Ubisoft’s soon-to-be-released Red Steel 2 could have been sent to the presses with a different name on the box, a recent interview reveals. According to creative director Jason VandenBerghe, the thought of re-branding the cel-shaded Wii launch title follow-up did cross the developers’ minds but, for obvious reasons, was a road not taken. “Well,...

Xbox Live’s code of conduct has been updated to allow references to users’ sexuality in profiles and Gamertags, Microsoft announced today. Previously, “to prevent the use of these terms as insults or slurs,” Live’s general manager Marc Whitten wrote in the note announcing the changes, certain “expressions of self identification” were...

You might not realize that this is great news, but believe me, this is great news. One of the most underappreciated games from the last generation was The Red Star. The game is based off of a comic book and had the unfortunate distinction of being published by Acclaim, who happened to go under when development was nearly complete. After years of being...

The increased talk of Project Natal’s input delay issues are “frustrating” Peter Molyneux; in an interview with gi.biz, the Lionhead and MGS Europe boss explains that the worries are unwarranted and that, since Microsoft’s X10 event less than a month ago, Natal has seen “countless” revisions of both cameras and software. “It’s always...

It seems like an age since we first got our hands on infectiously joyful Joe Danger. When we previewed it in November it was already enough to put a big, stupid grin on our faces. Indeed, all it really lacked was a platform. Well, now it’s got one: PlayStation 3. “We’ve been having the most insanely awesome 2010 so far,” said Hello Games’...

MAG, the experimental new multiplayer FPS with massive, 256-player matches (our review here), has been gaining traction in the world of PlayStation 3 gaming. In a recent post in which he thanks fans for making 2009 a flagship year for the PS3, Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton revealed some key details pertaining to MAG’s growing...

I’ll be honest – I’ve been waiting a long time for a great game about the wild west. Gun was mediocre at best, and Call of Juarez just didn’t do it for me. So, needless to say, I have high hopes for Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar’s forthcoming effort for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In a recent interview with GameSpot, Rockstar San...

Activision is stating that, in the absence of any new Grand Theft Auto content, the genre will be left “wide open” in 2010 for a new True Crime game to sweep in and dominate. As Activision Publishing executive Mike Griffith told investors this week, “This is a big open world action game that looks to be especially strong – and should benefit...

When EA released their product schedule for 2011, some took the omission of any Rock Band games as an indication that the publisher was ending its relationship with MTV Games’ rythym-based franchise. This isn’t exactly the case. An EA spokesperson has confirmed that Green Day: Rock Band will indeed be published by MTV Games and distributed by EA,...

E3 is fast approaching and TVGB plans on being there to get the lowdown on everything we can, so in case anyone is looking for me, I have gone to arrange my travel plans. Granted, the expo does not happen until June 15 through June 17, but it is imperative that I make sure space is still available in the local hotels, especially after Nintendo teased...