Gazillion Entertainment announced today that David Brevik, former president of Blizzard North and the man chiefly responsible for theDiabloseries, will be taking a position with Gargantuan in the role of Studio Director. The most recent of Gazillion’s development studios, Gargantuan is currently tasked with creatingMarvel Universe,an MMO based in… well… the Marvel universe of comics. We haven’t really heard much aboutMarvel Universe,other than it is in production. This is, of course, not to be confused with the Cryptic Studios project which was canceled in 2008....

Hey, doods!Disgaea Infinitehas finally received an American release date! The adventure novel game will be hitting the PSP this May. The adventure novel type games are popular in Japan and this is the first time this type of a game by NIS is hitting the States. InDisgaea Infinite,you play as a Prinny that is ordered by Laharl and Etna to find out who tried to assassinate Laharl. You’ll be using time travel and the ability to possess other characters in the game in order to figure out who tried to assassinate Laharl....

I don’t follow the “big news” or the “hot gossip,” but I do know that Tiger Woods had a little fender bender and everyone made a huge deal out of it. I hate the news media sometimes.Look at this piece of shtfrom the worst thing ever to happen to American media, TMZ. “This is the Hydrant that Tiger Woods Hit” reads the headline, and the article itself is a picture of a fucking hydrant....

In the fictional world of Duke Nukem, the King of all badasses himself has got merchandising on lock. Action figures, school binders, videogames, and probably a Duke-branded toothbrush. He’s a star, baby. Back to reality: Duke Nukem has never had his own comic book… until now. Publisher IDW is droppingDuke Nukem: Glorious Basardthis July. It promises “time-traveling Nazi UFOs, space pigs, and a hot French Resistance babe code-named the French tickler....

I managed to score interviews withsomeprettyamazinggamedevelopersat this year’sE3, but nothing topped the opportunity to speak withKoji Igarashi, producer of Castlevania series since 1997. Igarashi-san was single-handedly responsible for bringing the series back from the dead withCastlevania: Symphony of the Night,one of the most positively reviewed (and consistently ported) games in history.Since then, TigerMan has not only made attempts to bring the series to 3D with games likeCastlevania: Lament of Innocence, but has also been smart enough to keep the series close to it’s roots like with the fully 2DCastlevania: Aria of Sorrow....

All this week I am going to be giving ridiculously quick hands-on impressions of all the games I see on the E3 show floor. Since I think everything is a little amazing, they will be rated, from least to most favorite:1(A Little Amazing!),2(Kind of Amazing!),3(Pretty Amazing!),4(AMAZING!), and5(The Most Amazing Thing I Have Ever Seen!). I was a surprise fan ofAssassin’s Creed II. I expected to not like it nearly as much as I did....

Although it made its premiere on the cover of the latest issue ofGame Informer,Tiberiumhas official been announced by Electronic Arts today. The game’s name may ring bells withCommand & Conqueraficionados, and that’s not a mistake — the first-person tactical shooter is set in the series’ universe. Developed by EA Los Angeles, the game’s single player puts you in control of Forward Battle Commander Ricardo Vega, as you lead the front lines of battle....

Electronic Arts is clearly not to be f*cked with when it comes to iPad games. They’re going to drop all kinds of crazy, hardcore stuff on to Apple’s new platform. Stuff likeScrabbleandTetris. Okay, so EA did put those two on iPad but there’s a few other titles which arrived today with a distinctly more hardcore flavor. iPad versions ofNeed for Speed Shift, Command & Conquer Red AlertandMirror’s Edgeare all currently available for your enjoyment....

Electronic Arts had a Wii port ofDead Space 2game planned, along with a follow up to the utterly awfulThe Simpsons Game. Both titles have been scrapped in favor of other projects. I’m no analyst, but I’m willing to bet that nothing of value was lost. The news comes via the LinkedIn profiles of EA designerGerry Sakkasand freelance developerMatt Spriggens, who list the cancelled games among their work.

Take a guess how many expansion packs there have been since Electronic Arts releasedThe Sims 2some four years ago? Go on, guess. I’ll wait. Answer: seven. There have been seven expansion packs available at retail forThe Sims 2. EA is a huge fan of even numbers, and will be releasing the eighth and final expansion pack for the series,The Sims 2: Apartment Life, on August 26. EA were showing off the game at their software showcase yesterday in San Francisco and well … we didn’t really stop to look at it....

Until now, we’ve only known about 12 of the 45-plus boxers inFight Night Round 4(eight heavyweightsandfour others). But earlier this week, in thethird roster reveal, EA Sports told us about nine fresh faces. The newest additions to the game are: Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Ronald “Winky” Wright, Emmanuel Augustus, Nate Campbell, Corey Spinks, Vivian Harris, Kermit Cintron, and Ricky Hatton. To go along with the announcement, we’ve got twenty screenshots of the nine pugilists for you to analyze....

You know the name Firemint from two of the finest iPhone franchises available,Flight ControlandReal Racing. I’ve always liked Firemint. While lots of companies out there are making little $0.99 disposable turds, these guys are working hard to craft polished games that would be equally at home on your PC or game consoles. EA announced today that they plan to acquire the Melbourne-based company, with the deal closing within the next four weeks....

Our pals over atEpileptic Gaminghave got quite the week planned for gamers who like a show that “gets it.” I’ll be kicking off the stellar week with them today as I drop by to do myspecial guest duties. But don’t stop with today. All week, they have some real quality stuff planned. Take a look: MONDAY: News of the Week and Weekend Updates (w/ Force &Summa)* TUESDAY:“GAMERS AGAINST VIOLENCE”w/ Aktrez &Triforce* WEDNESDAY:Special Guest Angel Munoz(Founder and President of the CPL [Cyberathlete Professional League])–SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE* THURSDAY REVIEWS:Super Paper Mario(Wii)* FRIDAY:Zach SelwynofAttack of the Showfame (WATCH HERE!...