Ben Reeves

For years gamers have been skipping cutscenes so that they could get
back to the action, but with Rockstar upcoming LA Noire will that trend
start shifting the other direction?

We’ve already had a sneak peak at Epic’s next gaming engine, but it
seems that Resonance of Fate and Star Ocean developer, Tri-Ace also has a
gorgeous new engine up its sleeve.

We take a look back at Nintendo’s innovative hardware history.

Portal 2’s Repulsion and Propulsion gels provided Valve a lot of new
puzzle opportunities, but one gel that didn’t make it into the final
game would have also provided gamers with the opportunity to feel ill.

Square Enix has already started dropping hints about the next game in
the Hitman series, but thanks to a recent trademark we might now know
the name of the game.

The DS Lite had a good run, but the 3DS is here now. We’re not looking back. No, those aren’t tears in our eyes.

DeathSpank and Swarm developer Hothead Games released a zombie game just
in time for Easter. What other kind of game should we expect at this time of the year?

The app is called The Final Hours of Portal 2, but don’t worry, it's not
an app that spoils the ending of Portal 2. Instead it gives users a
behind-the-scenes look at the creation of this spring’s blockbuster.

Join the Game Informer
staff as we explore the qualities this system will need in order to
become the best home console Nintendo has ever produced.

The previous Mario & Sonic Olympic Games titles have scored some
sales medals of their own, so it looks like Nintendo and Sega’s mascots
will be reuniting for another test of the titans during next year’s
Olympic games set in London.

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Portal 2 has been out for almost a full day now; maybe it’s time to
start exploring some of the extra features hidden in the game. Have you
played through the interactive Super 8 teaser?

In the world of Inversion, what lurks around the corner could be running
along the ceiling. Namco Bandai offers up a sneak peek at the game in
this CG trailer.

How did EA’s SSX team go about designing natural looking half-pipes on the top of Everest? Find out in this developer diary.

Japan’s disastrous earthquake is well over a month old, but the country
is still cleaning up. That’s why Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer
BioWare has jumped in to help support Red Cross relief by auctioning off
some prized possessions.

During the keynote, at this week’s Microsoft's MIX 11 web developer conference, some interesting Kinect mods were rolled out.

Portal 2 comes out on April 19. After that you’ll have a lot of science
to perform, so you better get briefed on everything you should expect
from Valve’s next release now.