Video Game News, Trailers and Reviews

Even after spending hours and hours playing it, I have a hard time believing that Diablo 3 is actually here and has actually been released. If it were any other developer besides Blizzard, I would have long ago assumed that the game had gone the way of Duke Nukem and would need some sort of last minute miracle to get it on shelves. And even then I would avoid it like it was radioactive. But this is Blizzard. They put out quality games. Even if… Read More

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning creators 38 Studios laid off its entire staff on Thursday according to a report at The Verge. Both the studio’s Rhode Island office and its subsidiary Big Huge Games in Maryland were shut down. WPRI reported that the following notice was issued to all employees at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games: “The Company is experiencing an economic downturn. To avoid further losses and possibility of retrenchment, the Company… Read More

Def Jam Rapstar was a flop. The Konami-published, Terminal Reality-developed karaoke game released in 2010 right as the music genre popularized by Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Singstar was imploding, paving the way for dance titles like Just Dance. It sold just about 500,000 copies across Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360. The game has gone on to cause a whole lot more trouble for the parties involved in its development. According to the Courthouse News… Read More

As the PlayStation 3 turns 6-years-old and the newborn PlayStation Vita struggles to find its feet, Sony seems to be the console maker with the most to prove at this year’s E3. The PlayStation division is in deep trouble based on the company’s earnings in the past year. It contributed to $2.8 billion of Sony’s total $5.7 billion loss. Sony’s got new games on the horizon like God of War: Ascension and The Last of Us. The company is also banking… Read More

Xenophobic? Don’t be! The world is vast and strange but Jetsetter has got your back. Yes, you are reading Jetsetter, Digital Trends’ weekly look at the gaming scene in the other 195 countries covering the planet Earth that aren’t the United States. Leave your passport in your sock drawer and leave the border crossing to us as we bring you news from lands both near and far. Remember: Jetsetter is also intended as an open dialogue. Are you in… Read More

When baking an adventure, mystery is the fundamental base. It is the sugar in your cake, the flour in your sourdough bread. It’s how you compliment that mystery that determines what kind of magic your adventure has. Dragon’s Dogma has ample mystery. The medieval countryside you wander is vast, full of secret ruins and caves; its tale of destiny is gossamer thin, but personal as a result; and its rules for play are so poorly explained that it’s… Read More

New developments in the ongoing Motorola and Microsoft slap fight: Judge David P. Shaw of the International Trade Commission recommended on Wednesday that the Xbox 360 be banned from sale in the United States because technology used in the box infringes on patents held by Motorola. Shaw ruled in favor of Motorola following an ITC hearing in April, finding that Microsoft had infringed on five patents related to video encoding held by Motorola.… Read More

There was a time when every video game license in existence was snatched up by Hollywood in a mad dash to secure the most potential blockbusters for the future. It was crazy. At one point, it looked like John Woo (Hardboiled) was going to make a Metroid movie. Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) and Neil Blomkamp (District 9) were going to make Halo! Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) was going to make BioShock! Oh for the halcyon days of… Read More

Dubbed Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release tells the story of Cassandra, a young warrior who is thrust into a conflict that turns out to be far more complex and far-reaching than it initially seems. Here, have a look at the flick's official plot synopsis: In a land where battles are fought with swords and magic, a young heroine rises to glory as Templars, mages, and dragons clash. Cassandra, a brash and… Read More

Life is full of succulent, individual pleasures, many of which can be savored again and again. A cool glass of water on a July day; the smell of the breeze on the first day of spring; curb stomping a tracksuit-wearing thug who decided to start some business when you were just on your way to the hostess club to complete a side mission. That’s the best part of Sega’s Yakuza series after all—You can do pretty much all of those things, and then… Read More