Nintendo’s video conference this week had a few new bits of information usually reserved for larger venues.  One of the most significant bits of news involves the return of a certain mustachioed Italian plumber.  New Super Mario Bros. 2, the next side-scrolling title in Nintendo’s flagship...

Kratos fans rejoice!  Sony’s PlayStation Blog just pulled the cover off of Santa Monica Studios’ latest project, with a somewhat surprising twist.  Though the game in question is part of the God of War franchise as expected, it is not God of War 4.  Instead, the team at Santa Monica Studios...

Another piece of news coming out of Captivate 2012 last week is the announcement of a new entry in the Lost Planet franchise.  The announcement trailer – which did not contain any actual gameplay footage – sold the game as a return-to-form for the series, replacing the jungle environments of...

The embargo for Capcom’s Captivate 2012 conference just ended a few minutes ago, and the most significant pieces of news announced at the event are related to a game that was already announced: Resident Evil 6.  A brand new trailer (which confirmed the inclusion of Sherry Birkin as a playable...

Great news for PlayStation Vita owners who also own Escape Plan, one of the best launch titles of the bunch, in my opinion. Coming April 10 is a new patch that will fix some things, according to the developers in a post on the PlayStation Blog: Escape Plan Patch 1.01 is a meaty new addition, with a host of...

After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the release date of Ken Levine’s upcoming Bioshock psuedo-sequel, Bioshock Infinite, has been revealed by 2K Games.  The game is set to launch on Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 (with exclusive bonuses and motion control support) on October 16th in the...

Got a bunch of fake plastic trees instruments lying around in your closet, do you? Wishing you could make some sort of use with them, since you’ve beat all your music games and the rhythm genre has all but died? Those kind fellows over at Joystiq pointed us to Jam Live Music Arcade, a game coming to...

It’s no secret that Japanese developers haven’t had very good luck adapting to this generation of hardware.  Announced nearly six years ago,  The Last Guardian has been stuck in development purgatory and marred by both technological challenges and staff reductions.  In addition, lead...

We all need another zombie game, right? Sega announced today in a press release an official date – and US title – for the Yakuza series off-shoot Yakuza of the End. Retitled Yakuza: Dead Souls (no relation to Demons’ Souls or Dark Souls), the game once again puts players in the polished...

Final Fantasy XIII was one of those games that you either loved or hated. There never seemed to be a middle ground. With its upcoming sequel, Square Enix  seemed to hear and take into consideration a great number of complaints from the first game, and at the same time, kept many things exactly as they were...