Nintendo of America announced that Yoshi's New Island will release for the Nintendo 3DS on March 14th in North America, both at retail and on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. A release date for Europe was not announced. Yoshi's New Island is the next game in...

Last August in Japan Disney released Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life to great success. The game, co-developed by Disney Japan and Namco Bandai has sold more than 400,000 units in Japan, but no Western release was announced until now. Renamed Disney...

King Dedede, Kirby's avian arch-nemesis, is returning to the fray. The official Super Smash Bros. website announced King Dedede's arrival today. This marks King Dedede's second playable Super Smash Bros. appearance, having previously been part of the...

It was a tale of two markets for Nintendo in 2013. On the console front, the Wii U continued to sell poorly and many chimed in about Nintendo's perceived doom as a hardware manufacturer. But in the handheld market, Nintendo's 3DS dominated the competition....

Another year gone, and many incredible games released, but we're already looking forward to what comes next. The PS4 and Xbox One are heading into their first full year on the market with their biggest titles still to come. Meanwhile, the Wii U's second...

While RPG fans in the EU are having a field day with the full release of Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, those of us in North America have to satiate ourselves with a demo. Luckily it's a brilliant demo that shows off exactly why North American gamers...

This may be my favorite award every year. While they are only now getting grammy recognition, video games have been among the best sources for original music for more than a decade. 2013 did not disappoint, with a variety of original scores varying wildly...

The Role Playing Game is one of gaming's staple genres. It existed before video games, with the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons originating in 1974 and less formal role playing activities occurring throughout human history. One could argue any game is...

There's no question that the Action/Adventure Award is always one of the most hotly contested, but this year was really a bloodbath. At least one of the nominees of this genre is probably in the top 5 of everyone's favorite games this year. From the haunting...

Strategy and Simulation games differ from most genres thanks to their wide breadth. Players must be concerned with not just one or two focal characters but focus on a large cast. They must also be aware of the consequences of each action, as they can...