Rising Star Games has confirmed that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will release across Europe at the end of April.

"The first No More Heroes game fast built a reputation as a benchmark in the Wii's capabilities, and was brave and bold enough to stand out from the crowd as an antidote to the glut of party games on the market for the console," says Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games. "It was one of the few games on the Wii that truly deserved the undivided attention of gamers across all formats and No More Heroes 2 promises to take this to the next level."

In the US, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle has reviewed very well and, like the recent Assassins Creed II and Mass Effect 2, looks to be a sequel that enhances and improves on its predecessor with great success.

Here's the schizzle on this week's Wii and DS downloadable titles:

WiiWare

"Aha! I Found It!" Hidden Object Game
Excitebike World Challenge

Virtual Console

Final Fight 3 – Super Nintendo

Nintendo DSiWare

Snakenoid

Nintendo has announced that the European edition of Monster Hunter Tri will be fully compatible with the Wii Speak accessory and available to buy in two bundles. The first containing a black Classic Controller Pro and the second containing the Wii Speak accessory and a black Classic Controller Pro.

Monster Hunter Tri roars into life (sorry) in April, plus we'll have an extend look at the game on Thumbsticks very shortly.

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Another bumper week on the Nintendo download front, stand in line for:

WiiWare

530 Eco Shooter - 1,000 Wii Points

NINTENDO DSiWare

ELECTROPLANKTON™ Sun-Animalcule - 200 Nintendo DSi points
ELECTROPLANKTON™ Luminarrow* - 200 Nintendo DSi points
Legends of Exidia - 800 Nintendo DSi points

VIRTUAL CONSOLE

Street Fighter™ Alpha 2 - 800 Wii Points

We make no secret of being commited fans of the Bit Trip series here at Thumbsticks. And whilst the US has had the good fortune of being able to play Bit Trip Void for some months, us Europeans have had to twiddle our thumbs patiently.

But sigh no more, Gaijin Games has announced (via their Facebook page) that Void will be arriving on 26th February.

We rejoice (and twiddle our thumbs for a month more).

Capcom gears up for a busy Spring by announcing a slew of release dates, let's cut to the chase...

Europe

Monster Hunter Tri - April Date TBC
Lost Planet 2 - May 18th
Super Street Fighter IV - April 30th

North America

Monster Hunter Tri - April Date TBC
Lost Planet 2 -  May 18th
Super Street Fighter IV - April 27th

Save those pennies.

Always wanted to be the most supreme of Commanders? Then your luck is in.

Square Enix Ltd. announced today that Supreme Commander 2, created by Gas Powered Games, will be available on PC from 5th March and on the Xbox 360 from 19th March 2010.

Want some quotes from the team?  Your luck is still in...

"The partnership with Square Enix has been a highlight of my career," said Chris Taylor, Founder and Creative Director of Gas Powered Games. "I couldn’t be more proud of what the team has accomplished, as the game has continually exceeded all of my expectations throughout its development."

Larry Sparks, Vice President Brands PAL Region of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “Supreme Commander 2 has already achieved fantastic recognition across media and the RTS community winning E3 Best Strategy Game 2009 from IGN, 1UP and GameSpot. We’re thrilled to be working with Gas Powered Games to release a game that really pushes the genre’s gameplay and storyline expectations to a new level.”

Warner Bros Home Video is to invite fans to one-off exclusive preview screening of brand new animated movie Halo Legends. Taking place at the Moving Picture Company, Wardour Street, at 6.30pm on 3rd February 2010, this will be the only chance to see Halo Legends on the big screen in the UK.

"We're delighted to be putting Halo Legends on the silver screen at this one-off event," says Dan Gilson, Warner Bros Home Video. "Seeing the film in a state-of-the-art cinema will be a real treat for Halo fans, and we're pleased we've been able to offer them this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The super-exclusive event will be golden ticket only, with those interested in attending able to enter a prize draw in a number of ways. Simply follow @HaloScreeninguk, on Twitter, where the latest giveaways will be publicised.

You've bought them before, now get ready to buy them again, just a bit cheaper, maybe.

Originally released for the NES in Japan back in 1987 and 1988, the first 2 Final Fantasy games are now headed to the Iphone and Ipod Touch.

New Features include a touch screen control system, additional dungeons not available in the original 1987/1988 releases and some as yet unannounced bonus content that is unlocked once the main game is completed.

A release date has not been announced.