While we haven’t seen all too much of Hitman: Absolution since it was shown off last year, there isn’t much doubt that the follow-up is set to be one of 2012′s biggest releases. As a bit of a mysterious sneak peak, Square Enix recently revealed the first issue of Hope News Times, which is...

A new James Bond game is coming to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this fall. Instead of being based on the latest movie, 007 Legends will focus on six movies of the series, as 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise. Only one movie has been revealed to be in the game and that is...

Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention Developer: Nippon Ichi Publisher: NIS America Release Date: April 17, 2012 Price: $39.99 – Available Here Overview: While the RPG genre is flourishing in the video game world, there is a certain branch of said genre which has seen nearly zero games over the past few...

For all of those that pre-purchased Guild Wars 2, NCsoft and ArenaNet are happy to provide the first public beta weekend on April 27 – 29.  Hundreds of thousands of players will finally be able to play a massive multiplayer online game that does not follow the same old conventions but innovates...

After quite a wait, the original journey for Pit has hit the eShop for all those who chose not to pre-order. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus leads this week of Nintendo downloads, and looks to be the strongest and most worthy title up for grabs this week on the eShop scene. As expected, the price point is $5.99, so...

Everybody loves stickers, especially video game stickers. That is why Square Enix has announced today that they will be offering a customizable gripped stylus for those who happen to pre-order Theatrhythm Final Fantasy in North America. This will certainly please people who enjoy physical pre-order bonuses...

You have to hand it to the creators of Lollipop Chainsaw and the marketing team, because it must be really difficult to keep one-upping every previous trailer you’ve already released since the bar for craziness is already set extremely high.But they seem to make it so easy. Don’t believe me?...

Despite prior fears that Prey 2 was canceled weeks ago, the announcement for the terrible news never came. Bethesda was tight lipped on the issue however, until today when they officially announced that Prey 2 is still going to be released, but it will not be making its original 2012 window of release....

Despite a relatively warm reception in the West, things in Japan are going from bad to worst for the PlayStation Vita. Sales for Sony’s handheld gaming device has spent two consecutive weeks breaking its own poor sales records. Andriasang reports the the PlayStation Vita managed to only sell 8,250...

Rather than wait and let more information about perhaps one of their biggest game announcements leak from online retailers, Sony has chosen to immediately make it official. Earlier today Sony announced the existence of God of War Ascension as a PlayStation 3 title that will be released sometime in 2013. No...

Coming exclusively to the Playstation 3 from developers OMEGA FORCE and TECMO KOEI, and published by Namco Bandai, is the latest game in the One Piece franchise. One Piece Pirate Warriors is the one game that you will have to get a piece of if you are even the most remotest of One Piece fans, lost over the...

Following on from the success of Tour de France 2011, Cyanide will be releasing a new version this year for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The Tour de France console game is packed with improvements and new features. This year’s edition will also include a multiplayer mode, allowing players to now race with...

Confrontation Publisher: Focus Home Studios Developer: Cyanide Platforms: Windows PC (Steam) Release Date: April 5th, 2012 Price: £29.99 (BUY NOW) Overview Confrontation is based on, and styled after the Rackham’s miniatures RPG of the same name. You’ll be moving your units around, attacking...

Something for true hardcore FPS lovers, as a new peripheral, which is an actual authentic controller in the form of an Assault Rifle that will add a new element of skill and tactic to your much loved titles. The gun, named the 3rd Earth PS3 Wireless Controller is an actual replica gun controller that works...

Some news for all you Witcher fans and I know there are hoards of you out there, as CD Projekt Red have announced the Witcher interactive comic book has been released for iPad and iPhone users. I havent played a whole lot of the franchise due to the immersive nature of it and time constraints but from what...

Drawing upon the popular conspiracy theories surrounding several secret societies and grand evil schemes of world domination that the world seems to be oblivious to, EA is working on a new MMO based role playing game where you take part in this Secret War between these organisations. In this game players...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Publisher: EA Sports Developer: EA Tiburon Platforms: Xbox 360 (reviewed), PS3 Release Date: Out now! Price: $89.00 Overview: Golfing game fans haven’t really received too much excitement in terms of progress in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series, so when you see the integration of...

Dragon’s Dogma treads the fine line between single and online multiplayer in the most original and different way that an Action RPG can. Sitting down with director Hideaki Itsuno, it is impossible not to like him. He’s energetic, super animated, and obviously in love with his job. And why...

Upcoming 3DS puzzle adventure title, Shifting World, is set for a release in North America on 24 April 2012, which is pretty much less than a week away. To entice 3DS owners, a new gameplay trailer has just been released as well as some updates on the game’s official website. The new gameplay trailer...

Sadly, studio closures are a regular occurrence in the current industry, particularly here in Australia. It’s not all bad though:  developers displaced by closures usually continue their profession, with many starting their own studios. Such is the case with new independent studio Three Phase...

GAMEVIL has just released a trailer for one of their newest games, Illusia II: Melody of Dreams, which you can check out below.  The trailer doesn’t supply much, but it is a sequel, so really only newer features need introduction.  The features mentioned in the trailer are a Defense Mode and a Match...

Nyu-media is a small startup game localisation company that is focused on bringing Japanese games over here to the west. Cherry Tree High Comedy club is one of those Japanese games. The game has been localised for western audiences, which means that it has been translated to fit western tastes. Cherry High...

We all knew it was coming, but most people probably believed that the reveal for the next God of War title would come from Sony themselves instead of from an Amazon listing that not only contains the box art seen to the right which is not the final box art, but a minute long teaser trailer which can be seen...

Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat just recently seen a release on consoles, marking the retail debut for the franchise while bundling in a ton of content for gamers to sink their teeth into. Carlos Giffoni, the Creative Director from 345 Games recently participated in an interview with yours truly to go...

Trials Evolution, the sequel to the hit bike game Trials HD, was released today on XBLA. To promote the game, and to launch their Arcade NEXT promotion (four new downloadable games released every Wednesday from April 18 through May 9) Microsoft has “teamed up with several popular YouTube gamers,...

  The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition hit store shelves for its Xbox 360 release a couple of days ago, and to get it off the ground with a bang, CDProjekt, the developers of the epic fantasy RPG, have released a launch trailer full of stirring vocals and dramatic cutscenes. The Enhanced...