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.
With Tokyo Game Show 2012 now in full swing the most time honored game journalist ritual (tracking down Sony employees at video game expos, and forcing them to confirm that The Last Guardian is still in development) has also taken place.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate was officially announced at Nintendo's Wii U press conference last week, but we are now getting the first screenshots for upcoming title straight from Tokyo Game Show 2012.
Nintendo of Japan has updated their website to show the first picture of the 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro, revealing it to be a massive beast that will require MC Hammer parachute pants-sized pockets to carry around.
Marvelous Entertainment's Yoshifumi Hashimoto announced today that the company is bringing Vanillaware's former Wii exclusive Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Oboromuramasa in Japan) to the PlayStation Vita in Japan on March 28, 2013.
Back in 2011 Deep Silver struck marketing gold with the debut trailer for Dead Island. The incredibly emotional cinematic ended up have nothing to do with the tone of the actual game, but it put the title on the map and was arguably one of the biggest factors in its success.
Nintendo confirmed last week that standalone Wii U GamePads will not be available for consumers to purchase when the console launches on November 18th, leaving users without any viable means to replace lost or broken controllers. A Nintendo spokesperson has now announced that there will be a system in place to handle those situations, "for a fee".
Sony announced today during their pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference that the company will release the Vita in two new colors, and [finally] launch PlayStation Plus for the handheld this November.
Sony announced their latest worst kept secret at Tokyo Game Show today, confirming that a new smaller redesigned PS3 - dubbed the PlayStation 3 Super Slim - will start to roll out to retailers early next week.