Just When You Think You Can’t Be More Excited For The Hobbit, This New Trailer Comes Along

Wow. Wow. Peter Jackson and crew have totally nailed that inimitable blend of grand and whimsy that makes The Hobbit such a wonderful book. Part one of the Hobbit trilogy comes out December 14. I’ll be waiting in line at midnight. Hobbit ears on.

Try Not To Say ‘Aww’ At This New Footage From One Of The Prettiest Games On iOS

This is Lili, a gorgeous iOS game designed by some of the folks who worked on the Gears of War series I’ve seen footage from Lili before, but it’s hard not to be wowed every time I see this beautiful game. Here’s how lead designer Lee Perry describes it: Ultimately Lili is on the island…

Catch a Glimpse of Cel-Shaded Zombie Slaying in the First Trailer for Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

Mega Man co-creator Keiji Inafune is taking a stab at the Ninja Gaiden series with Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, and by “taking a stab” I mean actively attempting to stab the star of the main Ninja Gaiden series in the throat with a sword. Teased earlier this month and revealed last night during the Tecmo…

Pigs In The Streets of Boston… Confirmed For Assassin’s Creed III

There isn’t a bad shot of Assassin’s Creed III in this new hype video for the late-October game. Which feature impresses you most? The tree-running? The jumping off roofs into rolling carts of hay? The Boston Tea Party? I like the pigs waddling through the city streets, myself. More games need that. Assassin’s Creed III:…

New PS3, New Inafune Game And More of Last Night’s Big Tokyo Gaming News

Last night Sony kicked off the 2012 Tokyo Game Show with the announcement of the tiny top-loading PlayStation 3.3. We learned of a brand new Ninja Gaiden franchise from Mega Man‘s Keiji Inafune. We got new PlayStation Vita colors. It’s a lot to take in, but that’s what round-ups were made for. Sony stole the…

One of the year’s best pieces of video game reporting: an investigation into deaths at gaming cafes, by Simon Parkin

There’s a New Ninja Gaiden Franchise. It’s Dead Rising Meets Team Ninja.

Earlier this month, a mysterious game called Yaiba was announced by Keiji Inafune. The game is not just an Inafune title. It’s a Ninja Gaiden title. As previously stated, Yaiba focuses on “action”, “ninja” and “mecha”. The game is being developed by Team Ninja and California-based dev Spark as a brand new Ninja Gaiden series.…

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus is coming to the PS Vita. It will be out out in early 2013.

Inafune’s Next Game “Delayed” Until Spring 2013 (But Here’s a Trailer!)

Former Capcom icon Keiji Inafune took to the stage at Sony’s pre-TGS press conference to announce that…Sony and his team had decided to delay his upcoming Vita title Soul Sacrifice until Spring 2013. Well, not delayed. He specifically said “we need more time”. So the game’s coming out later than it was supposed to. Semantics!…

Hey, Dismemberment Is Back in Ninja Gaiden on the Wii U

They don’t call them “Team Ninja” for nothing. Tecmo’s development unit, Team Ninja, is working on a new Ninja Gaiden game: the previously announced Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor’s Edge. It’s a return to the Ninja Gaiden that fans have been asking for, says Tecmo. It’s a reboot of sorts. The trailer shown today in Tokyo…

Dead or Alive 5 is getting a downloadable version. PS3 version at launch; Xbox 360 ver. hits 3 months after launch.

My Favourite Mod of All Time Just Got Even Better

If I were to keep a list of my top five favourite games of all time in a tattered black book buried in a tin box in my backyard, only one game from the post-GameCube world would be on it. Empire: Total War. The scale, the gunsmoke, the bombast… for a strategy gamer who also…

Japanese Halo Fan Cosplays as Master Chief, Climbs Mt. Fuji (In Protest!)

Japanese Halo fans are pissed. For a decade, the roles of Master Chief and Cortana have been voiced by Atsuki Tani and Akiko Koike, but for Halo 4, the pair have been replaced by Rikiya Koyama and Ayumi Fujimura. Changing the voice of a man with no face is pretty drastic, so you can understand…

In This Gundam Game, You Destroy Toys

Who doesn’t love giant robots battling each other? The Gundam series has over 30 years worth of fandom history to its name. Now, with their latest announced Gundam game, Namco Bandai’s taking a rather unique approach to Gundam fandom. Based on the concept of “breakage” and battle damage, the developers at Namco Bandai have created…

Brilliant Cosplay Drags Batman: Arkham City Straight Off Your TV Screen

Wow. Just…wow. Yaya Han’s Catwoman is great, as we’ve already seen when previously featured, but when paired with that Dark Knight, it just kicks Batman cosplay into a whole new dimension. The giant ears, the texture on the suit, his physique, even the stitching on the front, it’s absolutely perfect If anyone knows who the…

Dark Souls Doesn’t Look so Tough in Big Head Mode

Sharper visuals aren’t the only bonus PC owners can enjoy while playing professional ass-kicker Dark Souls. There’s also the opportunity for an abrupt change in tone. Look at that guy. With his big baby cheeks. You just want to squeeze them. [via Venus Patrol]

Japan’s Jiggly Ninjas Heading to the PS Vita

We knew it would never be the last we’d heard from those busty ninja girls. Newly announced for the PS Vita, Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus -Shinobitachi no Shoumei (rough translation: Young Girls’ Proof) will be shaking things* up in Japan next year. According to Marvelous AQL, Shinovi Versus will be the start of a new…

The PlayStation Vita Now Comes in Red and Blue

What, you didn’t think Sony was going to let a press conference go by without announcing new PlayStation Vita colours, did you? On sale November 15, Sony will be offering Japanese customers the Vita in Cosmic Red and Sapphire Blue. Shame there wasn’t a gold or purple offered, like we saw last year, but there’s…

Want to Buy Angry Birds On The Sega Genesis?

Earlier this year, a coder “ported” mobile game Angry Birds to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, running the game via emulation on a PC. Which was cool, but nowhere near as cool as this eBay Auction for a Genesis cartridge supposedly containing the game. Given the game, the system and the timing it would…

Street Fighter and Sonic are Selling Disney’s Next Big Cartoon

Wreck-It-Ralph is about video games, and stars its own original character, but these promo images for the upcoming Disney movie barely feature him at all. Instead, front and centre on this series of theatrical posters are guys like Sonic and, awesomely, M. Bison and Zangief. Exclusive Wreck-It Ralph Posters Feature Video Game Icons [IGN]