Just last week we had the pleasure to announce that Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology was coming to America on January 3rd to the joy of many freedom loving Americans.

But not to be outdone by tea-dumping, NASCAR loving, soccer-hating Americans, the chaps at Nintendo of Europe have confirmed that the release for Alt-Play in the old world would be on December 31st. Yes, on the very last day of 2010. Now, that’s what I call upstagemanship!

So on the last day of 2010, be sure to check the European Nintendo DSiWare™ Shop and get Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology for only 200 Nintendo Points.

Your move, Nintendo of Japan!

We have hinted at our upcoming WiiWare title Protocol for some time now, and thanks to the cool cats at Nintendo Power we can finally share our new game with the world. The January issue of Nintendo Power carries a two-page exclusive world reveal of Protocol! So if you want to get some details on our upcoming first-person shooter of Nintendo’s download service, go hit the newsstands (Page 22, in case you don’t want to browse)!

We are very honored to be featured at Nintendo Power and we hope you like how the game’s shaping up so far. Now, between you and me, why Protocol didn’t get the cover is beyond me. I mean, who the hell is this Mario guy, anyway?

The New Year is coming up, and you know what that means: alcohol-induced New Year’s resolutions that you will never fulfil. Start a diet, quit smoking, learn to play the bass-guitar and be nicer to your in-laws are some of the always popular resolutions nobody ever follows come the new year.

We gamers tend to have a few more, like “I’m not going to sign up for that MMO again” or “I’m going to finally get around finishing Braid”. But you will sign up for that MMO for another six months and you will replace that great game you’ve been meaning to finish for some mindless space-marine shooter thingy. It’s OK, we all do it.

But here is a chance to atone for broken promises of the past! We are proud to announce Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology will hit the American Nintendo DSi Shop on January 3^rd at a mere 200 Nintendo Points! That means you now can raise you glass and swear you are going to clean up your gaming act and actually do it the following Monday*!

Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology includes some of the best games of gamer auteur Jason Rohrer: Passage, Gravitation and Between (featuring both Wireless Play and Download Play). Every title comes with developer’s commentary and the compilations features a preface written by Indie extraordinaire Daniel Benmergui.

The European version of the game is still awaiting a release date, but we hope to have some news for you this very week.

For more information, visit Alt-play.com.

* If you are so inclined to continue your mindless shooter habits, be sure to look out for Horizon Riders coming to Nintendo WiiWare™ soon!