Either you like the Valkyria Chronicles series, or you don’t.  It’s one of those series that people have trouble classifying: while it’s clearly a strategy-driven series, it also has RPG/JRPG elements.  The first game in the series received nominations and won multiple awards in the RPG category – nominated by GameTrailers for “Best Role-Playing Game,” awarded “Playstation 3 RPG of... more.

Sony has announced that the Vita handheld, due in Europe in early 2012, will support Facebook, foursquare, Skype and Twitter. What's more surprising, these applications will be available for free. Vita, although not a phone (against early speculation) already features 3G internet and GPS. Here are some other specs: A 4-core processor of yet unknown frequency, but similar to the one Apple us... more.

Selling over 16 million units since it's creation in 2005, Laughing Jackal shouldn't  be ignored for this new release. Available in August on the PSN, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death retains certain features like the classic dice-rolling rule set. Fighting Fantasy is a series of role-playing gamebooks, and targets a certain RPG audience. This release, for those familiar with the seri... more.

Earlier today Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced that the UK development firm Double Eleven had just signed a deal with them. Know for it's work on LittleBigPlanet, Double Eleven will become an exclusive developer for Sony platforms like the PS3. Double Eleven was initially founded  in 2010, by former Rockstar lead engineers. As aforementioned the new development team is ... more.

As a prelude to the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever, Apogee  today has announced the release of Duke Nukem: Critical Mass. Initially confirmed for both the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, only the DS version has been announced officially so far. This allows players utilizing portable devices to kick some ass, Nukem style! The storyline plays out with our hero, Duke Nukem, visiting the future to find... more.

Electronic Arts has released a new Virtual Playbook video for the upcoming Madden NFL 12 game. The game is set to be in stores August 30th and will be available for the Wii, PS2, PS3, XBox 360, PSP and Nintendo 3DS. This will be the 10th installment of the Madden NFL series and will showcase some new additions, including 25 new plays. We will also list a few of the additional features known... more.

Rumours have been circulating about a press release from Sony, claiming a press conference will be held to address the PSN outage. Seems like an odd day of the week for this, but all we can do is share the information we have collected. The press conference will be held at 2:00 PM JST, on Sunday May 1st. We here on Kitguru have been following this closely, starting with myself on the Gaming new... more.

The US Government first tried to crack down in regards to online gaming around 5 years ago, and Party Poker was the hardest hit at that time. It was named the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act". Many feel this was done because the US Government didn't receive a cut of the profits, like they do with Casinos and Lotteries. As of last Friday April 15, 2011, it seems they have struck aga... more.

Not sure how many of you Kitguru's out there are DC comic fans, but the Green Lantern has always been an interesting character this writer has followed since he was a child. This game release is in tandem with the movie, much like the X-Men and Spiderman releases regarding the Marvel comic franchise. Let's take a look at the Green Lantern character in a bit more detail, and then the trailer for... more.

Music for video games is finally being recognized by the Recording Academy. The next Grammy Awards will feature a category called "Visual Media”. Some of these soundtracks and scores are quite complex musically, not unlike a movie soundtrack. Being a musician myself here on Kitguru, I feel this is an excellent inclusion! Our sources revealed "Visual Media" will be broken into 4 categories:... more.