Sony will likely be laughing all the way to the bank when the PS4 is released and with amazing exclusives like inFAMOUS Second Son:they might just have a chance at pulling ahead of Microsoft and Nintendo for the newest generation. [caption id="attachment_43235" align="aligncenter" width="500"] You should get that 'burning sensation' looked at.[/caption] inFAMOUS Second Son has a tentative re... more.

While much controversy surrounds the Xbox One in regards to DRM and used games, even some of Xbox's harshest commentators will have to admit that Dead Rising 3 (an Xbox One exclusive) looks to be a power house and a major talking point for the power of the new console. [caption id="attachment_43230" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Do I have time to check out the buffet at Uncle Billy's? I bett... more.

So Nintendo took showed off one of their biggest franchises today, with Super Smash Bros being announced for the WiiU and Nintendo 3DS. In the stunning new trailer at E3, Nintendo showed two new characters off: the Villager from Animal Crossing and Mega Man from the Mega Man franchise. And while that was enough to stun the crowd for certain, Nintendo also announced the Wii Fit Trainer as a p... more.

Microsoft's Xbox always had a way of blowing out the competition in the past two generations, either with big name exclusives like Halo or Gears of War and the best online service known to the video game world. The specs were solid and past consoles managed to appeal to casual and hardcore gamers. That being said, I was really underwhelmed by Xbox One's presentation. [caption id="attachment_... more.

Time for a resurgence in the hack and slash click-a-thon genre. Torchlight 2 brings Steam workshop support, quite a off from their initial plan. Torchlight 2 has always supported mods with it's robust modding tools available from day one of release. Mods are bountiful on websites such as Moddb.com, but this creates many problems for players that don't want to bother with the steps involved with ... more.

Disney has announced today that it plans to close LucasArts, cancelling Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313 along with laying off about 150 employees. According to a statement by Disney from Gamespot.com, Disney will instead turn to licensing games as opposed to internal development. "After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an interna... more.

In Atlus' recent faithful email they brought joy to fans of Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) games with their announcement of SMT IV coming to North America this summer. Needless to say I am quite happy, excited, exuberant even. There has not been a mainline SMT game since Nocturne back in 2003 (Series such as Persona and Devil Summoner and not considered mainline by angry people that live to sort a... more.

Starting five years or 281 consecutive weeks ago Harmonix has steadily released DLC songs for their music game platform Rock Band. Tomorrow, April the 2nd, Rock Band will receive the last weekly update and new song for the platform. The song headlining the last day is the Don McLean's classic "American Pie." I still remember almost frothing at the mouth back when Rock Band was announced. When... more.

Arguably one of the oddest pairings I've seen in the gaming world -- the fine folks at Capcom and Valve are working together to do a Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 6 crossover. First off they are adding the four iconic Left 4 Dead 2 characters; Coach, Rochelle, Ellis, and Nick to Resident Evil 6 for the PC, in the PC-exclusive mode -- The Mercenaries No Mercy, but are also adding two of the in... more.

EA's Battlefield 4 is likely getting an announcement on March 26th at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco during GDC later this month. Honestly, when you plaster Battlefield 4 all over the invite, you have to assume that there will be some sort of info on the highly-anticipated sequel to the one of the highly-rated FPS games of the past five years. Let's just hope that Battlefield 4 is less shallo... more.

It's simple, it's sleek, and it's oh so shiny. The official Saints Row Facebook Page has just updated their Cover Photo today. No details yet, just the image - which is enough to get people expressing their thoughts, hopes and dreams. What do want to see from Saints Row IV? *UPDATE* The Saints Row Debut Trailer - AUGUST 20th, 2013 Saints Row 4 ... more.

  Earlier today Kotaku reported that there is a new Star Wars game in the works that will be available only on Xbox Live Arcade, and will support 16-player matches. (8 rebel scum, and 8 Imperial Stormtroopers) This game is said to be made on an entirely new engine, and will be made in the vein of a Call of Duty, giving you that fast-paced multiplayer that millions of people enjoy daily. ... more.

You know, the OUYA.. That kickstarter that made like a gazillion dollars... Yeah, well apparently they are ready to start shipping out the first units, and will be having a party to commemorate the feat at the fuseproject offices in San Fransisco. (fuseproject is an industrial design and branding firm founded in 1999 by Ouya designer Yves Beha) The OUYA is expected to really showcase that a sm... more.

Capcom has announced that Lost Planet 3 will be hitting the North American market on June 25 and in Europe on June 28. The latest chapter in the Lost Planet series will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Whether you love or hate the series, it doesn't change the fact that it has a pretty massive size audience that will continue to purchase the games. Having never played either o... more.