Konami has today revealed character art depicting the stars of its new 2.5D Rocket Knight game, the sequel to the classic adventure series, which will be coming to the PlayStation Network later in 2010. Included in the new artwork is franchise hero Sparkster the opossum, villainous Axel Gear, and General Sweinhart. In the new game, players take on the role of Sparkster himself, when he returns home to the Kingdom of Zephyrus after 15 years to find that it has been attacked by wolves. The new game introduces vast new worlds to the franchise, with massive platform levels as well as ...Read more.

Namco Bandai Games Europe has today announced the forthcoming launch of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 for the PlayStation 3, marking the first time a game based on the worldwide smash Naruto Shippuden manga and anime has appeared on Sony’s console. For the uninitiated, Naruto is the Number 1 best-selling manga across Europe, and the hit anime TV series is broadcast worldwide to huge audiences. The game is being developed by Japanese studio CyberConnect2, and will be “impressively faithful” to the universe of the anime, according to Namco Bandai. Players will be faced ...Read more.

Bethesda Softworks has today announced Fallout: New Vegas for the PS3 for fall 2010. Yep, you heard right, this is not another downloadable episode, this is the full sequel to the fantastic Fallout 3, 2008 Game of the Year. The game is currently in development at Obsidan Entertainment, and sees the marriage made in heaven of the uncompromising Fallout universe and Vegas! According to Bethesda, Fallout: New Vegas "takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes.” And this is the overview of the new game, as written in ...Read more.

There’s nothing quite like the excitement of the imminent arrival of a blockbuster game that everyone’s been waiting for, and BioShock 2 certainly falls into that category. February 9th is the worldwide release date for the sequel to 2K Games’ awesome BioShock, and as the great day is now less than a week away, it seems like the perfect time to round up all the pre-order offers and launch-day special events, as well as whet our appetites with some screenshots and the stunning official launch trailer, which debuted on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on February 2nd in the US. As ...Read more.

Paramount Digital Entertainment has today released fresh screenshots of forthcoming PlayStation Network game, Days of Thunder, which is inspired by the Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman film of the same name. The game is set in the high-octane world of stock car racing, pitting players against the stars of the film, including Cole Trickle, Rowdy Burns and Russ Wheeler, all of whom will have the same driving traits and quirks as they did in the film, such as Cole’s reckless aggression, Rowdy’s veteran skills, and Russ’s hot temper. Aside from the 12-player online multiplayer mode, there ...Read more.

Electronic Arts’ forthcoming PS3 game Dante’s Inferno is to have the honor of being the first ever EA game to be featured in a Super Bowl commercial. The 30-second ad, called “Hell Awaits”, will premiere during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLIV broadcast on CBS on Sunday, February 7th, 2010, just two days before the game hits the stores in the US on February 9th. By advertising during the Super Bowl, EA will ensure that Dante’s Inferno is seen by almost 100 million viewers. This is what EA president Frank Gibeau had to say about advertising the game during the ...Read more.