Nintendo has issued its early 2012 videogame release schedule, and believe it or not, there’s some quality info lurking in there. The big release is undoubtedlyKid Icarus: Uprising— it’s going to be available for 3DS as of June 03, 2025. There’s also that Circle Pad Proto worry about(or not). According to Nintendo, the optional add-on is coming to the United States on February 7. It’s only being sold through GameStop, both at store locations and online, for $19....

Tomorrow, Bungie will deploy the newHouse of Wolvesexpansion forDestinyat 10AM PST. It will include the Prison of Elders arena mode, the new Strike, more PVP maps, and a new story, with the Trials of Osiris PVP mode coming later in the week. Today you’ll have an opportunity to pre-load the DLC, which will ensure that it’s ready to go when the time comes tomorrow. Say what you will aboutDestinyin general (lord knows I will), but the launch ofThe Dark Belowwas incredibly efficient and swift....

Tecmo is not known for its shooters, but the company is hoping thatQuantumwill get to change all that.Quantumis Tecmo’s first third-person shooting game, and the alpha build I saw on the E3 showfloor seems to hold quite a bit of promise. Takine cues fromGears of WarandPrince of Persia,Quantumshould be an interesting game. I say “interesting” a lot in previews. It’s difficult to come up with other “cautiously optimistic” words. Anyway, hoof it to the jump and check out what I made of this interesting new game....

TheEVE Onlineteam at the annual Fanfest event revealed today that spaceships will be getting all new launcher models and missile effects. This trailer debuted at the very end of theEVEkeynote, and the fans loved it so much that they demanded it to be replayed immediately. The new effects look great, but I have to say how the Icelandic heavy metal song made the video just ten times more epic. I even think the metal song is saying “missile” as part of the theme....

[Update:There is a live stream of the gamegoing on right now. Check it out!] After seeingPoison, Steve, Dhalsim, and and Yoshimitsuannounced forStreet Fighter X Tekkentoday, I figured that Capcom would wait at least 24 hours before revealing evenmorenew characters for the game. Looks like I figured wrong. If this new “cinematic trailer” is any indicator, it looks like Hugo Andore (Poison’s long time partner) will be making an appearance in the game as well, along side two otherFinal Fightveterans, Guy and Cody....

It’s going to be a huge show today onMash Tactics! King Foom is giving away four fully paid Amazon pre-orders forGod of War: Ascension, therecently announcedPS3 prequel to the popular PlayStation franchise. To get into the god slaying mood, Foom will be playing some classicGod of Wargames, starting withGhosts of Sparta. Tune in for a chance to get your hands on this potential blockbuster! Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p....

Straps to the back of your TV I’ve hid my gaming/media PC rig behind or under my television for years. It’s much easier these days with all of the small form factor boxes available. But I don’t care how lovely they make these things; I’m still hiding them if I can. This new 4K-ready gaming machine from London-based hardware startup PiixL was built with hiding in mind. Their G-Pack gaming rig mounts directly behind your HDTV, fitting behind anything between 37 and 70 inches in diagonal....

So, this is what I do with my life now. I find screenshots of videogames and sexy people, put them together, then post them on the internet. Why do I do this? Well, the technical reasons are still there (I didn’t want to these screens to auto-stretch too much, so they all needed borders of some kind) but I think it may be a bit deeper than that. Perhaps it has something to do with a deep subconscious desire to be accepted, or less-than-subtle interest in making people horny....

Tripwire’s first internal livestream Earlier today, Tripwire Interactive hosted its first livestream onTwitch. After a rough start due to tech issues (changing audio levels, extremely dark camera feed), the team announced upcoming plans and answered player questions. A bug patch was released today that was supposed to bring mod support, but that’s not quite ready yet. To drum up excitement for mod potential, the developers showed off a few new game modes: Boss Challenge, Pop the Cyst, Invisipow, and Competitive....

Less than $4.50 combined The Witcher 3: The Wild Huntis one of the most highly anticipated games of 2015, and it’s now less than two weeks from launch. That’s great news forWitcherfans; it’s daunting news for anyone who wants to check out the rest of the series first. We may not have a time machine to grant you some precious extra minutes, hours, and days to catch up, but we can point you toward a deep discount on the first two titles....

Jumping has returned [Update: So apparently this is mostly the same trailer as before, only they just released it again for TGS. Whoops!] With Japanese JRPG developer Falcom on the cusp of releasing their latest game here in Japan (Sen no Kiseki), it’s time for them to start ramping up theirYshype train. They’ve released a brand newYstrailer for TGS, which seems to imply that we’re not looking at a side story or another remake, but in factYs VIII....

Have you and four of your buddies been itching to kick some dino-butt? Well starting on April 20th, you’ll be able to satisfy that itch withORION: Dino Beatdownfor PC. Described as an “open world, class-based cooperative survival sci-fi FPS,”Dino Beatdownlooks to have all of its bases covered. T-rexes and jetpacks? Count me in. I’ve always LOVED dinosaurs and have done what I can to learn more about them without turning it into an obsession....

PlayStation Vita is set to rock North America on February 22nd, 2012. But Sony’s John Koller announced a way gamers can get their hands on the handheld a week earlier than that by scoring a pre-order for a “PS Vita First Edition” bundle. These bundles include a limited edition case, a 4GB PS Vita Memory Card and the gameLittle Deviants, which is great, but then there’s an interesting regional quirk....