Nintendo has made it known that the Nintendo 3DS will launch in March in the United States and North America. What date this is going to be is anyone's guess.
When the Auburn Tigers and Oregon Ducks took the field on January 10th little did the players know they would be participating in video gaming history. The championship marks the first to be broadcast to a gaming console, the Xbox 360.
Bungie recently posted a new listing on it's jobs board in search of a new team member. This person should be up to speed on mobile development if they want to join this division in the company.
Cliff Bleszinski announced that the development team has been flip flopping back and forth about the inclusion of wall bouncing in Gears of War 3, and it looks like it's coming back. Included in the first game, then discarded from part two, wall bouncing is is one of the features that Gears of War, one of the most popular games this generation, was most famous for.
Bulletstorm is a first-person shooter (FPS) in which players find themselves stranded on a planet that although once an adult-oriented paradise planet, is now hell incarnate, complete with savage mutants and flesh-eating gangs. The goal is simple: survive, escape the planet and pay back the SOB who sent you there.
A recent interview with games industry veteran Jon Hare where the developer points out the flaws of the 3DS from a developer standpoint. Hare is the developer responsible for bringing titles like Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder to gamers and had some pretty strong opinions on the new handheld.
George Hotz, among others recently circumvented the PS3 code to run unauthorized code, enabling users to use custom firmware on the device that allows many modifications to be made to the system.
The New Tomb Raider by Square Enix will be a complete reboot for the franchise. There have not been many details disseminated about the game but Crystal Dynamics promises that the game will squash all preconceptions you have about Tomb Raider whether you have played one in the past or not.
Nintendo's next handheld is rumored to have a region lock associated with it's cartridges and the unit itself. A recent report that originated from a Korean website indicates that they have confirmed through contact with a Japanese Nintendo Support Agent that the 3DS will include region locking.
Bioware just updated biographies for three new characters in the Star Wars: The Old Republic. In the new "holorecords" you will find info on Supreme Chancellor Janarus, a protector or Republic ideals, Darth Jadus, the polar opposite of Janarus who is an Imperial Intelligence Officer, and Jewl'a Nightbringer, a cold blooded bounty hunter.
Microsoft released it's technology explanation demonstration footage from the Consumer Electronics Show, and it briefly explains how Kinect uses the facial mapping technology to output facial movements to the Xbox 360.
Nintendo's CEO Saturo Iwata will address GDC 2011 in keynote speech this year. Iwata will offer a historical rundown of the last 25 years in gaming and where the industry is headed into the future in his keynote speech titled: "Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future".
