If you went ahead and looked at the release schedule for 2012, you would notice that the entire year follows one particular theme - comeback. Franchises that haven't seen the light of day for years or even entire genres are making their way back for at least one more foray before this console generation concludes. We've already seen Twisted Metal bring the car combat genre into the fray, and even today marks the return of SSX. While it is nice to see these games come back after a long hiatus, there are other genres that could also use a comeback of their own.

Director and writer Paul Anderson has wrapped principal photography for his second 3D videogame adaptation, Resident Evil: Retribution, according to his wife and star of the Sony Screen Gems film franchise, Milla Jovovich. With the movie set hit theaters September 14, 2014, Jovovich provided an exclusive look at the set of the new movie in the cool video below.

With games like Mario Kart 7 and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword hot Christmas gifts this year, Nintendo fans have plenty of new titles coming to Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS in 2012. The game publisher has unveiled its line-up for the first quarter, which comes packed with some pretty big franchises. As some people hunker down for a long winter’s nap, Nintendo is getting things fired up.

There are a lot of cool retro collectibles making the rounds these days, whether they're classic gaming posters, packaged game consoles that feature various classic games that you can play at any time, and various other things.  But one cool thing we noticed over the weekend was over at the 72 Pins website -- classic NES retro art printed onto cartridges.  The only catch?  This art is based on more current game releases.

Comic-Con 2011 has a surprisingly good amount of game content happening for it, including offerings from THQ, Sony, and various other companies in San Diego.  However, leave it to Capcom to go and steal the show.  Not only does th company have some great games at its booth (along with a killer shop for fans to buy stuff at), but it's gone and teased us about a new Resident Evil game, which will be revealed in a matter of months.

Capcom's attempt to save themselves some dollars in the used game market may have just been drastic enough to turn off folks from buying their newest game for Nintendo 3DS.  And considering it's a part of a major game franchise, that isn't good news.

E3 2011 is over and done with, and my brain and hands are mush from the non stop demos and video presentations. Now that I've had a few days to decompress, here are the top 5 most enjoyable demos on the E3 show floor.

Months since the release of the hauntingly beautiful teaser trailer, the general gaming public still know little about Techland's upcoming zombie slasher Dead Island. After playing a timed demo on the E3 show floor, I've got a good grasp on what exactly walks these beaches.

Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D was the first video game movie filmed in 3D. And it made a killing at the global box office bringing in almost $300 million. So it’s no surprise that Screen Gems has greenlit a fifth film. Resident Evil: Begins is a prequel to the movie franchise. And it will be the first film that won’t focus on Milla Jovovich’s Alice character, instead telling the story of video game character Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory). Paul W.S. Anderson, who has produced all of the Resident Evil films, talks about directing the last film in 3D in this exclusive video interview.

After kicking 3D butt on the big screen to the tune of $278 million, Milla Jovovich is taking the action home on Blu-ray 3D. On December 28th Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will unleash the deadly T-virus into homes everywhere when Resident Evil: Afterlife hits Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD. The Blu-ray 3D will flood veins with adrenaline and kick viewers into survival mode in 1080p high definition 3D, optimized for the latest 3D playback devices and eyewear, but also including a backwards-compatible 2D version of the film that plays on all existing Blu-ray players. For those who prefer their zombies safely in two dimensions, Resident Evil: Afterlife will also be offered on 2D Blu-ray and DVD the same day. Resident Evil star Ali Larter talks about the new film in this exclusive video interview.

Writer/director/producer Paul W.S. Anderson has parlayed his love of videogames into a successful film career. His low-budget Resident Evil video game adaptation launched a film franchise that has no end in sight. Resident Evil: Afterlife has generated over $86 million worldwide at the box office so far. The director, who also brought the AVP: Alien vs. Predator and Mortal Kombat game franchises to the big screen, has had success infusing films like Event Horizon and Death Race with action and horror elements from games.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Actress Milla Jovovich returns to movie theaters with "Resident Evil: Afterlife," the fourth installment of the successful video game-to-film horror franchise -- only this time she is in 3D. Jovovich, who met her husband director/producer/writer Paul W.S. Anderson on the set of 2002's original "Resident Evil," teams with him again for the latest film in which her character, Alice, helps save survivors of a virus that has ravaged Earth and turned some people into zombies and other creatures. At the recent Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego, the model-turned-actress spoke to Reuters about what makes the "Resident Evil" movies successful and the challenges of kicking zombie butts in 3D.