Et tu, Sony? As you are all no doubt aware, Microsoft plans to unveil the Xbox 720 / Xbox Next / Project Durango at a press event tomorrow evening. Sony's aware of it too: in response, they've released a teaser video of the PS4, informing everyone that they will be revealing the full console... [more+]

Speaking in the latest iteration of Major Nelson's Podcast, Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business Chief of Staff Aaron Greenberg teased that there will be "tons of exclusives" and "world premieres" for Microsoft's E3 conference, further going on to say that... [more+]

According to Polygon, mobile game developer, publisher, and service provider DeNA will be publishing 22Cans' next game, known as Godus.  Godus is billed by Molyneux as a god-style mobile game which serves as the spiritual successor to Molyneux's earlier title Populous. The immensely... [more+]

Quick, if someone has started making calendars for the year 2015, buy one and mark the Twenty-Second of May, for that is when “Assassin’s Creed: The Movie” is set to release. Meaning we are now only two years and two days away from watching Old World folk getting stabbed in the throat... [more+]

Hey, remember Deathstroke, that DC Comics assassin who will be going toe-to-toe with the Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham Origins? Turns out he will be playable when the game comes out later this year. This was first suggested by the discovery yesterday of an Amazon offering, giving the character as DLC... [more+]

For those who came away from Friday’s Nintendo Direct thinking, “Well, that could have been more exciting,” be ready. Nintendo will soon up the ante with a new video presentation that will take place before E3 next month, one that will see the first appearance of the new 3D Mario,... [more+]

In bringing Diablo III to the PlayStations 3 and 4, Blizzard is looking at ways to work around the greatest difference between PC version and console version: the control scheme. In a new developer’s diary, Production Director John Hight, Lead Designer Joshua Mosqueira, and Senior Designer... [more+]

Feel E3’s too mainstream? Looking for something with a more alternative flavor? Venus Patrol, the website "in search of beautiful things from the world of video games," has you covered, as it will be hosting a press conference of its own. Next month, during the last day of E3, Venus... [more+]

For the last week, a counter was slowly ticking upwards on the PlayStation Japan website, and then, once it had ticked all the way to "1,000,000 years", a trailer for a new game from Sony’s Japan Studio was unveiled. The trailer doesn’t say much about the game, currently... [more+]

In retrospect, this morning's Wii U-centric Nintendo Direct wasn't quite the news-bomb that the Big N usually drops during its video presentations. Perhaps that's because it is saving the biggest announcements for the console for a time closer to E3. Nevertheless, it would be a lie to say... [more+]

Here's some exciting news from the Russian Game Development Conference KRI 2013. Obsidian Entertainment and Mail.ru, the team behind Allods Online, have announced a new partnership which will see the two team up to develop Skyforge, an MMO originally announced back in May 2012 under the Allods... [more+]

The NPD Group yesterday released its report for the month of April, and things look a touch grim at the moment. Partially due to a lack of compelling new software or IPs (and the fact that Easter was in March this year), game sales overall dropped by 25% compared to the numbers from last year, totalling... [more+]

It looks like EA won't be bringing any games to the Wii U, at least for the time being.  "We have no games in development for the Wii U," said EA spokesperson Jeff Brown. Brown did not rule out the chances of EA developing for the Wii U again at some point in the future, though... [more+]

All’s been a bit quiet on the Sonic the Hedgehog front lately. SEGA has kept relatively mum about the future of its spiky blue critter, only hinting at big things to come in  2013, while the only games that have come out since Sonic 4: Episode 2 are iOS Sonicfications of Doodle Jump... [more+]

Over the last few years, the Online Pass system that popped up in more and more games has earned a serious amount of flak for how it locked online features to a one-time code. EA was a notable offender in this regard, but now it looks like the publisher is finally doing away with its Online Pass program. VentureBeat... [more+]

Here's a rather interesting update from Valve. The other day, we caught wind of some buzz that the developer was flirting with a profile redesign for its members. Today, they came forward with information on what it was all about: trading cards. Digital trading cards. You get them by playing games.  I... [more+]

Today at Google I/O 2013, the tech giant formally announced its new Google Play games services. The redesigned games platform will include achievements, multiplayer match-making, cloud saves, and leaderboards. Google is also considering granting players the ability to transfer their games (and saves)... [more+]