Introducing a new story line and the next generation of Pokémon, the new releases features Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, and can also be played in 2D on 3DS systems.

The new server is up and running! Many thanks to Ricky for making it once again a smooth transition!

Tonight, we'll watching the Oscars, and in preparation for that, we watched The Help last night, and later today, we'll quickly check out Midnight in Paris. Then we'll have watched most of the Best Motion Picture of the Year nominees.

I played a good few hours of Firefall today and have been enjoying it. The beta obviously has quite a few bugs, but the gameplay is fast and furious. Graphically, I found it to be a bit lacking, but that may just be me. I'm not a fan of the cel-shaded graphics. I'm looking forward to the guild features, grouping up, crafting and more maps, but so far, so good.

Ashlands: Retribution is a twitch dual-stick shooter that really ramps up the difficulty. It follows the trend of what might be considered Bullet Hell or Danmaku sytle of gameplay but with a few twists.

Indie Royale has launched a new initiative in indie game development: the Alpha Collection, a bundle is comprised of three games still in the development process. Buyers will be able to purchase and play these alpha versions and their contributions will go towards helping the developers finish making the games. 

Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

King's Bounty: Warriors of the North is the next installment in the adventure games series where tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfold in a rich fantasy world.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, a dozen downloadable PSV titles (Hustle Kings, Ben 10 Galactic Racing, Shinobido 2, Touch My Katamari, etc...), demos for SSX, Shank 2, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations, DLCs for BlazBlue, EyePet, SSX, The King Of Fighters XIII, Neverdead, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2, Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends, Saints Row: The Third, song packs for Rocksmith, Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Hungry Giraffe, Touchdown Fever).

MechWarrior Tactics, set in the BattleTech universe in the year 3025, is the latest evolution of turn-based strategy and blends tactical gameplay, deep collectability, unique online features and is set against visually stunning environments for the supreme MechWarrior battle experience.

Double Fine Happy Action Theater is a collection of 18 minigames designed to activate gross motor skills, inspire imagination and entertain players of all ages.

PS Vita incorporates a 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play experiences, allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" finger motions.

Adam's Venture is an adventure game franchise that is focused on non-violent gameplay set in the early twenties of the 20th Century. In this third and final installment of the Adam’s Venture series, the story arch of Adam, Evelyn and the Clairvaux Corporation comes to a shocking conclusion.

The Banner Saga is a role-playing meets turn-based strategy, wrapped into an adventure mini-series about vikings.

It's not really a surprise that Activision would be developing Black Ops 2, but Amazon France put up a pre-order page, which was then immediately pulled. As a result, the French media has received quite a bit of flak from the publisher.

Sumioni: Demon Arts is a 2D combat platformer title that uses the PS Vita system touchscreen to help manipulate the game’s world.

Tactical Intervention takes aim at maximize strategic team play, and is set in the modern battle between terrorists and counter terrorism team. Tactical Intervention is guaranteed to deliver real-like weapon and character design as well as K9 units and hostage NPCs with impeccable AI.

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings introduces new gameplay content, enhancing the Civilization V experience and providing even more ways for players to achieve world domination.

Quantum Conundrum, developed by Portal designer Kim Swift, is a multi dimensional puzzle game where you manipulate your surroundings with the Interdimensional Shift Device (a glove) in order to find your uncle, an inventor who is lost in another dimension.

Wargame: European Escalation is built around depth and reflection, the key elements of classic wargames, featuring intense real-time battles, stunning graphics, and the amazing IRISZOOM system, which allows a continuous zoom from a global view of the map to the heart of the action.

Tactical Intervention takes aim at maximize strategic team play, and is set in the modern battle between terrorists and counter terrorism team. Tactical Intervention is guaranteed to deliver real-like weapon and character design as well as K9 units and hostage NPCs with impeccable AI.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 is a sequel to the RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia, which allows you to take control of a humanoid version of fantasy game consoles. For NeptuniaMk2 you will once again become a console goddess to protect the land of Gamindustri.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, a dozen downloadable PSV titles (Wipeout 2048, ModNation Racers, Uncharted Golden Abyss, etc...), demos for Mass Effect 3, Binary Domain, DLCs for Zen Pinball, Everybody Dance, Twisted Metal, Disney Universe, UFC Undisputed 3, Crazy Machines, TNT Racers, Choplifter HD, Ace Combat Assault Horizon, Soulcalibur V, Disgaea 4, Saints Row The Third, song pack Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Hakuoki).

Killing Floor is a first-person co-op survival horror, set in and around London after a mad scientist’s “specimens” have broken loose and gone on the rampage.

While in the original you played as Alex Mercer, the tables will be turned in the sequel as you will control Sergeant James Heller with the sole mission of finishing off the protagonist of the first title by becoming a a mutated monster yourself.

Blacklight Retribution will set the new standard for free-to-play shooters, by fully leveraging Unreal 3 technology and implementing DirectX 11 to give gamers cutting-edge graphics that will blow away expectations as well as minds.

Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares. In the game, those nightmares come true.