Justin has been a gamer since the Intellivision days back in the early 80′s. He started writing about and covering the video game industry in 2008. In his spare time he is also a bit of a gun-nut and Star Wars nerd.
Microsoft revealed the four titles that will be part of their "Arcade Next" Spring 2012 XBLA lineup today, the most notable of which is arguably Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.
Speaking to the San Francisco Chronicle, Warren Spector announced that Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is in development for release on the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360. The title will correct many of the complaints against the original Epic Mickey and, oddly enough, be some sort of musical.
According to the French Official Nintendo Magazine, Disney will reveal Epic Mickey 2 at an event next week along with a 3DS version of the game subtitled "Power of Illusion".
Konami has revealed that since launching Metal Gear on the MSX2 in both Japan and Europe in 1987, the Metal Gear series has gone on to sell a total of 31 million copies worldwide as of the end of 2011.
In a statement to Game Informer, Microsoft Studios has gone on record to say that, contrary to recent rumors, the company will not announced a successor to the Xbox 360 at E3 2012 or "anytime soon".
Speaking to Eurogamer, Activision producer Noah Heller revealed that the company plans to integrate Call of Duty Elite into this year's Call of Duty title, with the goal being to make the successful stat tracking service "synonymous" with the game's multiplayer modes.
Christian Svensson, Capcom's SVP of planning and business development, revealed in an interview with Game Informer that pre-orders for Resident Evil 6 are higher than any game in the franchise's history, and the game's announcement helped to push sales for both RE: Revelations and the upcoming Operation Raccoon City.
Video game industry veteran Phil Harrison, formally with Sony, Atari and London Venture Partners, will join Microsoft as the new head of Microsoft Game Studios Europe. The announcement, which is expected to be officially made later today, was confirmed by "several sources" speaking to GamesIndustry International.
Speaking to CVG last week, Epic Games' VP Mark Reign stated that the next generation of video game consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo will have to use "bleeding edge" technology. If they don't, Reign warned that "Apple will go right past them."
343 Industries has officially stated that will break from Halo development tradition and not release a public multiplayer beta for Halo 4 prior to the game's launch this Holiday season.