In this week’s Famitsu, SEGA has announced that they will be bringing Game Gear games on the 3DS Virtual Console starting March 14. The games will cost about ¥300 ($3.99). [read more]

A teaser site has popped up prominently featuring Capcom, Namco Bandai, and Sega. The site is in Japanese, but there’s hardly any info on the site aside from the Nintendo 3DS logo to go along with the three publishers. I’m sure the possibilities are fairly endless on what kind of game these three giants can come up with. [read more]

In other beta news, Tribes:  Ascend has gone completely open for everyone to play.  Tribes:  Ascend is the latest Tribes game that has featured large multiplayer matches with various vehicles available to traverse the large maps along with using a jetpack.  Also released today were a new CTF map, deathmatch map, and the new Arena mode. [read more]

For those anticipating the release of Guild Wars 2, you now have a chance to join the beta.  For the next 48 hours, you can head over to the Guild Wars 2 beta site to sign up.  They’ll do a quick check on your specs and some info about yourself as part of your application.  If you’re lucky, you’ll be enjoying the beta soon. [read more]

Practically everything you wanted to know about Borderlands 2 is revealed in this trailer. From the characters, the new skills, and the release date of September 18th, it’s all in this trailer. [read more]

In a new Nintendo Direct video, Nintendo of America President, Reggie Films-Aime, made a few announcements regarding the 3DS and Wii. Most notably was that The Last Story from developer Mistwalker, the studio founded by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakguchi, will be coming to the U.S. this year, and will be published by XSEED Games. [read more]

We saw the last 4 characters of the launch lineup of Street Fighter X Tekken last week, but today Capcom announced that 12 more characters will be available for the PS Vita version of the game that’s coming out this Fall.  The characters to be added will be Guy, Cody, Dudley, Elena, Sakura, Blanka, Alisa, Bryan Fury, Christie, Jack, Lars, and Lei Wulong.  Capcom did say that DLC is coming for Street Fighter X Tekken on the consoles, so it could be possible that we’ll see these characters become available via DLC. [read more]

When we first reported on Person 4 Arena last August, it seemed unlikely that the game will be coming to the U.S.  Yes, Arc System Works developed the game, but it’s still a fighting game based on Persona 4.  Well my pessimism was all for naught  as Atlus made it official that Persona 4 Arena will be coming to the U.S. this summer. [read more]

If you haven’t heard of Retro City Rampage, this new trailer will give you a good idea of what to expect. The game is a 8-bit GTA-esque sandbox game that will feature stages based on some of the more memorable retro games. Watch out for the game later in the year on all the current platforms. [read more]

The Summer of Arcade kicks off in 2012 with the release of Warp from Trapdoor on the XBLA. Warp mixes elements of classic Metal Gear Solid top-down stealth action and the puzzle solving, lab escaping sci-fi of Portal. [read more]

Keeping with their promise of post-launch DLC, Square Enix has announced that they will be releasing their first side-story DLC called "Heads or Tails" staring Sazh. Not just that, new costume are coming to dress up your favorite character. [read more]

As the resident British writer on the site, I feel it is my duty to keep you, dear readers, abreast of just what is happening on the other side of the pond. Late last week, BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) released their nominations for their annual British Academy Video Games Awards, due to be held on March 16th in London. [read more]

8-Bit Eric takes a look at one of the best Disney games made...EVER. [read more]

It's getting close the end which means time to rush through parts and screw all the sidequests. [read more]

If you watched The Walking Dead today, you probably saw this new Mass Effect 3 trailer called “Take Back Earth.” In case you missed it, or you simply don’t watch The Walking Dead (WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU!) then here it is for your viewing pleasure. Nothing “new” is shown, but it’s great to watch. An extended version of this trailer will be available on this coming Tuesday. [read more]