Matt Helgeson

Finally! After Sony's flubbing the previous release date, Square's
classic RPG Chrono Trigger is hitting PSN this coming Tuesday --
seriously, for real this time.

Today in 1996, Nintendo released the Nintendo 64 in North America. Let's
all take a minute to think back on some of our favorite N64 memories.

The GI crews handicaps the holiday season 2011 battle for video game sales supremacy and ponder the magic of Team Ico.

other cable TV providers
to bring live for-pay TV to the 360.

There's a perception that social and console gamers are two dramatically
different demographics. A new report's findings shows that there is
much more overlap between social and console gamers that we previously
thought.

[Update]: Rockstar has confirmed that L.A. Noire: The Complete
Edition is on its way, coming to PC, Steam, and OnLive on November
8.

It appears that social gaming is rivaling the core games market in terms
of total playtime -- even if that playtime is spread over much shorter
gaming sessions.

Bethesda rep says a Wii U port of Skyrim is "a possibility."

adness of The Black Lodge,
in a slightly more pixelated form than you remember.

This extensive trailer should show you everything you need to know about 38 Studios' upcoming RPG.

d user license agreement.

According to a recently release survey, companies like Sony and Nintendo
that are pushing 3D gaming have an uphill road to climb.

Check out this extensive look at the upcoming Missing Link DLC for Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Battlefield 3 has 99 problems but a [insert funny video game reference here] ain't one.

"Did you hear R.E.M. broke up?" "NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

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Square Enix's MMO Final Fantasy XIV hasn't exactly been a great success
for the company, but maybe the series' legendary flightless birds can
turn things around. Today, the company announced that chocobos will be
available as mounts in the game.

If you were wondering what Neversoft -- once Activision's premier
internal development studio in the days before Blizzard and Infinity
Ward -- has been up to since Guitar Hero was put on ice, it looks like
we might have some new clues.

We welcome new GI editor Kyle Hilliard to the show, discuss our favorite forgotten franchises, and break down the Tokyo Game Show 2011.

It began as a weekly game night among friends. It turned into one of the most popular ongoing art gallery shows in the Los Angeles art world and spawned a successful media and marketing shy company. This is the story of iam8bit.