Square Enix is going high fashion with high-end brand Prada. Fashion and videogaming have come together in the latest issue of European magazine Arena Homme+ with characters from the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 showcasing Prada’s 2012 Spring/Summer men's collection as part of the 25th Anniversary celebration of the FINAL FANTASY series. A cast of characters from FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 including Lightning, Noel, Snow, Sazh and Hope are styled for action as they step out of their usual outfits and into Prada.

Valve Software has always been a company with some great ideas under its belt.  And yeah, even though it can't quite count to three yet on its most beloved franchise, Half-Life, there's no question that Portal 2 is a contender for Game of the Year.  Well, it's about to get even better, as the company has announced a robust new addition to its sequel set for release early next year -- one that'll involve the community even more than ever before.

Epic Games has finished Microsoft's Gears of War 3, one of the big games of 2011. With the game studio working on other projects, the tech team has been busy updating the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the free version of Unreal Engine 3, with new content for developers to access. The new features are shown in the video below.

The San Diego Convention Center will be overloaded with massively multiplayer online (MMO) games this year as game publishers tease new games like BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic and Gazillion’s Marvel Universe. Plus, established MMO games like World of Warcraft and City of Heroes will focus on new content.

One of the most highly-acclaimed first person shooters of 2011 is getting a facelift. EA and Crytek have released the Crysis 2 Ultra Upgrade, giving PC gamers full DirectX11 support. Enhancing the Crysis 2 gaming experience on PC, the Crysis 2 Ultra Upgrade delivers higher quality visuals and features including tessellation, water rendering improvements, high quality HDR motion blur, and many other special effects and higher quality texture formats with the optional high res texture pack. The Crysis 2 Ultra Upgrade is available via an auto installation once gamers go online with Crysis 2 on PC.

LOS ANGELES -- Treyarch has revealed the first details on Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer gameplay at a special hands-on multiplayer press event in Los Angeles. At the event, the game studio introduced a variety of new features to expand on Call of Duty’s award-winning multiplayer experience. Hear the latest details on one of the biggest games of 2010 in this exclusive video interview.

Sony Online Entertainment announced its lineup of activities for the weekend of San Diego Comic-Con, July 22-25.  The publisher will feature panels, activities and even a free open house block party at the show, highlighting games DC Universe Online, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures and Magic: The Gathering – Tactics. 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The same studio behind the upcoming Activision reboot of True Crime has released a completely different experience for Sony. Both are big games of 2010. ModNation Racers allows gamers to quickly build complicated kart racing tracks and then race against other drivers online. The game’s producer, Dan Sochan, talks about the game’s influences and what its creative tools add to the longevity of this title in this exclusive interview.

A virtual farm attracting up to 83 million aspiring farmers monthly has video game developers scrambling to find ways to plough the booming popularity of games on social networks. Sites like Facebook, which has an estimated 400 million users, and MySpace, with about 100 million users, are driving a social gaming craze that was in the spotlight at this month's 2010 Game Developers Conference (GDC).

Epic Games will reveal the latest Unreal Engine 3 features and partner updates at a press conference taking place during next week’s annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA. The press conference will take place in Epic’s expo suite (Moscone Center - South Hall #202) where the new features will be demonstrated alongside free advanced training sessions for existing users. Epic will also offer one-one-one presentations for its prospective customers, evaluators, licensees, and members of its Integrated Partners Program.

SAN FRANCISCO -- 2K Games is ready to release the much-anticipated sequel to its critically acclaimed and commercial hit, Bioshock. With a core team of people from 2K Boston relocated to 2K Marin and a repeat team from 2K Australia, as well as a brand-new multiplayer team from Digital Extreme, a lot of work went into BioShock 2 from around the globe. One of the new members to Rapture is Kent Hudson, senior designer on the game. He talks about the sequel in this exclusive interview.

BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 has received 40 perfect scores from gaming sites around the world, which helped Electronic Arts sell 2 million copies of the game in its first week at retail. Lauded for its intense shooter gameplay and deep, hand-crafted story, Mass Effect 2 has earned an average review score of 96,  making it the second highest rated game of all time on the Xbox 360. Mass Effect 2 has earned 40 perfect scores, amassed over 30 editor’s choice awards and has donned the covers of 45 magazines worldwide. On launch day, the term “Mass Effect” was in the top 10 trending topics on Twitter and most searched on Google News.