the series.

Mario Circuit 

One of the smaller tracks featuring long corners and close-quarters, which should encourage hectic gameplay with the aid of the game's various power-ups and weapons. Surrounded with greenland and rugged cliffs, the most noticeable environmental enhancement would be Princess Peach's very own castle.

Sweet Sweet Canyon

Willy Wonka invades the world of Mario Kart - complete with windmills made from candy and various sugary treats surrounding the course, players shouldn't be fooled as a Pirahna Plant could interrupt that first place position at a moments notice.

Thwomp's Ruins

One of the more sinister tracks features lots of Thwomp enemies, who have a tendency of squishing any racer daring to ride under them - we also see multiple options in traversing the track, making for interesting and competitive gameplay. preview1

Mario Kart 8 is to hit shelves exclusively for Wii U on May 30 in Europe and North America, whilst Japan gains the earliest access of May 29.

PREVIEW: Call of Duty: Ghosts - 'Extinction' Trailer

A newly released trailer confirms the Extinction mode will in fact be a part of the upcoming CoD: Ghosts

Activision has released a new trailer showing off the new mode; Extinction - sort of like zombies from previous games, only this time you'll be fighting off aliens. Judging from the video, it looks to be very fast paced, providing hectic and exciting gameplay.

It's described as "Co-op survivial madness, with aliens.", according to the official Facebook page - further details can be read in the description on the video:

"Call of Duty: Ghosts introduces Extinction - an all-new 1-4 player cooperative game mode featuring a unique blend of fast-paced survival action, FPS base defense, scavenging and class leveling."

The video initially shows a squad member setting up a drill in order to destroy alien hives, which look a lot like the eggs from Alien. 

Obviously, it's not as simple as that as the aliens make their closer at a very rapid speed, we see an array of weapons being used against them including the standard chaingun right up to a rocket rain from the sky above.

Check out the trailer below - would you have preferred another zombies mode? Or is this a good direction to go?

PREVIEW: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - 30 Second Spot

New trailer shows massive amounts of blood and highly energetic Ninja action.

KOEI Europe today released a 30 second trailer showcasing the game's frantic and very gruesome gameplay.

We see antagonist Yaiba completely obliterate his enemies using brutal attacks, one of those including the "Spinal Zap", which literally electrocutes an opponent via the spine, resulting in a quick and very painful death.

The gameplay seen indicates players will be able to pull off plenty of moves, resulting in score multipliers which in turn reward you with massive scores. The game has no specific release date, but will make its way to shelves Q2 2014.. See Yaiba in action below.

PREVIEW: Beyond Two Souls Launch Trailer

Thinking of buying Beyond Two Souls? Watch the latest launch trailer, and see what this gripping narrative-driven game has to offer.

With it's release just three days away, Sony have today released the official launch trailer for Quantic Dreams' Beyond Two Souls - containing strong storylines tying in with the idelogies of the afterlife, death, and spiritualism. 

Jodie Holmes (Ellen Page) has her life analysed spanning 15 years aged 8 - 23 in order to unravel the mystery of Aiden, a supernatural being that only Holmes can communicate with. It's up to scientist Nathan Hawkins (Willem Dafoe) and his colleagues to make sense of the powers Holmes possesses.

In the trailer, we see Holmes navigating various obstacles, from simple training tasks to avoid being blown up at a gas station - these are just some of things that are expected from the game. See for yourself below, and leave your comments.

The game is released today in the US, whilst Europe will have to wait until October 11.