Lima Sky's $0.99 platforming game Doodle Jump is one of the most popular paid games in Apple's App store and the Android Marketplace. Released in March 2009, the game has now sold more than 10 million units, and its developer has greater ambitions for it.

Lima Sky has announced that a Doodle Jump port for the Xbox Live Arcade is on the way. The game will be compatible with Microsoft's 10-million-selling Kinect motion-control device. Unfortunately, Lima Sky did not offer further details on the project, like when the game will be released, what it will sell for, or how the game will be played.

Doodle Jump is vaulting to the Kinect.

The mobile version of Doodle Jump is controlled by subtle tilts of a mobile device. Tilting the device alters the trajectory of main character Doodle the Doodler. With the Kinect able to fully track a person's body movements, it would seem likely that a similar control mechanic would be employed in the Kinect version.

Also included in Lima Sky’s announcement was word that a free multiplayer update is on the way for the iPhone version of Doodle Jump. Additionally, the iPad version remains in development, and a line of toys and a Doodle Jump comic book series are on the way.

The official start of the spring season isn't until next week, but plants are sprouting now, thanks to Nintendo.

Leading the pack this week is PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies (800 DSi points, or $8) on DSiWare. Gamers are tasked with defending their house from a swarm of undead using a range of plants with distinct abilities. Additionally, the game sports five game modes, four minigames, and a Zombatar creator tool.

It's not yet spring, but the plants (and zombies) have sprouted on DSiWare.

Also out now on DSiWare is Rabi Lady (500 DSi points, or $5). From Agetec, the game has players controlling Alice, a young woman who travels to a fantasy world inside a tree to locate her lost bunny, Rabi. Gamers can swap between Alice and Rabi in order to help navigate out of the labyrinth.

The last DSiWare game out now is 5-in-1 Mahjong (200 DSi points, or $2). The game puts the classic Chinese board game into players' pockets. It also sports more than 300 distinct tile layouts, as well as different game variations, like "remember," "match," "shuffle," and "countdown."

Switching to WiiWare, Nintendo added one new game and a fresh demo to the download space today. The new title out now is Studio Walljump's Liight (500 Wii points, or $5). The puzzle game has players using hued lights and their shadows to solve the game’s tasks and make music. The game also boasts Create and Share modes, where players can craft their own board and pass along created boards to others, respectively.

The new demo out now is for Digital Leisure's Mix Superstar. The game was released in November and lets players create musical compositions of their liking. The full title contains more than 1,000 dance, hip-hop, and techno loops recorded with instruments like guitar, drum, bass, and synthesizer. Players satisfied with their creations can upload them to their computers or send them to their Wii friends. Also, players wishing to lay down their own vocals can do so via USB microphones or the Wii Speak peripheral.

For the original Portal, Valve tapped obscure nerd-rock icon Jonathan Coulton to deliver the science-experiment-gone-nightmare puzzler's iconic end-credit tune, "Still Alive," to huge success. For Portal 2, Valve has again enlisted indie rock help, announcing today that it has secured the talent of The National to write an original song for the game.

Valve offered no indication of what gamers can expect from The National, saying only that the band's recording label approached them about doing a song for the game.

Listening to The National and escaping from this room apparently provide the same "visceral reactions."

"The National's raw and emotive music evokes the same visceral reactions from its listeners that Portal does from its players," Bug Music manager Julia Betley said. Like the first game, Portal 2 sees players attempting to escape from an aseptic house-of-horrors science facility, where they must solve puzzles to avoid being exterminated.

For more on Portal 2, which is due out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on April 18, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

On September 13, id Software's Rage will drop players into a postapocalyptic wasteland where the last vestiges of humanity struggle to survive in a harsh world. However, before the game makes its long-awaited arrival on the PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, the developer is going to give gamers a chance to find out how civilization came to crumble in a prequel comic book series.

Today, id Software parent Bethesda Softworks announced a deal with Dark Horse Comics that will see the print publisher release a three-issue miniseries based on Rage. Written by Arvid Nelsion (Rex Mundi) with art by Andrea Mutti (DMZ), the series will detail the downfall of civilization after an asteroid strike, with a surviving scientist discovering a cover-up regarding the events that created the ruined world around her. The first issue of the miniseries should hit stores in North America and the UK June 22.

Look for this charming gent on the cover of Rage #1.

