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[brightcove]1213024251001[/brightcove] Tie-in toys for Marvel’s The Avengers may have revealed one of the big, villainous threats our heroes will face in the upcoming epic. Anyone with a dislike of spoilers or spurious, toy-based evidence should run along now. Go. Gone? Right then, we’ll continue. Toy lines (or candy lines for …

Kart racing looks to be getting another mascot, as Sony has confirmed the return of Sackboy and his sack friends in LittleBigPlanet Karting. “Update: We can confirm that LittleBigPlanet Karting is in fact in development and we look forward to sharing more on the game soon!” tweeted Sony earlier today. …

Soldiering on

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences conducted its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA) in Vegas last night, capping the 2012 DICE. Summit with a tribute to 2011’s top games and game makers. Chief amongst the night’s winners was Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab), …

Revolution is a “high-octane action drama” in world without energy. What, any energy?

Show to be more realistic than most TV superhero fare, says network boss

Badass hot chicks beating the crap out of monsters, flipping around in skimpy outfits and speaking with thick English accents might sell a few games, but unless a title can provide a real reason for gamer to pick it up, it could be bound for failure. Luckily, Blades of Time’s …

On paper, based on the explicitly revealed information, The Last of Us’ blend of cinematic third-person action and two asymmetrical protagonists currently sounds like a simple case of Uncharted meets Enslaved. Not a bad combo, but certainly not as exciting as we’d expect from a new Naughty Dog IP, and …

Bethesda’s just released the eagerly-awaited Skyrim Creation Kit, allowing Steam players to get to work on that magnum opus you’ve all been planning since Skyrim (opens in new tab) came out. If you were charmed by the ponies or Macho Mans slowly trickling into Tamriel, imagine how much fun it’ll …

Cheerleaders, eh? The candy floss of the human race, are they not? Sugary, fluffy, and without much substance, they might be eye-catching but they’re also rather likely to make you feel a bit sick and rot the metaphorical teeth of your mind. But not in games. No, aside from their …