Nintendo has announced that RPG favourite Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS will be coming to the US at some as-yet-unspecified point in the future. There’s no other details, but it’s still great news. In fact, if we were Nintendo we would consider it to be the sort of news our …

A Ubisoft Montpellier employee has all but confirmed our suspicions that Wii U will be launched this November, according to an interview at E3. David Martinez, engine architect on Rayman Legends, first confirms that the game will launch with the new machine, and then (after speaking to his colleague and …

According to the head of Microsoft Studios, Phil Spencer, the Xbox 360 may well be with us for quite a long time yet. With the next generation coming up quickly, some may expect that the Xbox 360 will fall by the wayside as Microsoft transitions to the next generation. However, …

(opens in new tab) It is with heavy heart that we have to announce the passing of one of science fiction’s true giants – author Ray Bradbury. He died yesterday evening, aged 91, in Los Angeles. Ray wrote a staggeringly long list of classic sci-fi and fantasy novels and short …

Amid the whirlwind of E3 reveals, trailers, demonstrations and showcases, it seems that THQ has attempted to slide one particular piece of news under the rug: the closure of its San Diego studio. Several tweets by industry commenters suggest that THQ has done exactly that: RIP, THQ San Diego, WWE …

David Cage kicks off Sony’s E3 press conference by revealing his next title, Beyond: Two Souls, a game that explores what we know about life and beyond. “Death is the biggest mystery to mankind,” he explains. The game stars Jody Holmes, voiced and acted by actress Ellen Page (Juno), who …

Ubisoft took the stage this year at Microsoft’s press conference to announce that they’re bringing Splinter Cell: Blacklist – their latest in the series – to the Xbox 360 in Spring of 2013. They even showed off some early footage of the game in motion which exhibited several of the …

Cult is, far too often, a synonym for rubbish in genre fiction. “What? You mean you DON’T see the fascinating socio-political ramifications of Sharktopus being deployed to fight Somali pirates? Then there is nothing further to discuss, good day, Sir! I SAID GOOD DAY SIR!” That kind of thing. That’s …

Song: We Are Young (Betatraxx Remix) by Fun (from this week’s Defiance -E3 2012 trailer) For those of you not aware, E3 is next week, which means there were a handful of trailers (and release dates) that came out this week prior to the upcoming excitement! As usual Konami held …

Codemasters has released the first images of F1 2012, complete with this year’s cars racing on the brand new Circuit of the Americas track in Travis County near Austin, Texas. And boy, does it look beautiful! Even the much-maligned Ferrari looks sensational – just look at the detail on it. …