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The first trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation has landed online, and as you might have expected, it’s very big and very loud. What you might not have expected however, is that it’s also a lot of fun! The film sees the G.I. Joes terminated bar a few survivors (including Adrianne …

Hey, remember how last week we heard that Shigeru Miyamoto was stepping down? And how that probably turned out to have been a bit of a misunderstanding (though Wired is sticking to the story)? Having clarified that Miyamoto “will continue to be a driving force in Nintendo’s development efforts,” Nintendo …

Later tonight Cliff Bleszinski will announce a new franchise for Epic Games, but on the Spike VGA online preshow, he had a chance to answer questions about his games in general. When asked by the nice looking hosts of the stream about the future of Gears of War after the …

When you think of Blizzard games, several things come to mind: far off release dates, addictive gameplay, and stellar opening cinematics. We still have little clue when exactly the game will finally be put on PCs, but now that we’ve seen this new opening video, the wait feels longer than …

Agent 47 is back in this new trailer for Hitman: Absolution, which just debuted during the pre-show festivities for the VGAs. It features 47 doing what he does best: killing lots of people without giving them a chance to shoot back with silenced pistols. Take a look: Interesting that the …

(opens in new tab) Uncharted 3 looks like it’s on its way to be the biggest game in the series yet, putting up impressive sales numbers since it launched last month. In an interview with IndustryGamers, Asad Quizilbash, product marketing manager for Uncharted 3, went into some details about the …

Late yesterday US time, we reported (opens in new tab) on an article posted on Wired.com (opens in new tab) that had some big news pertaining to Shigeru Miyamoto, the man most associated with Mario, Zelda, and almost every other thing Nintendo does. The article quoted the 59 year-old detailing …

Square Enix will begin charging for Final Fantasy XIV subscriptions in early 2012, says the company. After spending more than a year in a seemingly indefinite free-play period, accounts will cost $9.99 per month beginning January 6. This discounted rate will last until Square Enix deploys its version 2.0 update …

A glut of Rocky-themed items have flooded the Xbox Live Marketplace, with workout gear, boxing gloves and championship accoutrements available for the discerning Avatar. The original movie was released in US theaters 35 years ago this week, so it makes good enough sense to outfit your Avatar with a “Pity …

In a piece of casting news likely to induce nerdgasms the world over, Variety reports that Robocop star Peter Weller has joined the cast of J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek sequel. Weller is the latest star to join the cast, following in the footsteps of Alice Eve, who was added …