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Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS announcement features some answers, but raises more questions

Nintendo turns around a sequel to the 26 million selling New Super Mario Bros. in record time, reinstating a style of play to the series not seen in twenty years.

Ubisoft working on Rayman Origins 2 according to marketing survey

Marketing firm lets loose details on Rayman Origins 2, but an early look at the game reveals a troubling shift away from the original's delightful surreality.

Resident Evil 6 release moves up to spookier October date

Resident Evil 6 will avoid the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Assassin's Creed 3 rush of November by releasing earlier than planned in October.

Metal Gear Solid 4 producer starts Kickstarter campaign for République

Production studio Logan (Halo, Skyrim, and F.E.A.R.) and former Kojima Productions producer team for ambitious iOS game.

Epic kicks, whips, then cancels Bulletstorm 2

Epic Games says that a follow up to People Can Fly's Bulletstorm has been killed off after the series failed to meet EA's sales expectations.

THQ dead in six months says Take-Two boss

Take-Two's CEO says that WWE, Saints Row publisher THQ isn't long for this world. Considering the company's recent history, he may be right.

New Mass Effect 3 endings may not involve Commander Shepard

FemShep voice actress Jennifer Hale said in a Wednesday interview that BioWare hasn't invited her back to record new dialogue.

Shadowrun Returns latest classic RPG to seek Kickstarter resurrection

The writers behind the original cyberpunk fantasy look to bring the series back to video games as an RPG for the first time since 1995.

Suda 51 working on love story Killer is Dead

Grasshopper manufacturer returns to sword-fighting well in its next game.

Team Meat brings new Super Meat Boy to iPhone

Since their original indie hit was impossible to reproduce on a touch screen, Team Meat decided to make a whole new game for iPhone.

Exclusive: Robot Entertainment president talks Orcs Must Die! 2

Patrick Hudson talks why it's already time for a sequel to last year's award-winning strategy game, the clamor for co-op, and making changes after leaving behind a legendary studio.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP journeys from iOS to Steam

Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP, winner of nearly every independent video game award in 2011, leaves the touch screen world behind and journeys to PC, so says a leaked registration document.

Madden NFL vs. Retired Players: Class action lawsuit may change EA’s famous football franchise

Retired players bring EA to court over Madden NFL likenesses and may change how the publisher compensates athletes in the future.

SoulCalibur V missing three-fourths of planned story says producer

Project Soul's Daishi Odashima says that if SoulCalibur V feels light on the solo modes, that's because it's missing a whole lot of what was planned.

Journey breaks PSN sales records as thatgamecompany president leaves studio

Flower creators strike gold with Journey but are moving on without one of their founding leaders.

Activision pulls leaked Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 details from official forum

Activision lends some legitimacy to leaked details about its next Call of Duty by removing them from the official Black Ops forum.

Dragon’s Crown still in development says Vanillaware illustrator

Vita brawler confirmed to still be on the way after Amazon cancels pre-orders.

Free-to-Play Skyrim: The future of buffet-style gaming

Ngmoco executive lays out the free-to-play future of massive single-player games.

Rez, Shenmue staffer brings weird rhythm to Vita with Orgarhythm

Sega and Q Games alumni's new studio preps its first game for Sony's Vita.

Sony shuts down SOCOM, Unit 13 studio Zipper Interactive

After ten years working on Sony's tactical shooters, Zipper Interactive will close its doors.

Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate resurrected on iPad by Overhaul Studios

Overhaul Studios resurrects Bioware's first hit for Apple's iPad.

Pendleton Ward teams with WayForward for Adventure Time DS

The 2D maestros behind Shantae and A Boy and His Blob are making Adventure Time, one last great game for the Nintendo DS.

Splinter Cell: Retribution explores series’ roots

After a couple of years off, the Splinter Cell series is ready to take another stab at evolving its particular brand of stealth play.

Social game Final Fantasy Brigade hits 2 million users

Growing at a rate of one million users per month, Final Fantasy Brigade's success hints at the series' social future.

Minecraft creator looks to mix Firefly and Elite in next game

Minecraft mastermind Markus Persson wants to make his next sandbox game a space simulator that's equal parts Firefly and Elite.

Shadows of the Damned may get unexpected sequel says Yamaoka

Composer Akira Yamaoka says that we likely haven't seen the last of Shadows of the Damned's Garcia Hotspur.

Angry Birds Space first, then Angry Birds theme parks

Rovio breaks away from smartphones and browsers into the real world with Angry Birds parks.

The mouse goes musical in Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Disney and Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios pick back up their paint brushes for Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

Square-Enix plots possible Soul Reaver resurrection

New rumor suggests that Square-Enix will continue its trend of bringing back the hits of 2000 with a brand new Soul Reaver.

Sega strengthens Steam presence with Binary Domain

PC gamers will get to tell AI partners they love them while simultaneously shooting robots when Binary Domain comes to Steam in April.

Metal Gear celebrates 25th anniversary with 31 million sold

Solid Snake enjoys strong sales 25-years after his birth as the series prepares for a 2012 reinvention.

The Pirate Bay will let you download Call of Duty from space

Work smarter, not harder: Pirate Bay decides to bypass the numerous legal battles associated with housing its servers, and boldly goes where few torrent sites have gone before.