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05.22.12
Big Games of 2012: First Footage of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Amazes (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

You’ve seen the first trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, right?  The one where our own drones are turned against us in the face of a new enemy and plenty of chaos happening around Los Angeles?  Well, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.  Recently, Activision invited us to a pre-E3 event, where it showed off the first gameplay footage, a good ten minutes worth of tense future action.  And we can tell you right now – Treyarch hasn’t lost a step between the first game and the second.  In fact, it’s learned quite a bit with the tweaks it’s made to the familiar Infinity Ward tech.

05.21.12
Big Games of 2013: Sega Unleashing Aliens: Colonial Marines on February 12

With Ridley Scott’s 3D movie, Prometheus, expected to head home to Blu-ray and DVD this fall, Alien fans will have to wait until February 12, 2013 to experience Aliens: Colonial Marines. As the authentic addition to the Aliens franchise canon, the game’s stunning visuals and adrenaline pumping action will deliver breathtakingly immersive single, cooperative and competitive multi-player modes.

04.27.12
Editorial: Should We Let The Government Decide The Creative Future In Video Games?

Throughout the history of video games, the oldest stereotype surrounding the industry has always been do violent video games affect player behavior and personality. It is a known fact that people who play games are exposed to more violence than the average consumer. From nuking entire civilization to obliterating players online, it’s has become more and more common now that games are more focus on squarely providing violent action. For this reason alone, parents have long held an underlining negative attitude towards the industry and those who stand by it, but is this criticism injustice or have developers gone to far? Should government step in?

04.24.12
On the Eve of Marvel's The Avengers, New Survey Finds Movie Goers Still Excited About 3D

American moviegoers continue to find 3D movies exciting, according to a study released today by the International 3D Society. In a poll conducted by the organization, 52% of those surveyed had seen at least one 3D movie in the last three years. This comes on the heels of RealD announcing that 20,000 theatres and 725 million people have watched a 3D movie.

03.29.12
Cliff Bleszinski and Peter Molyneux to Judge Next Make Something Unreal Game Entries

Epic Games and Train2Game have assembled a lineup of video game luminaries to participate in Make Something Unreal Live, the groundbreaking game development competition coming to the Gadget Show Live on April 10-15, 2012 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. One of the judges is Cliff Bleszinski, design director at Epic Games, who can be seen below in an exclusive video interview from GDC 2012.

03.11.12
GDC 2012: Nintendo Showcases Strong 3DS Games Line-Up

SAN FRANCISCO – Nintendo had a strong showing at the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2012). The game maker abandoned Wii U for Nintendo 3DS and featured some brand new games. On display and playable was Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, Mario Tennis and Kid Icarus: Uprising.

01.27.12
Nintendo Network: Better Late Than Never?

While Nintendo remains a formidable force in the game industry, the company has seen better days, recently posting a net loss in its business and trying to figure out its next move with the Wii U, and whether a renaming of the system is necessary or not.  That said, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata remained confident in the future of the company business, and (finally) introduced a dedicated gaming network coming soon from the company, one that should offer simplicity to those picking up a Nintendo 3DS or, later this year, a Wii U.

01.21.12
UFC 143 Goes 3D as Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit Battle Live in the Third Dimension

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Fathom movie theaters on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT with its first-ever, live 3D broadcast of an action-packed UFC card. UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Live in 3D gives fans the chance to witness the highly anticipated battle between former STRIKEFORCE champion Nick Diaz and former WEC champion and knockout artist Carlos Condit for the interim UFC welterweight title live and in 3D. This gives fans a chance to enjoy the action before THQ's UFC Undisputed 3 hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Dana White talks about the new game in the exclusive video below.

01.19.12
Big Games of 2012: Resident Evil 6 Returns To Chaos November 20th

Think that Capcom isn't ready for zombie madness in 2012?  Think again. It’s set to assault its audience with not only the new Resident Evil Retribution film, but also THREE Resident Evil games.  Operation Raccoon City and Revelations (demo available now in the eShop) will be out this spring, but perhaps the big title that you'll want to check out for sure is Resident Evil 6, which has just been confirmed by the company.

