A list of top ten selling titles in Europe during 2007 reveals that Europeans prefer smart play over violence. The IDG (International Development Group) values the European market at $17.9 billion in 2007, compared to $18.8 billion for the US. Forbes Online states that the European market is “dominated” by casual games and shows an “aversion to excessive violence”. Gaming news site Gamasutra adds "The number one selling title, actually released in 2006, is Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (aka Brain Age) for the Nintendo DS. The only single format titles in the top ten are for the Nintendo DS and Wii, with the Nintendo DS described as controlling 26 percent of the European market. " Europe has twice the population of the U.S. the fragmented market - divided by different languages, cultures and laws - has often seen publishers concentrating on the North American and Japanese markets. Euro Top Ten 2007: 1. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 2. FIFA 2008 (Electronic Arts) 3. Wii Play (Nintendo) 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami) 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) 6. Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts) 7. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft) 8. Call of Duty 4: Mordern Warfare (Activision) 9. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo) 10. The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)

Online entertainment company KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc announced today the beta launch of Wizard101, a virtual world designed for tween and teen audiences. In the expansive virtual world, beta testers will find themselves exploring a magical world in the role of apprentice wizard at the Ravenwood School of Magical Arts. Prospective game testers are invited to sign up for the beta at www.wizard101.com. Wizard101 was designed to fill the void between online play sites for the very young and massively multiplayer online games with mature ratings. The first beta testers have now joined the large cast of fantastical in-game characters for adventure and magic spell-collecting fun. Over the coming weeks, beta testers are invited to play the game and provide feedback to KingsIsle in advance of Wizard101's expected release in the third quarter of 2008. Wizard101 features fantasy adventure and collectible card-style game play plus fun arcade mini-games. Under the direction of noted online game developer J. Todd Coleman, Wizard101 has been designed for collaborative play in which players benefit from playing together. A tiered chat system and pre-defined naming system is in place to create a safe online environment for tween and teen audiences while still providing engaging entertainment for the entire family. As part of the character creation process, players will take a quiz to determine which of Ravenwood's seven schools of magic best suits their personality before they begin to collect and cast spells summoning imaginary and frequently silly cinematic creatures. As the player adventures through 3D environments encountering scenarios and characters based on history, mythology, pop culture and pure fantasy they will be able to upgrade their costume and magical accessories, adopt bizarre pets, solve puzzles, make friends and more. For additional details go to www.wizard101.com. About KingsIsle Entertainment Founded in 2005, with operations in the Dallas area and Austin, KingsIsle is creating massively multiplayer online entertainment offerings that are innovative, compelling, uncommon and of high quality. They have brought together a team of highly creative, energetic, accomplished and skilled professionals to develop these projects. The team consists of individuals with unique and in-depth experience in the development of video games, online environments, communications and commercial software. For more information, please visit www.kingsisle.com.

Deepak, You'll need to buy a router with wireless networking capabilities. Hook it up to your home Internet connection. Then turn on the Wii and choose Connection Settings from the Menu. PAGE 54 in your grey Wii Operations Manual –Channels and Settings (not the white Manual). Once you are connected, watch the Quicktime movie above.

The new expansion set "Carcassonne: King and Baron" available via Xbox Live Download, adds 7 new tiles to the game. A King and Robber tile add a new level of strategy to this brilliant game.