Microsoft Announce They Are Revealing The Next Xbox On 21st May, With A Futher Reveal At E3

Microsoft have confirmed there is going to be a new Xbox. they have announced the initial reveal of the console will be on 21st May. this event will be live streamed online and broadcasted on Spike TV from 1p ET/10a PT/17:00 GMT. then, 19 days later, Microsoft will continue the Xbox reveal at E3.

The announcement doesn't give much away, but perhaps when it says "...mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV and entertainment" it hints that the next Xbox will indeed have some sort of Cable/Online Streaming TV.

Source: Major Nelson

Zero Punctuation - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Yahtzee was going to try to review Defiance but gave up and decided to go more family friendly, so this week Yahtzee has reviewed Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. even though this made him nostalgic for the GameCube and controllers that fit in your hand properly, Yahtzee did try out all that the game had to offer, but was this in an attempt to find something he liked or did he actually like it that much?

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation : Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Atlus And Vanillaware Announce Dragon's Crown Comes Out Across The USA On PS Vita And PS3 From 6th August

Atlus and Vanillaware have announced Dragon's Crown is coming out across the USA on 6th August. Dragon's Crown is coming out on the PSN for both PS3 and PS Vita and will feature Cross Save between the two platforms. there is no Cross Play between the games and whilst no price was revealed, in the comments Atlas say the PS3 version will cost $49.99 and the PS Vita version will cost $39.99, there is no Cross Buy promotion.

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Source: USA PlayStation Blog

Deep Silver Have Released A New Metro Last Light Survival Guide Focusing On Weapons And Accessories

Deep Silver have released a new survival guide for Metro Last Light. this video uses in-game action to show how to use guns and accessories in the game.

Namco Bandai Have Released A Launch Trailer For Star Trek: The Video Game

Namco Bandai have released a launch trailer for Star Trek: The Video Game. personally i think it's a pretty good trailer, however reports on the game from the internet seem mixed.

Koch Media Announce Continuing Distrubuting Partnership With Focus Home Media, Detail Upcoming Releases

Koch Media have announced a continuation with their distribution partnership with Focus Home Media. Focus Home Media are a independent French Publisher and this deal will see them bringing Farm Simulator to consoles for the first time in September.

Announced Release Schedule
Mars: War Logs (PC) Release date: 26th April
Wargame: Airland Battle (PC) Release date: 17th May
Magrunner (PC) Release date: 21st June
Pro Cycling Manager 2013 (PC) Release date: 21st June
Tour de France 2013 100th Edition (X360 & PS3) Release date: 28th June
ObsCure (PC) Release date: 5th September
Farming Simulator (X360 & PS3) Release date: 5th September

Press Release

Nordic Games Announce They Are A Successful THQ IP Bidder, More Than 150 SKUs For $4.9 Million

Nordic Games have revealed they are a successful bidder of THQ IP. they spent $4.9 Million on 150 SKU's worth of IP. this doesn't mean they own the rights to 150 games, it means they will own the rights to several game IP's and the platform versions they have been released on which add up to 150 versions. Nordic Games have not released the full list of games they have obtained, but have revealed it includes:

• Titan Quest

• Darksiders

• Red Faction

• MX vs. ATV

• Frontlines

• Juiced

• Stuntmant

• Destroy All Humans

• Deadly Creatures

• The Outfit

• Summoner

Nordic Games are encouraging fans of those games to get in touch via their forums and talk about the future of those franchises.

Press Release