01.14.12
CES 2012: NVIDIA Leads the Tablet Revolution with Tegra 3

LAS VEGAS – Last year, NVIDIA made a big splash at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with its Tegra 2 technology. This year, the chip maker has Tegra 3 chips in hot new tablet devices, including the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime – one of a growing number of convertible devices that were shown through CES 2012. NVIDIA and Asus show off a new $250 Tegra 3 tablet during the NVIDIA press conference in the video below.

01.13.12
CES 2012: Vegas Technology Show Enters the Record Books as the Biggest in 44 Year History

LAS VEGAS -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has officially put the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) into the record books as the largest in the show's 44 year history, with 1.861 million net square feet of exhibit space. The previous record was 1.857 million net square feet of space at the 2008 International CES. Owned and produced by CEA, CES 2012, the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology, runs January 10 through January 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

01.09.12
CES 2012: AT&T Annnounces Playstation PS Vita Data Plans Available February 22 in U.S.

LAS VEGAS -- AT&T's President of Emerging Devices Glenn Lurie and Sony's SVP Kuni Suzuki announced together on stage the new data plans for the soon to be launched Playstation PS Vita portable gaming console here at AT&T's Developer Summit being held at the Palm's Hotel & Casino at CES 2012. Plans will be similar to the iPad and iPhone with two tiers - $14.99 for 250MB and $25 for 2GB. The Playstation PS Vita will have 3G and Wi-Fi support to allow PS Vita's gamers to access the Playstation Network. Unfortunately, the PS Vita will not support of AT&T's new and faster 4G LTE network nor will it have unlimited data. The Playstaton PS Vita will be available February 22nd in North America.

01.03.12
2012 Brings New Workouts from Urijah Faber, Cain Velasquez and Jon Jones to UFC Personal Trainer

THQ is expanding the workouts available for its Ultimate Fighting Championship fitness game. UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System now features DLC from prominent UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber, whose submission victory over Brian Bowles at UFC 139 earned him a future rematch against Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight Championship. The Urijah Faber Workout Pack will feature five new workout routines and 15 new Hit the Mitts drills. Wanderlei Silva talks about the UFC games in the exclusive video interview below.

12.28.11
Entertainment Software Association President Michael Gallagher Looks Back at 2011

It's that time of year when the world looks ahead to 2012 and takes one last glance back at 2011. With the new year here and a record year of gaming now in the rearview mirror, Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), addressed gamers in the letter below this video interview with him from E3 2011. The ESA puts on the E3 show and represents the game industry in legal battles, including the recent Supreme Court victory.

12.24.11
Nintendo Planning Another "Direct" Announcement Special

Nintendo may not have had the greatest of years with its 2011 outlook, but 2012 could be an interesting turnaround for them between the 3DS' rising popularity and the prospect of the Wii U, despite its price rumors.  But Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo of Japan, is ready to send the company out of the year on a high note, as he will host a "Nintendo Direct" web conference the day after Christmas.

12.22.11
President Obama Adds Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 to the White House Wii Game Collection

Even the most powerful man in the world has to find some time for Christmas shopping. President Barack Obama checked out the videogame section of Best Buy in Virginia to pick up Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 for the Wii. This is the latest game to be added to the Presidential Wii Collection at the White House. Obama’s daughters Malia and Sasha play Wii, making the White House a First Gaming Family.

12.20.11
Homefront Videogame Predicts Dictator Kim Jong-Il’s Death and Rise of His Son

In a strange case of reality following fiction, the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il was predicted – down to the year – by THQ’s recent videogame, Homefront. Developer Kaos Studios worked with a former CIA officer who specialized in North Korea, Tae Kim. With the death of the 69 year old president, the next step in the science fiction game chronicled the rise of North Korea under the iron rule of Kim Jung-Un. Kim talked about the future scenario in 2009 in this exclusive video below.

