Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin captured his second career Art Ross Trophy as the National Hockey League’s scoring champion, Tampa Bay Lightning center and NHL 12 cover athlete Steven Stamkos claimed his second Maurice Richard Trophy as the League’s goal-scoring leader, and St. Louis Blues goaltenders Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak combined to win their first William Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders on the club allowing the fewest goals during the 2011-12 regular season. The four trophy winners will be honored at the 2012 NHL Awards, which will be held Wednesday, June 20 at the Wynn Las Vegas.

OTTOWA -- QUEBEC -- The 2012 Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair, the National Hockey League’s fan experience, will take over more than 100,000 square feet and three levels of the Ottawa Convention Centre in downtown Ottawa from Thursday, Jan. 26 through Saturday, Jan. 28. There will be something for everyone at the three-day, family-friendly festival, including special appearances from former NHL greats and current NHL stars, a display of 19 of hockey’s most-prized trophies including the Stanley Cup, live TV and radio broadcasts, music, food, merchandise locations and dozens of other dynamic activities. EA Sports NHL 12 was on display at the festivities as well.

When Dead Space 2 came out earlier this year, we were amazed by Visceral Games' progress on the franchise, with haunting environments and plenty of shocking surprises awaiting us.  We knew that Isaac Clarke's adventure would (eventually) continue, but now it looks like it's confirmed, as an IGN report indicates that Dead Space 3 is happening.

The upcoming 2011-12 season of hockey gets an early faceoff with Electronic Arts hitting the ice a month before the regular season starts. EA Sports NHL 12 launches without any competition this year, as 2K Sports has walked away from the Canadian sport. Puck heads have only one choice for hockey this year, although NHL 12 is available on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. EA Sports talks about the new game, which includes the new Winnipeg Jets, in this exclusive video below.

Electronic Arts is going old school with one of the big games of 2011. EA Sports is bringing nine of the greatest players in NHL history to NHL 12, including Hall of Famers and Stanley Cup Champions Wayne Gretzky, Ray Bourque and Chris Chelios. The nine NHL greats will be integrated into the game across virtually every mode, including the all-new Be A Legend Mode, adding a new and exciting dimension to the EA Sports NHL series. Gamers will even be able to add these greats – in their prime – to any current team. Gretzky, who partnered with EA last year on NHL Slap Shot for Wii, talks about video games in this exclusive video interview.

It's only a few weeks until summer comes to an end and the gaming month of September comes settling in, but we're giving you a heads up right now -- you'll want to start saving money.  The reason for that is because of the onslaught of excellent games that are coming our way, from the likes of Sony, Microsoft, and other publishers vying for your gaming dollars.  Here's a quick and helpful guide regarding what to buy, and what you shouldn't be without...

Electronic Arts revealed at the 2011 NHL Awards hosted at the Pearl Concert Theater in the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, that Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning will be the new face of the EA Sports NHL 12 video game. Stamkos’ image will appear on packaging worldwide when NHL 12 hits retail stores this September.

LOS ANGELES -- With the Stanley Cup Finals winding down between Vancouver and Boston, EA Sports is already looking ahead to the next season of its bestselling hockey video game. For the first time in years, EA won’t face off against any competition in the hockey arena. 2K Sports has parted ways with its NHL franchise. The producer of the 21rst NHL video game from EA explains what full contact hockey means and what the Winter Classic adds to the game in this exclusive video interview from E3 2011.