New artwork and screenshots for WB Games Montreal's BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS has appeared online, courtesy of AllGamesBeta. The images offer a new, detailed look at the redesigned Batsuit that the Caped Crusader will wear during the prequel. Other shots include artwork of Black Mask - one of the game's lead antagonists, Branden - a crooked GCPD officer first introduced during the "Batman: Year One" ... more.

Konami recently held a gamers event for it's Latino fans in Mexico to showcase it's upcoming lineup, including Metal Gear Rising, PES, Zone of the Enders HD Collection & much more. Oh yea, the video provided below is COMPLETELY in Spanish, FYI. ... more.

Take a look at one of the PlayStation vita's AR play games: Table Ice Hockey. ... more.

Koei has release an official trailer, along with brand new character & gameplay screenshots of it's upcoming brawler, Fist Of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2. Based on the popular manga and anime series, the game in-development centers around manga series protagonist Kenshiro, "the successor of a deadly martial art style known as Hokuto Shinken, which gives him the ability to kill most adversarie... more.

Capcom has confirmed at the Tokyo game Show that Okami HD will release on October 30th in North America & and October 31st (Halloween day) in Europe. Releasing as a digital download via PSN, the HD version of the PS2 classic will fetch for about $20 USD/ £15.99. A new trailer & screenshots have been released to celebrate the announcement. Along with the obviously cleaned-up graphics, t... more.

Courtesy of CVG, we now have confirmation that the recently announced "slimmer" PS3 game console making it's way to North American retailers sometime next week does in fact feature top loading disc insertion instead of the previous incarnations' slider mechanism. This obviously is to make the PS3 cheaper to manufacture on Sony's end & more affordable to yours.The top is split to two squares, t... more.

The latest trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is now online, courtesy of Konami via Tokyo Game Show. Although the trailer is currently only available in Japanese, the action speaks for itself and definitely outdraws more spectacular violence than any motion picture ever released. The TGS 2012  trailer offers a new look at enemies, Raiden decimating humans and robots alike and features all... more.

Sony has confirmed plans to release "Sapphire Blue" and "Cosmic Red" PlayStation Vita color variants. Set to launch officially in Japan on November 15th, Sony Computer Entertainment announced the news of the new addition to PS Vita's color schemes during it's opening press conference at the annual Tokyo Game Show press conference held this morning, It is currently unknown when or if these new c... more.

Via press release from Capcom: STREET FIGHTER® 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR’S SET RELEASED TODAY Set Commemorates Genre-Defining Franchise with Full Super Meter of Games, Video, Music, Art and Exclusive Collectibles SAN MATEO, Calif. – September 18, 2012 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that the limited edition  Street Fighter®25th A... more.

Sega has confirmed pricing & release dates for HD remakes of Nights into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2. Both games will be available for digital download via the PlayStation Network on October 3rd for $10 and on Xbox Live October 5th for 800 Microsoft Points. As bonus incentive, Nights into Dreams HD will feature the content included in the 1996 holiday-themed expansion Christmas Nights. Son... more.

Ubisoft's Michel Ancel gives us the inside skinny on the new features gamers can expect from the Wii U & how Rayman Legends will benefit from the Wii U's unique controller. ... more.

Check out the fast-paced action brawler based on the popular Shonen Jump manga and anime series! ... more.

Kojima Productions is opening a brand-new development studio based right here in Los Angeles, CA. Job listings on gaming industry job site Gamasutra has revealed that the new Southern California-based studio is currently looking to expand it's team by hiring various positions, including but not limited to game developers, concept artists and programmers. Among the many positions Kojima Producti... more.

The PAX 2012 God of War: Ascension panel offers us an inside understanding from the developers at Santa Monica Studios as to what they sacrifice to make the games we all play & love, the evolution of the Kratos character, what gamers can expect from the next entry in the God of War franchise and much more.. WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS SCENES OF GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND IS INTENDED FO... more.

Pai Chan from Sega's popular Virtua Fighter series is the latest combatants crossing over, making a guest appearance as a playable character in Tecmo's Dead or Alive 5.She joins fellow VF alumni Sarah Bryant & Akira in Tecmo's upcoming fighting game. The first screenshots featuring Pai's DOA5 appearance comes courtesy of  Siliconera via Famitsu, as she squares off in battle against DOA favori... more.

The first of a 4-part series, the developers at Ubisoft show us how they're creating one of the most anticipated games of the year. Assassin's Creed 3 will "revolutionize" the way you look at the franchise, in more ways than one. WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS SCENES OF GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND IS INTENDED FOR VIEWERS AGES 17+. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. ... more.

