Google Play Movies, Music Hits Australia, Canada and Europe on November 13th It’s been a wait, but hopefully it will be well worth it as Google Play Movies and Music on Google TV has been missing for those outside of the US. Rest easy. Now the company has plans to take things global. Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK will all get similar streaming video options on their Google TV hubs starting on November 13th. via: www.geeky-gadgets.com

Wii U’s TV control is surprisingly important The thing that finally convinced me that a touchscreen controller is a good idea for a console is not the off-screen play in New Super Mario Bros. U or the variety of weird and clever control schemes in Nintendo Land, though both are nice. It’s the TV remote. via: www.joystiq.com

Blizzard Confirms ‘Diablo 3′ Expansion in the Works Earlier this week Blizzard officially confirmed that an expansion for Diablo 3 is in the works. The announcement was made during an earnings call by Mike Morhaime, the CEO of Blizzard, who also noted that there is not yet a timeline for the release of the expansion. There was quite a fuss over Diablo 3 earlier this year. via: gamerant.com

Sometimes, paper is your best prototyping tool – even if you’re Nintendo Oh, it’s made out of cardboard! (laughs) – Nintendo president Satoru Iwata marvels at the simplicity of an early prototype of the Wii U‘s tablet controller (pictured above). Nintendo is banking on its Miiverse — a sort of mini-Facebook with a layer of console game makeup — to draw players to its new Wii U console. via: www.gamasutra.com

BioWare Wants Your Feedback for the Next ‘Mass Effect’ Game A new Mass Effect game is in the works – that should come as no surprise – and BioWare is looking for feedback on where to take the series. How do you top an ancient plot to destroy civilization over and over and over? It doesn’t get much more epic than that. via: www.complex.com

New Sonic Game Confirmed For Next Year Sega‘s European head of brand licensing Sissel Henno has told Toys ‘n’ Playthings magazine that the company plans to release a brand new Sonic game for consoles next year. Henno also said that the developer and publisher has several new digital titles launching as well as a new boxed game. via: mynintendonews.com

Grand Theft Auto V larger than GTA IV, San Andreas, Red Dead Redemption together Information on Grand Theft Auto V is pouring forth from the digital pages of the latest Game Informer, and Kotaku has already posted some information online. While we agree with the big green K that you should pick up a copy yourself for the full details, we can’t help but share a bit of the juicy new tidbits on the game slated for spring 2013. via: … Read More