Valve’s PS3 plans may extend past Portal 2, as company PR head Doug Lombardi revealed in a recent interview with UK rag PSM3 that it is not ruling out the possibility of bringing its zombie slaughtering co-op franchise Left 4 Dead over. “Who knows what the future will bring?,” teased Lombardi.

Expect to see more PlayStation-branded apparel and lifestyle items hitting retail shelves as Sony has opened up its official license program to interested licensees. The initiative aims to bolster brand image by granting third-parties the ability to use iconic PlayStation marks on a wide range of everyday products, including “apparel, accessories, house wares and more.” That means we could soon see LittleBigPlanet […]

What is Capcom’s plan of attack when it comes to combating floundering sales? Release more software! The Japanese-based publishing giant is vying to double its output of new entries in major franchises like Resident Evil, according to a Nikkei report. An uptick in software output, Capcom forecasts, would result in three to four major releases per year — up from […]

Longtime fighting genre titans Street Fighter and Tekken are receiving the crossover treatment, Capcom and Namco Bandai announced today. Interestingly, the two companies are not working on a singular effort. Instead, they’ve opted to develop two separate titles, each borrowing heavily from the represented franchises. Developed by Capcom, Street Fighter X Tekken is built on the same engine that powered […]

Your imagination is the limit in the recently announced Mega Man Universe, according to project lead and series creator Keiji Inafune. While details surrounding the title still remain scant, Inafune dropped word during a Comic Con panel that it will offer up an unprecedented amount of creative freedom, giving players the ability to shape Mega Man’s 8-bit look to their liking. “We […]

Square Enix sent along word today that its upcoming high-impact mech shooter Front Mission Evolved has been pushed back by a couple weeks. The title, which marks a franchise-first in the third-person shooter arena, is now scheduled to ship to retailers on September 28. No reason was given for the setback. Those who pre-order now at the select retail chains […]

At its summer showcase event, EA lifted the curtain on Alice: Madness Returns, the follow-up to American McGee’s demonic take on the Alice franchise. The moody sequel is in development at Spicy Horse Games under the financial backing of the EA Partners program. Plot-wise, Alice: Madness Returns picks up ten years after the twisted events of the original. Players assume […]

Rock Band 3 will make its debut on October 26, MTV Games and Harmonix have announced. Backed by a genre crossing 83-track strong setlist and an all-new keyboard peripheral, the title features additional gameplay modes designed to guide to aid those unfamiliar with musical instruments as well as a Pro mode tailored towards professionals and enthusiasts alike. While the standalone offering will set […]

Stuart Black, the outspoken figurehead behind Codemasters’ explosive FPS Bodycount, will part ways with the company in October. His departure comes ahead of the title’s planned 2011 debut, which has often been touted by Black as a genre reinvention. Earlier this year Black lashed out at the competition, telling Official Xbox Magazine that he felt the vast majority of shooters […]

Steven Ter Heide of Guerilla Games told Ausgamers in a recent interview that they are looking to get rid of load times “completely” as well as improve on the lag that previous Killzone entry was plagued with. In the E3 demo the initial loading for us was well over a minute but after that initial load we didn’t experience any […]

What’s next for our favorite “Pew! Pew!” hero? Mega Man Universe. The name itself is nothing new — you may recall a trademark listing that was dug up in April. However, today Capcom officially announced the title, slated to hit the digital destinations of Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. While coy on details, the initial announcement tips the hype scale […]

Ubisoft today announced plans to expand on the lore in its ever-growing Assassin’s Creed universe with a comic book mini-series scheduled to release this fall. Developed through Ubisoft Montreal’s UbiWorkshop initiative by illustrators Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl, the project is set to be unveiled during a panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con on July 22. Featured panelists […]

Update: Rockstar has since confirmed that restructuring efforts to “realign” resources are underway at its San Diego label. The following statement comes by way of studio manager Steve Martin, courtesy of Kotaku. While Rockstar did not specify an exact headcount, it did note that it is doing everything in its power to ensure that those affected are treated properly. Hit […]

Famed iPhone hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz — father of the widely-used jailbreak hack — has thrown in the towel. Hotz delivered the news of his departure on his now-defunct Twitter account earlier today, noting that “It was a cool ride, and I’ve learned a lot about a lot. Perhaps one of these days i’ll do a more formal goodbye.” Apart […]

Sega has two major game announcements in store for the remainder of this year, Sega West president Mike Hayes let slip in a recent interview with UK site CVG. While details are essentially nonexistent, the titles are due out in 2011 and 2012. We’ve got two other big games that we’ll be announcing this year for 2011 and 2012. So […]

EA today announced a Limited Edition package for the upcoming reboot of its war shooter Medal of Honor. Ringing in at no extra charge over its standard counterpart, those who purchase the LE will benefit with exclusive access to the lightweight MP7, a unique weapon able to penetrate body armor that combines the rapid firing rate of a rifle with […]

GameInformer managed to get their hands on two high-resolution screenshots of the recently announced Dragon Age sequel, Dragon Age II. These two screenshots give us a nice glimpse into the new art style that is being used with the sequel, depicting protagonist Hawke as he battles against the new darkspawn enemies. Take a gander after the break.

The developers of Killzone 3 decided that the normal way enemies die aren’t up to their design philosophy and have decided to add a bit more “spectacular new ways for Helghast enemies to perish.” With these new “cinematic deaths” a drop ship will no longer simply “blow up” but rather may spin out of control and slam to the ground […]

Publisher Ubisoft has moved its car-teleporting reboot Driver: San Francisco outside the holiday release window. Originally scheduled for November, the title is now due out in 2011. The revelation was unearthed as part of the company’s sales estimates for the first fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2010. Ubi squared blame on an overly “competitive market” for the setback. We went […]

The November 16 release of Brotherhood may not mark the start of a trend after all. Amid concerns that Ubisoft is milking its Assassin’s Creed franchise, Ubisoft Montreal associate producer Jean-Francois Boivin says the company intends to avoid churning out sequels at a yearly pace. Speaking to UK site Eurogamer, Ubisoft Montreal associate producer Jean-Francois Boivin said that the murderous […]