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we're gaming with multiple screens dodging flame attacks and looking for a new direction from Apple I'm Bridget Carey and this is your scene at update the video game conference III rolls on and Nintendo has showed off the new gaming capabilities of the Wii U console which will be coming out in time for the holidays but no price announced yet players will have to use the second screen in the gamepad controller to activate different game controls camera views and perspectives in some games you might hold it up to the screen to scan for enemies but if you're playing something like the Wii Fit you could just record your workout on the gamepad a new karaoke game will turn the screen into a teleprompter with lyrics for the singer the survival of this system depends on how much other game makers will invest in creating worthwhile content for the second screen and how heavy is this thing to hold up Sony made its media presentation Monday night but there wasn't much big news basically all you need to know is that there's a new game getting lots of buzz it's called beyond two souls it stars actress Ellen Page it's very lifelike it looks to be a creative approach to game storytelling but don't count on seeing that come out for a while and if you like super smash brothers well Sony just stole that whole concept and made it the game PlayStation all-stars battle royale where you can fight with characters from different video game titles like the twisted metal clowns sweet tooth vs Parappa the rapper you can use PlayStation Vita as an extra controller to play against someone with a ps3 sony we bringing more titles to the Vita but it also is pushing this thing called PlayStation mobile where some mobile phones and tablets will be able to access PlayStation Certified games so basically it's like having a PlayStation app store in your phone in other tech news the complex flame virus that attack computers in the Middle East has been found to infect computers by fooling the system that it is a real Windows Update flame can steal data listens in on conversations and take screenshots Microsoft is aware and will release a patch more reports are out that Apple will be ditching google maps in the next version of iOS Apple will be launching its own version of a map application and that leaves Google in a rough spot I mean just think about how every Apple device uses a google map and every time you're trying to find a place on the go or even just look up a phone number to a restaurant Google is holding a press conference Wednesday to talk about some new map features so they must be trying something to answer this problem and not be left in the dust Apple's new map software will likely be released at the Apple developers conference next week and it's also expected that every Mac computer will get an update so better hold off on any computer purchases this week that your tech news update for today for more on the stories in stay show visit cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm virtue carry