Eidos Announces Gauntlet for the DS Eidos has officially announced Gauntlet for the Nintendo DS. Gauntlet offers fast-paced, retro RPG gameplay in addition to the in-depth multiplayer features including cooperative play, and competitive multiplayer. The co-op story mode campaign features 40 maps across three realms, allowing players to experience Gauntlet with up to three friends, banding together with their powers to defeat swarms of demons and skeletons and clear a path to victory. The arcade style competitive multiplayer feature strengthens the addictive Gauntlet experience by introducing ranked multiplayer games like Death Match, Team Death Match and Treasure Hoard game modes across 16 unique maps. Co-op and competitive multiplayer can be hosted locally over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Backbone Games Get Great Reception at Capcom's Digital Day Capcom showed off three of the games Backbone is developing during their Digital Day on March 10, including the newly announced 1942: Joint Strike. In addition to 1942, playable versions of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix were also on display. All three games are being developed for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network and are scheduled for release later this year. Foundation 9 Games Dominate Xbox LIVE® Arcade Awards Foundation 9's Backbone Entertainment studios dominated the inaugural Xbox LIVE Arcade awards, with three of its Xbox LIVE® Arcade games sweeping six of the ten categories in the awards show, including top honor for Best Overall Arcade Game. F9E’s Backbone studios have collectively shipped more than 30 titles for the Xbox LIVE Arcade platform, with many more currently in development. Death Jr. Slicing Up the Wii Backbone's original creation, Death Jr., is making his first appearance on the Wii. Published by Eidos, Death Jr.: Root of Evil takes on a whole new level of challenge and fun on the Wii, offering dual-weapon attack modes that give players complete control of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in melee and ranged combat. With over 45 varieties of enemies, players will have their skills tested while swinging at nearby enemies in melee combat with the enhanced motion sensing on the Wii Remote using DJ's famed scythe or Pandora's whip. The versatility of the Wii Remote allows for precision targeting with active aiming to shoot down airborne, burrowing, distant or close combat enemies, and players can also unlock new attack combos, and build and upgrade projectile weapons. The intuitive camera system takes full advantage of the Wii Remote for direct, full-3D camera pointing and control for exploration. Foundation 9 Announces Total Quality Initiative Foundation 9 Entertainment has announced that it is putting in place new measures to consistently make games of the highest achievable standards at all of its studios, as well as adding a new level of service to its publishers. Dubbed the Total Quality Initiative, the plan is being spearheaded by F9E’s Chief Creative Officer, Richard Hare.