In this video, we get a quick rundown at some of the new and updated features found in the latest v1.80 update to the PlayStation Vita handheld console. ... more.

Members of THATGAMECOMPANY, the developers behind the smash PS3 hit Journey, provides us a look back at the 3-year development of the game, as well as offering the first look at the "Art of JOURNEY" hardcover art book. ... more.

If you're like us & you just have to own every piece of gaming hardware possible, the you may want to add this new piece of hardware to your check-list. Sure to be a blast from the past, the NeoGeo X “Gold” system pack is now being sold as a standalone handheld device, yet packs a pricey entry fee to play the 15+ year catalog of classic NeoGeo titles at $130. The NeoGeo X handheld devic... more.

Take a 25 year retrospective look back at the history of the gaming industry's most beloved brawler, Ryu, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Street Fighter. HADOKEN! *Remember to watch in HD!... more.

Konami has officially released high-res screenshots from the recent Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes trailer demonstration that was released worldwide last weekend at PAX 2012. The game will be the first in franchise history to incorporate open-world gameplay & features amazingly detailed real-time cutscenes (as only Kojima knows how!) all using the newly-developed Fox Engine. You'll swear you ... more.

Yes, you read the blog title correctly. However, before you get all excited & wet yourself at the possibilities of playing your favorite PlayStation franchises on your Microsoft gaming console, we have to crush those dreams before they even begin. It's NOT that kind of app. The new app in question is from Sony Pictures, allowing Xbox 360 owners to access video content from the Hollywood studio... more.

Sony's first 4K TV set has officially been priced at $25,000 in the US! Now THAT's ballin'! Available to pre-order now ahead of its scheduled November release, the 84-inch Flat-screen, model# XBR-84X900 rocks an out-of-control 3840 x 2160 resolution... almost FOUR TIMES the amount of pixels in current HD standards. Just like PS3 played a key role in establishing the Blu-ray media format and later ... more.

Hideo Kojima recently tweeted the box art for the Japanese edition of the upcoming Zone of the Enders HD Collection. The box art displays only the PS3 version of the HD ports, however the compilation is scheduled to release for both PlayStation 3 and on Xbox 360 as well, a first in franchise history. The box art proudly displays an upper torso/ side head shot of series protagonist mech, Jehuty. It... more.

Concept art for Capcom's Mega Man Online MMO has found it's way online, released via artist Kang Dong Hwa, the game's lead artist, which may also indicate that the MMO project may have been cancelled. The following art pieces found below were uploaded to Hwa's personal portfolio website & popular fansite The Mega Man Network reports the images were accompanied by a statement saying Capcom has ... more.

Details about Halo 4's Promethean enemies and weapons have been revealed, giving us a good first look as to what kind of dangers gamers are in for when the game launches on November 6th. All Games Beta originally leaked the pics found below, but has since removed them. Fortunately, we were quick enough to snag the pictures beforehand, which displays eight Promethean enemies and seven of their high... more.

Lucky gamers that have scored an early copy of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 have discovered that the game does indeed take a page from Capcom's book & features on-disc game files for six, previously unannounced DLC characters hidden deep in the soon-to-be-released game's code. The hidden yet to be announced DLC fighters includes Slim Bob,  Violet, Dr. Boskonovitch, Unknown, Miharu and Sebastion... more.

A live-action big screen adaptation of Konami's popular & critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid video game franchise was announced during Konami's Metal Gear 25th Anniversary event on Thursday. Finally, some concrete info: Columbia Pictures/ Sony Pictures Entertainment will both produce & distribute the film and Avi Arad will serve as the film's producer. Metal Gear Solid series creator... more.

Rockstar Games has recently leaked six new images for the highly anticipated next entry in the extremely popular GTA franchise, Grand Theft Auto 5. The latest screengrabs focus on different means of tin-game transportation, including a regular bike, a FIGHTER JET (!)  and the speedy, Ferrari-like "Cheeta" automobile. Also included below are images showcasing various acts of in-game leisure, such ... more.

WB Games and Rocksteady will be giving the Dark Knight some extra fine tuning in Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition, including an enhanced batsuit with new powerful features But isn't the only one playable character getting new duds for the Wii U-exclusive edition of 2011's "Game of the Year" nominee. Recently, the PR folks at WB have released the official cover art for the upcoming Arkham City ... more.