Publisher Little Orbit is bringing bestselling author Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy series Mistborn to the gaming world in 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac. The upcoming role-playing game (RPG) will feature an original storyline created by Sanderson, set several hundreds of years before the first Mistborn novel, and will focus on a unique combat system that puts Allomancy into the hands of gamers. Players will suit up as Fendin “Fiddle” Fathvell, an arrogant young nobleman who must quickly master his newfound Allomantic abilities before forces at work can destroy his entire family. Sanderson, who penned the Infinity Blade novel and is working with Epic Games on that franchise, discusses his gaming background in this exclusive video interview below.

Del Rey, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, is publishing the second novel based on the Hitman video game series from Io Interactive. Hitman: Damnation will be written by author Raymond Benson and will release in North America in summer 2012 before launching internationally. Square Enix’ IO Interactive is developing Hitman: Absolution for release this year, which can be seen in the video below.

SALT LAKE CITY –Epic Games’ Chair Entertainment is pushing the world of Infinity Blade beyond the Unreal Engine 3 game for Apple iPhone 4S and iPad tablets. The game developer has launched Infinity Blade: Awakening, a novella written by #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kings, Mistborn, The Wheel of Time). The all-new literary adventure delves more deeply into the fantastical fiction of the Infinity Blade video games, to uncover a world of mystery and intrigue where magic and technology are indistinguishable, and even life and death are not what they seem. The Infinity Blade: Awakening novella is available now for $2.99 via the iBookstore. Sanderson talks about the new book and game in the exclusive video interview below.

There’s now something new to tide over fans of bestselling author George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones). In addition to the complete first season of the hit HBO TV series now available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, there’s a new PC real-time strategy (RTS) game, A Game of Thrones – Genesis, from developer Cyanide and publisher Focus Home Interactive. Gamers will be able to explore the eight Houses of Westeros and prepare for the final battle for the Iron Throne.

Watching television shows in 3D has become a regular activity for the majority of 3DTV owners, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. According to the report, “3DTVs: Buying Intentions and Early Adopter Feedback,” two-thirds of 3DTV owners across the US and Europe are watching at least one show in 3D on a weekly basis. Forty-one percent of 3DTV owners claim to be watching shows in 3D at least once a day or several times a day.

Electronic Arts is further expanding the universe of one of the big games of 2011, Battlefield 3, the latest shooter from DICE. Battlefield 3: The Russian novel is written by the highly decorated ex-SAS operator and best-selling author of Bravo Two Zero, Andy McNab, with co-author Peter Grimsdale. The book tells the back-story of RU Special Forces operator Dima, one of the hero soldiers featured in the Battlefield 3 single-player campaign narrative. Having first-hand experience of the drama and trauma of real war, McNab and co-author Grimsdale bring an authentic voice and heart-wrenching perspective to the story.

HBO's Emmy nominated series, Game of Thrones, stole the show Thursday during Comic Con International 2011 in San Diego. The hit new show filled Ballroom 20 to the brim, with fans waiting a minimum of 4 1/2 hours to get in. Many of the main cast and producers were in attendance, drawing the crowds; but the real treat was the moderator - none other than author of the books the show is based on: George RR Martin himelf. 

Deep Silver will host a panel at Comic-Con 2011 that promises to blend the pop culture fascination with zombies with realities of medical science titled, “The Science of Zombies.” The panel will take place in room 8 of the San Diego Convention Center on July 22 at 7:30 p.m. and will explore  society’s fascination with the Zombie genre as a whole, and demonstrate how creative talent are harnessing medical science to define and explore horror entertainment in more realistic (and therefore more frightening and engaging) ways. 

Microsoft, Bungie and Tor Books have enlisted Karen Traviss to write a new trilogy of Halo books that will explore the Halo Universe in the wake of the final events of Halo 3.  Halo novels published by Tor have sold over a million combined copies to date, and the entire Halo catalogue is now available in mass market paperback from Tor.  Along Karen's debut Halo novel, Tor is also publishing the second novel from legendary science fiction author Greg Bear's Halo Forerunner trilogy in 2012.  Halo: Glasslands will be published on October 25, 2011. An unabridged audiobook edition will publish simultaneously with the new novel.

LOS ANGELES – Jimmy Buffett brought Margaritaville to E3 2011. And THQ made sure there were plenty of sexy parrotheads at its booth to bring the tropics to the convention center. The booth babes in bikinis speak in this exclusive 3D video interview below.

SAN FRANCISCO, California – During GDC 2011, Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for games and interactive 3D on the web, iOS, Android, consoles and beyond, is showcasing how it is delivering on its vision of democratizing game development and making it possible for everyone to create rich interactive 3D content. GDC is holding the first ever Unity Track so that attendees can get a crash course on Unity. Unity's next-generation capabilities will be featured in Unity Technologies' booth and in the booth's Partner Pavilion, Aquiris Game Studio, Artificial Technology, Electrotank Inc., Exit Games, Mixamo, Nickelodeon, Noesis Interactive, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm.