In Real Life

Mario’s Creator Rocks Out To The Black Keys

Fresh off a week of denying reports that he’s retiring, the creator of Mario and Zelda was caught on camera rocking out to a little live music from The Black Keys during the VGAs tonight.


PC

It’s A New Mass Effect 3 Trailer

The VGA Awards Mass Effect 3 trailer has hit, demonstrating one way to handle a gigantic intelligent robot creature hell-bent on the extinction of everything: Giant bug sex.


PC

This Is How The End Begins In Diablo III

The opening cinematic for Diablo III debuted tonight at the Spike VGA awards, featuring the falling of more than one star and the passing of a torch from uncle to niece.


Xbox

Alan Wake Meets His Evil Twin In American Nightmare

This is Alan Wake: American Nightmare, the downloadable sequel to Remedy’s 2010 narrative game for the Xbox 360. In it, the protagonist author Alan Wake fights against his murderous doppleganger.


PC

BioWare’s Next Game Is Command & Conquer: Generals 2

Just announced at the Spike Video Game Awards, BioWare’s next project is a Command & Conquer sequel entitled Command & Conquer: Generals 2


PlayStation

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Coming Christmas 2012

Here’s a pure hype video for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, to be shown later tonight at the Spike Video Game Awards. Namco says it’ll be here for Christmas next year.


PlayStation

The Amazing Spider-Man Battles Berzerk Robots

After two games that weren’t exactly dripping with hot web-slinging action, developer Beenox takes things open world in the Amazing Spider-Man. How focused are they on swinging this time around? So focused that they haven’t noticed they’ve stolen the plot from a Robocop move.


In Real Life

Call Of Duty Maker Gets Teabagged

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 picked up the award for best shooter during Spike TV’s Video Game Awards show tonight, but not without causality.


News

Can NFL Blitz Have A Cover Curse If The Game Has No Cover?

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was voted the “cover star” for January’s reboot of NFL Blitz. Of course, it’s a downloadable title, so this game actually has no physical cover. So that mean Rice won’t actually tear his ACL in the playoffs after the game releases on PSN and Xbox Live, right?


November 4, 2011
PC

New Alan Wake Revealed, More On Metal Gear Solid: Rising Promised Next Month

Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception all made the cut for the annual Video Game Awards’ game of the year shortlist. But you may be surprised what didn’t.