Another Gaming Blog

Looking back at May - there's one very obvious matter that sticks out. The Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta. Other things did happen though, I promise you, and as usual in these little round-ups, I'll only mention the most important happenings for those who may have been stuck under a rock for the month. Hit the jump for a read.

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Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training rival is coming to the Wii – and judging by the title, you’ll even get a certified qualification from playing it.

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree is, unsurprisingly, the Wii version of the DS game of the similar name. It contains the same kind of minigame tests to try and weigh your brain, and each test comes from one of five different mind-bending categories – analyse, compute, identify, memorise, and visualise.

The real difference between the two versions is that the Wii version has a Mii Academy, into which you can enrol any one of your Miinions (see what I did there?! Oh, hahaha! etc), track their progress, read their student record, and see their grades. "Their", of course, referring to you, so don't think enrolling your Jesus Mii will hide your shame.

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree will be released in Europe on 20 July.

Surely I'm not the only person to keep noticing these things?

New items have been detailed on the Brawl website recently - including the interesting mechanic of the "Final Smash", an item that gives your character the ability to unleash a furious attack.

Today's item is the "Cracker Launcher" - a huge tube that fires fireworks repeatedly. You only have to aim. The website's blog warns, however, that you should "be safe and sensible when playing with fireworks".

Well Fox isn't.

It has been revealed that EA are developing the next in line for the Need For Speed series, as ProStreet has been confirmed as an official title.

Little is known about the title at this time, other than it’s likely to have shinier cars than before, and will appear on the 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP, and PC. EA have commented that, with ProStreet, they are trying to take one step towards the “ultimate experience” that all EA-developed games will soon strive to achieve.

Hit the jump to see the 45-second clip of a shiny car revving its engines. (Otherwise known as a 'trailer'.)

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Through means of a glitch-eroo, clever Halo 3 gamers have discovered how to get access to the Custom Game lobby that is present within the Beta code.

Just follow these simple steps to gain yourself the Custom Game option (until Bungie patch it, anyway). Make sure you have at least eight people ready and waiting to help you out.

• Create a party with a friend. (Party One - two people.)
• Get six people in an entirely different party. (Party Two - six people.)
• Party One should go to Party Two.
• One of the players in Party Two should get booted.
• The person booted will have the Custom Game lobby.
• That person then invites everyone for good times.

Doing so will give you access to all kinds of stuff - new weapons (the Pistol and the Plasma Sword), new vehicles (the Wraith), and new modes (Influential VIP, Rocketball, Escort...). The only 'downside' is that the stats for these games don't appear to be logged properly on Bungie's website, but I'm sure you can cope with that.