As for the game, it will combine first-person shooter gameplay with open-world vehicle combat as players fight off mutants and roving gangs of bandits. It won't all be shooting and driving, as players will need to visit neutral zones to take bounties, customize their cars, and chat up the locals. The developer has described the game as "open but directed," not necessarily requiring players to complete every mission immediately, and giving them some freedom to wander.

For more on Rage, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

It’s been about a year and a half since a trio of Bungie alumni formed Moonshot Games, a studio with the stated intention of bringing AAA design values to the downloadable market. Now, gamers have been given their first glimpse as to how well Moonshot is coming along with that goal, as the studio announced its first project this week, Fallen Frontier.

Fallen Frontier will fall into the 2D side-scrolling shooter genre and presents the story of a hard-bitten “lawman” who is at the center of a far-future film noir-style mystery on a frontier world in the Alpha Centauri system.

Alpha Centauri may not be the final frontier, but it certainly is home for Fallen Frontier.

As seen in the game’s first trailer (below), Fallen Frontier features an artistically rendered sci-fi universe chock-full of guns and grenades. Beyond its single-player storyline, the game also supports cooperative action.

Moonshot plans to give the game’s first public showing at PAX East, which will set up shop in Boston from March 11-13.

[UPDATE] Responding to a request for comment, Moonshot said that it hopes to release Fallen Frontier during the first half of 2012. As for platforms, the studio is targeting Steam, Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Network, though a definitive decision has yet to be made. Moonshot also said that it is still searching for a publisher.

Hot on the heels of news of a fifth Resident Evil film comes word of another game-inspired film project. Showbiz trade magazine Variety today reports that this week will see the commencement of filming of Silent Hill: Revelation 3D in Toronto, Canada. The film is the follow-up to 2006's Silent Hill, which was based on the 1999 original PlayStation game of the same name from Japanese publisher Konami.

Welcome back to Silent Hill.

While the original film was directed by Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf), the sequel will be helmed and written by Michael J. Bassett (Solomon Kane). It will also get new stars in the form of Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins : Wolverine and the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kit Harington, who starts in HBO's forthcoming fantasy series Game of Thrones. The project is being produced by Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody, who also produced the Resident Evil films, and is set for release later this year.

Considered one of the leading survival horror franchises, the Silent Hill series of games takes place in the titular town, which is the site of various supernatural disturbances. (The next game in the series, Downpour, is set for release later this year.) While the first film followed a woman searching for her daughter, the second will follow a teenage girl who is on the run with her father. According to the Internet Movie Database, the girl's 18th birthday leads to a variety of complications, including her father's disappearance and an entryway into a demonic world that may trap her permanently.

It's a bustling week on Xbox Live, as an updated version of Ubisoft's 2003 adventure game hits the Xbox Live Arcade this week alongside new downloadable content for Fable III and Dead Space 2, a slew of Games on Demand entries, and demos for two new sports games.

Leading the pack this week is Ubisoft's Beyond Good & Evil HD (800 MS points, or $10). The third game of Microsoft's five-title House Party promotion, Beyond Good & Evil HD features 1080p graphics, including enhanced character models and upgraded textures, and Ubisoft has also remastered the game's musical score. The game is due out on Wednesday.

Jade the journalist comes to Xbox Live this week.

Gamers looking to add content to the latest Fable game can grab the Traitor's Keep DLC (560 MS points, or $7) for Fable III today from Xbox Live. Traitor's Keep features three new levels--Ravenscar Keep, Clockwork Island, and the Godwin Estate--each of which offers new quests to undertake.

Another batch of add-on content now available is the Severed DLC (560 MS points, or $7) for Dead Space 2. A downloadable add-on featuring characters from Dead Space: Extraction, Severed includes two stand-alone single-player chapters. The expansion drops players into the role of Gabe Weller, a security guard in the necromorph-infested Sprawl, as he escorts Lexine Murdock to safety. Weller is equipped with an upgraded pulse rifle and security suit, both of which will come in handy when faced with the returning Twitcher, which fans may remember from the original Dead Space.

Out now on the Games on Demand hub are four new titles, the first of which is Metro 2033 ($50). The game depicts a near-future Earth where human civilization was obliterated by an apocalyptic tragedy in 2013. With the planet's surface now an inhospitable wasteland, humanity's few survivors have taken shelter in Moscow's labyrinthine underground subway system.

