The 2008 Tokyo Game Show came and went, passing us by in a blur of foot blisters, cramped train rides, drained wallets, and probably too much Japanese fast food. We’re back home now in the beautiful United States of America, where refills are free, girls are curvy (no offense, Japanese ladies), and you can’t lose $20 by dropping four coins. Now that we’ve slept off the jet lag, caught up onHeroes, and finally played someDead Space, we feel like we can finally reflect on the madness that was the Tokyo Game Show last week....

There’s a little something for you to enjoy this holiday. We’re in the last week before Santa comes down chimneys everywhere, which means we’re looking at the last of the bargains before the world ends in a fiery inferno of Christmas spirit. Or people will just wake up, exchange gifts and enjoy time with their families. One of those two things is definitely going to happen this week. If you’re still planning on the latter, you might want to check out some of the deals retailers have going on in the final run to the end of the season....

BioWare’s once PC-exclusive RPG,Dragon Age Origins, will hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The information stems from an interview with lead designer Brent Knowles, who toldVideoGamerthat the game will “show up on consoles after the PC release at some point.” The reason for a console release is quite simple. Knowles is aware that games on consoles, particularly the good ones, make money. From the interview: We think about these things a lot and we know that the console market is an important market as well....

Wei has always been my kingdom of choice. I don’t think China ever had such a high concentration of hard bastards in one place before or since. Plus they have the coolestDynasty Warriorscharacters. This new trailer for the Wei Kingdom reveals gameplay for Xiahou Dun, Jia Xu, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Cai Wenji, Zhen Ji, Cao Pi and my personal favorite, Zhang He. They all look pretty damn incredible. Screw the haters,Dynasty Warriors 7is going to be utterly amazing....

IfHomefrontisn’t on your radar yet, it will be soon. The story, which involves the Greater Korean Republic overtaking the United States in 2027 and you playing as “the resistance,” is being written by John Milius ofApocalypse NowandRed Dawnfame. For me, that was enough; there’s a new teaser above if you aren’t quite there yet. We gotour first glimpseof the game all the way back at E3 2009 — has it really been a year already?...

I played and lovedResident Evil 5in its standard form on the PlayStation 3 when it came out. Back then I remember sometimes missing theResident Evil 4 Wiicontrols a few times, wishing I could point to headshot and flick to defend myself. But I’m not expecting to ever seeRE5on the Wii anytime soon. The PlayStation Move controller changes that. Now, I’m not saying that this new PlayStation Move version is just like theResident Evil 4 Wii, but it does let me point to shoot, and I like that....

I’ve been torn onGuitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. On one hand, it’s the third installment of one of my favorite rhythm-based games of all time (which is, by the way, a very small list). On the other hand, it’s in the care of a new developer, Neversoft, which had to essentially recreate theGuitar Heroengine from scratch (which they lost when Harmonix snuck out in the middle of the night with Electronic Arts), and word of guitar battle modes with power-ups and special attacks had me more than a little confused and doubtful....

Look at Sony, taking a page straight out of Microsoft’s book. A partnership with Electronics Arts means PlayStation 3 owners are getting a few nice exclusives, as discussed today during Sony’s press conference. SSXwill have a Mt. Fuji level, which is based on a render of the mountain from NASA satellite data;Need for Speed The Runwill come with seven additional super cars; and lastly,Battlefield 3comes withBattlefield 1943on the Blu-ray. Again, all of this content is exclusive to the PS3 versions of these titles....

Along with all the new game announcements game a ton of info on games we’ve been waiting on for forever! The PlayStation Vita has a price and date, Ice-T is making aGears of Warsong, WWDC 2011 revealed what’s new with the iOS 5, there’s a Gears of War limited edition Xbox 360 on the way and so much more happened. So much more! E3 Originals:E3: Sony press conference streams and liveblogE3: Ubisoft press conference streams and liveblogE3: Far Cry 3 and more revealed at Ubisoft’s conferenceE3: Microsoft conference stream and liveblogE3: Dtoid Discusses: The Microsoft Press ConferenceE3: How will Sony handle the PSN issue tonight?...

Today would have been the 96th birthday of Les Paul, inventor of the electric guitar. Google is celebrating the occasion with one of its best “Google Doodles” ever, aninteractive electric guitar playablein the G Major scale, while Ubisoft and Gibson have announced a partnership to bundle an Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitar with the videogame publisher’s guitar teaching software,Rocksmith. The bundle, which will retail for $199.99, includes the game, the guitar, and a special 1/4″-to-USB cable that was developed specifically forRocksmith....

Amidst the frenzy that is this year’s San Diego Comic-Con,Electronic Arts have announcedthat their Chicago studios are currently developing a Marvel Comics-based fighting game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. EA Chicago are best known for their work on their excellentFight Nightseries, and to a lesser extent,Def Jam Icons. EA are promising an “all-star line-up” of both justice seekers and evil doers, as well as a “living world that keeps the gameplay fresh....

It’s now time to make a visit and pay your final respects to the elders. Make your piece and say your goodbyes, as Electronic Arts will be pulling the plug on dozens of their online titles come September 1st. Varied EA titles, mostly sports games marked ’06’, are nearing the end of their online life span. Most of the ’06’FIFA, Madden, MVP, NASCAR, NBA Live, andNCAAfor all consoles and PC will stop supporting online services on July 06, 2025....

EA senior VP Patrick Soderlund spoke with Eurogamer about what’s next for theNeed for Speedfranchise, and I don’t know what they put in his water, but he was more than willing to talk about unannounced plans. “My vision forNFSis it will be a brand the consumer can enjoy on an annual basis, and he can look at that game and say, ‘I know this is going to be a high quality entertainment experience....