Ian Milham, art director on Dead Space 2, guides us through the process of creating one of the new abominations that Isaac will face in the follow-up to the 2008 horror hit. You’ll see the early designs, find out what didn’t work, and see how the process resulted in what players will eventually see in the game. Remember that most of these designs are from the conceptualization process, and ... more.

Brutal Legend, a unique heavy metal-themed action and real-time strategy game, was the second original title from San Francisco-based Double Fine, founded by noted ex-LucasArts game designer/writer Tim Schafer (Grim Fandango, Psychonauts). After over four years in development, including a widely-publicized break with former publisher Sierra-cum-Activision, the game was released by Electronic Ar... more.

Peter Griffin over at SodaHead posted this: Super Mario Bros. is the most popular game of all-time and as we already know -- the first 7 castles that Mario or Luigi go through, the Princess is not there. Instead, we bump into an old friend saying, "Thank You Mario! But our Princes is in another castle!" Really? Is that the way this little bastard mushroom says thank you? Thanks Bubba541 [so... more.

The Wall Street Journal's Jonathan V. Last wrote a terrific synopsis of David Shippy and Mickie Phipps' new book “The Race for a New Game Machine". It gives us a taste of the story of Sony, IBM and Microsoft's involvement in developing the CPUs that power each next generation console that's detailed in the books 257 pages. How Sony inadvertently helped a competitor and lost position in the... more.

Confirmation has come fast in regard to rumors surfacing earlier today that Microsoft would be closing its internal developer Ensemble Studios upon the completion of sci-fi real-time strategy game Halo Wars. In a statement issued today, Microsoft confirmed that Ensemble will be shut down once the Xbox 360-exclusive RTS set in the best-selling Halo franchise ships out early next year. "The t... more.

Nintendo, hey Nintendo! It's me. GlossGreen. Remember me? We used to play together as kids. Remember the time we used to play Zelda? No? How about Metroid? You don't remember that either? I know, it was a long time ago, but you seem different these days. It seems like you're trying to be someone else these days. What happened to you? I remember first meeting you way back in grade school. You were ... more.

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Watch the entire Ubisoft E3 2008 Press Conference here. ... more.

Although they didn't attend E3 this year they did have a press conference presenting their upcoming games. Watch the Activision Press Conference in it's entirety. ... more.

Watch the entire event at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. ... more.

Watch Nintendo's entire press conference from E3 2008 and discover the newest products coming to the Wii and DS. ... more.

Watch the entire event and the recap of EA's press conference last night at E3. ... more.

  Kevin Pereira and Adam Sessler report all the highlights of Microsoft's E3 Press Conference that occurred earlier today. ... more.

In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino speaks with video game recruiters from Bungie, LucasArts, BioWare, Ubisoft, THQ and FullSail about the hiring process, what they look for in a candidate and some insiders' advice on how to break into the industry. Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at http://www.podtech.net/home/5237/the-reboot-getting-into-the-video-g... more.

Joystiq reports that a "trusted source" relayed information on a new detailed "avatar" customization that  Microsoft is readying - they look very much like a cross between the already existing Nintendo Mii and PlayStation Home custom avatars. Here is the text from the above image which was submitted by X3F reader who took an independent survey by  Intellisponse  for Microsoft- "Avatars"... more.

Around the internet there is a rumor floating around that Microsoft may purchase Sega. Now this is only a rumor, with no official word from Microsoft this is only speculation at this point. So it's no surprise that rumours are once again circulating that Microsoft may be about to make a move for SEGA (now SEGA Sammy Corp). It's certainly not the first time we've heard about such a move - t... more.

If you were interested in getting your hands on Capcom's  Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix  before it officially releases - you can!  Capcom is releasing a beta of the game, but there is a catch, you need to buy  Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 on Xbox LIVE Arcade, 800 Microsoft Points, which will grant you access to the beta for the much anticipated  Super Street Fighter II Turb... more.

Sega recently signed developer PlatinumStudios to publish three upcoming titles, made up of many former Clover Studio (Okami,  God Hand, Viewtiful Joe)  designers, their first title will be on Nintendo Wii and is titled 'Mad World'.  What makes this title so interesting is it's violent gameplay and stylized black and white graphics.  Mad World is a game that should stand out from the maj... more.

Kojima Productions much anticipated release Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots is coming June 12th exclusively for the PlayStation 3. You won't want to miss the following just released videos. Watch the first 10 minutes of gameplay: 'Theatrical' Trailer: Woman plays MGS 4 while cat watches on: ... more.