“All good things must come to an end.”  It’s a quote that resonates in pretty much anything, including sports streaks, careers and life itself.  And it also resonates with story arcs in video games.  We’ve seen several conclusive chapters over the years that have wrapped up sagas either in style (Gears of War 3, Uncharted 3) or disappointment (Resistance 3…seriously), but it just goes to show that developers are ready to move on to the next thing.  But there’s something bittersweet about seeing the end come in Mass Effect 3.  The first two games have been so great – especially part two, which some of us are still playing – that it’s just hard to imagine life without dealing with some new adventures of Commander Shepard.  Still, outside of DLC, Bioware is pretty much done with this story.  And what a way to go.

If something’s good enough, you know someone will bring it back in one form or another.  For Sega, this is a common business practice, as it’s been bringing back several of its old-school franchise to the current game scene, in an effort to generate newfound success.  This includes a number of resurrected Dreamcast classics, along with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and Virtua Fighter, which will come back this summer with Final Showdown on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.  Now another big game is coming back, and Professor K fans will want to listen up…

OTTAWA, QUEBEC – As a snowstorm turned downtown into a winter wonderland, Center Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings was the first overall selection at the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft, conducted from the Hilton Lac Leamy in Ottawa, Quebec. The second-ever Fantasy Draft divided the All-Stars and rookies into two teams for the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend in Ottawa, Jan. 26-29: Team Alfredsson, led by captain Daniel Alfredsson of the host Ottawa Senators and his assistant captain Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers; and Team Chara, featuring captain Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and his assistant captain Joffrey Lupul of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Zen Studios has been on a roll in 2011, with the release of several pinball tables for both Zen Pinball and Pinball FX 2, namely the Marvel Pinball tables.  But this holiday season, it's continuing to build on its reputation by releasing a quartet of new tables.  Coming next week, Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue will give you four more reasons to flip out -- and for moderately cheap.

Over the years, Insomniac Games has effectively moved from one cartoony franchise (Spyro the Dragon) to another (Ratchet and Clank), without breaking a sweat.  These guys really know what makes each one click, especially when it comes to catchy gameplay that will attract players of all ages.  Needless to say, this trend continues with Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, even if the gameplay is a bit different than what you've come to expect from games in the series.

Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG will be the first recipient of the 3D Visionary Award. The presentation will be made at the 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit in association with Variety, scheduled for September 20-22 at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA. Mr. Katzenberg, a keynote speaker at several previous summits, will address the conference via taped remarks on Wednesday, September 21st at 11:30am PT. 3D and visual effects veteran Phil “Captain 3D” McNally, who has collaborated with Katzenberg on such films as Puss in Boots, Shrek Forever After, Kung Fu Panda 2, and How to Train Your Dragon, among others, will accept the award in person on Katzenberg’s behalf.

Every Sunday afternoon, movie fans can see exactly how well Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Cowboys & Aliens and Captain America: The First Avenger did at the box office. In the video game business, those numbers aren’t released until over a month later – with the exception of big games like Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which have huge opening days and weeks. But that could be changing. The NPD Group and Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) have partnered in a strategic collaboration aimed at improving the measurement and analysis of the evolving video game industry.

Actress Hayley Atwell may not be wielding Captain America’s shield in director Joe Johnston’s The First Avenger, but she’s certainly stealing the superhero’s thunder. Atwell plays Peggy Carter in the World War II-era origin story of Stan Lee’s Marvel comic book, opposite Chris Evans. And gamers can get more of her in Sega’s Captain America: Super Soldier video game. Atwell goes virtual for the first time in the cross-platform game. The English actress, who’s the biggest gamer in the cast, talks about how she’s been hooked on video games since the early days of Sega’s Mega Drive and Game Gear in this exclusive interview.

Heads up, soldier. Captain America is everywhere this weekend. Sega's game is out in tandem with Paramount Pictures movie starring Chris Evans as the red-white-and-blue superhero. With Comic-Con in full swing in San Diego, here are 5 key facts you need to know about Steve Rogers.

Captain America is everywhere today. After invading Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego with a world premiere showing to fan boys, the 3D movie has moved on to the rest of the planet. One of the film’s main stars, Sebastian Stan ("Gossip Girl"), is starring in both the big screen First Avenger movie and Sega’s Captain America: Super Soldier game as Bucky Barnes. In both the film and the game, Barnes helps Steve Rogers (played by Chris Evans) take out the Red Skull’s bad guys. Stan talks about his first video game experience in this exclusive video interview.

Fans at San Diego Comic-Con got a first look at Marvel Entertainment’s Captain America: The First Avenger movie before anyone else in the world. Paramount Pictures spent July 21st celebrating the newest Marvel super hero movie by bringing Chris Evans and the cast to the biggest comic book fans for a free screening at UA Horton Plaza. Sega was also on hand to show off its new Captain America: Super Soldier game to convention attendees in a special arcade set up in downtown San Diego. Johnston talks about the new Sega game and the 3D movie in this exclusive video interview. 

This summer's still going crazy with comic book movie madness, as Captain America: Super Soldier is set to open this Friday.  However, NEXT summer is going to be even more bonkers, between the third Dark Knight film, The Amazing Spider-Man reboot and, of course, The Avengers.  And speaking of that, a trailer has appeared online, giving comic book fans a glimpse of what to expect from next year's collective opus.