Also out on the full-game download space is Far Cry Instincts Predator ($20). The title contains two games: the original Far Cry Instincts, as well as Predator content. The game puts players into the boots of Jack Carver, who is stranded on an island inhabited with mercenaries, pirates, and other angry inhabitants.

Gamers looking for something less violent via Games on Demand can pick up Open Season ($20). The game sees players taking on the role of both Boog and Elliot, as they follow the film's storyline. The characters use the land and its inhabitants to their advantage, with skunk bombs, acorn-chucking squirrels, and wascally wabbits. Friends will also be able to compete against each other with minigames that support up to four players.

The last game out in the Games on Demand virtual marketplace this week is The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon ($20). In the game, the titular purple dragon faces off against the nefarious Dark Master in a final showdown, allying with former adversary Cynder in the process. The series adds two new play mechanics: Spyro can now take to the sky at will, and players can now take advantage of two-player co-op as either Spyro or Cynder in the game's single-player mode.

Gamers looking to try before they buy can download two new sports game demos today, the first of which is for 2K Czech's Top Spin 4. The tennis game--due out in full March 15--is a licensed title and feature the likenesses of 25 tennis stars, including Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal, Ana Ivanovic, Pete Sampras, James Black, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Caroline Wozniacki.

The other sports game demo out now is for the Roy Halladay-fronted MLB 2K11. 2K's latest baseball sim, MLB 2K11 is in development at 2K Sports' Visual Concepts studio, which also handles the publisher's NBA sim franchise. Gamers can use the demo as practice because when the game is released on March 8, the first gamer to record and submit an authentic perfect game will win $1,000,000.

A new month starts tomorrow, but today marks the end of the distinctive WiiWare rhythm series Bit. Trip.

Leading the pack this week is Gaijin Games' Bit. Trip Flux (800 Wii points, or $8). The final entry in the Bit. Trip franchise, Flux has players reprising their role as protagonist Commandervideo in his final adventure. Gamers can play either solo or with a friend and enjoy new power-ups like the full-screen paddle, new beat types, and a new Meta mode.

Commandervideo's final adventure hits WiiWare today.

Also out now on WiiWare are two new demos, the first of which is for Zallag's deity game Gods vs. Humans. The other demo also now available is for Pong Toss Pro: Frat Party Games.

Switching to DSiWare, Nintendo added three new games to the virtual marketplace today, the first of which is My Little Restaurant (500 DSi points, or $5). The game casts players as a restaurant manager who must seat guests, take orders, deliver food, and make money. The game sports five distinct restaurant types: American Diner, Japanese Bar, Ancient Palace, Picnic Fun, and Space Lunchroom, as well as a duo of minigames: Burgers for the Chef and Sushi Master Challenge.

Also out now on DSiWare is Subdued Software's Magnetic Joe (500 DSi points, or $5). The title has players controlling Joe, a petite magnetic sphere. As Joe, players will travel through 100 levels all set about with enemies and obstacles. Each maze is full of magnets that pull Joe in every which way, so players must wisely use Joe's magnetic power to get to safety.

The last DSiWare title out now is Monster Buster Club (800 DSi points, or $8). From Nordcurrent, the game has players adventuring alongside Cathy, Danny, Sam and Chris through the title based on the animated television show Monster Buster Club. Players will battle aliens, race cars, solve puzzles, and travel to outer space in Monster Buster Club.

The PlayStation 3's Greatest Hits lineup of catalog titles has expanded yet again. Sony today added five of 2010's biggest releases to its budget-priced promotion, bringing the total number of inductions into the program to 52.

Leading the latest charge of Greatest Hits games is God of War III, Kratos' current-generation console debut, which originally saw release last March. Other Sony games joining the Ghost of Sparta in the program are the serial killer whodunit Heavy Rain, the customization-friendly ModNation Racers, and the Game of the Year Edition of Uncharted 2. A single third-party title, THQ's UFC Undisputed 2010, also made the cut.

How far would you go to save your son? If the answer is "$29.99," Sony has a deal for you.

Sony did not say when the Greatest Hits versions of the games should arrive in stores. However, they will be easily identifiable by the line's distinctive red-tinted Blu-ray cases. All of the new editions will carry a suggested price point of $30.

For more on the games, check out GameSpot's reviews of God of War III, Heavy Rain, ModNation Racers, UFC Undisputed 2010, and Uncharted 2.