12.05.11
Microsoft Launches Television Service on Xbox 360 with Kinect Voice Support

Beginning Tuesday morning December 6, Xbox 360 owners around the world will be able to download a free system update that will bring an all-new Xbox 360 experience, including brand new entertainment applications on Xbox LIVE and a redesigned user interface with expanded Kinect voice control. The next generation of TV entertainment begins with the announcement by Microsoft Corp. of the launch of an all-new Xbox 360 experience including the first group of new, custom applications from world leading TV and entertainment content providers on Xbox LIVE.

12.04.11
GameStop Offers Gamers First Hands-On with ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime

In another sign that tablets are changing the videogame business, the world’s largest game retaThe next generation of Android tablets make their debut this holiday season and GameStop is providing the first opportunity to get hands-on with the new quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. Select stores nationwide will have the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the first tablet to use the new Tegra 3 chip, available for demo beginning this weekend.

11.29.11
Hoops Fans Get Real Basketball and 2K Sports Legends Showcase DLC for NBA 2K12

The NBA lockout is now history, which gives hoops fans something to look forward to besides gifts under the tree this Christmas day. But gamers get an early gift with 2K Sports’ NBA 2K12 DLC Legends Showcase. The new cel-shaded game is out today, November 29, for Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network.

11.10.11
Chinese Game Maker Partners with SEE for Total Recall (2012) MMO Game

Chinese online game company ZQGame has partnered with Los Angeles-based SEE Games to create, co-invest in, and publish an original MMO (massively multiplayer online) game based on Sony Pictures Entertainment’s 2012 summer event film, Total Recall (2012), starring Colin Farrell. The deal represents the first time a Hollywood entity has partnered with a game company from China to develop an online game in-full.

10.28.11
Nintendo's Next Steps For 3DS

Nintendo has seen better times.  The company is preparing to report its first quarterly loss in quite some time, and it's still trying to put faith back into its Nintendo 3DS user base, despite its botched launch earlier this year.  But things are on the mend, and along with the promise of a Wii U final build coming to E3 next year, the company will be updating the 3DS with new features, starting with a firmware update this November.  What can we expect?

10.05.11
Epic’s Gears of War 3 Engine Adds Flash Support for Casual Games

It’s been a pretty big week for Epic Games on the technology front. Epic Games Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Technical Director Tim Sweeney presented the company’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) technology running fully inside an Adobe Flash-based environment during a keynote at Adobe MAX 2011 in Los Angeles, Adobe’s annual conference for developers, designers and business leaders. Epic Games President Mike Capps took the stage in San Francisco to showcase Infinity Blade II, the sequel to Chair Entertainment’s bestselling iOS game, running on the new iPhone 4S during Apple’s press conference. That’s on top of Gears of War 3 continuing to sell at a record pace, and with the first DLC already coming in November.

10.04.11
Epic Games Shows Off Infinity Blade 2 on Apple iPhone 4S' Faster Gaming Graphics Processor

Epic Games President Mike Capps was on stage at today’s Apple iPhone 4S launch to show off its much anticipated sequel to its Infinity Blade game, Infinity Blade 2. The Infinity Blade 2 demo showed off the iPhone 4S’ new A5 dual-core processor with improved graphics acceleration. Developed by Epic’s Salt Lake City-based Chair Entertainment studio, Infinity Blade 2 will be a much bigger game compared to its ancestor, which sold over 5 million copies in its first 10 months. It will have much larger maps and cool new creatures and villains to fight. We talked exclusively to Chair Entertainment Creative Director Donald Mustard about what we can expect from the upcoming Infinity Blade 2 game in this exclusive video interview at Chair’s downtown Salt Lake City studios.

09.27.11
Dead Island Getting the Hollywood Treatment -- Officially

Remember all those rumors that were circling when the teaser trailer for Dead Island was first released earlier this year, stating that someone had already grabbed the movie rights before the game was even out?  Yeah, so do we.  Still, we figured it would only be a matter of time before someone stepped up and snagged the rights to give it the movie treatment.  This morning, Lionsgate, the producers behind the Saw franchise and other horror releases, did just that.