Andrew Yoon

Simply put, Urban Trial Freestyle is a ripoff of the Trials games. But RedLynx's successful motocross franchise hasn't ever graced a PlayStation platform, making it a ripe opportunity for competitors to take advantage of.

Today, Dust 514 makes its transition from closed beta to open beta. But what does that really mean? We spoke to CCP executive producer Brandon Laurino about the EVE Online shooter, and their plans for the future--near and far.

New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U is #10 in our Best of 2012.

Japanese games are slowly making a resurgence. Hideo Baba, producer of Namco Bandai's Tales of series, said that Japanese designers are returning to what made their games so appealing in the first place.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 will expand upon the button-mashing original, with new characters and new stages. Like before, it will release exclusively on PlayStation Network.

Project X Zone is coming to 3DS this summer. The tactical RPG takes characters across multiple franchises from multiple publishers: Capcom, Sega, and Namco Bandai, making it one of the most exhaustive cross-overs ever created in video games.

The next Tekken game is not what you might expect. Namco Bandai is taking a page from Pokemon, transforming its most popular fighting franchise into a collectible card game.

Gas Powered Games may have only just launched a Kickstarter for their next game, Wildman. However, the studio is suffering layoffs. According to a report, "almost everyone at the company has been laid off."

Yet another Orbis rumor has surfaced, suggesting that the next PlayStation console will include biometric sensors and/or a touch screen.

Derrick the Deathfin, lovingly described as "the world's first underwater papercraft video game" by developer Different Tuna, is swimming onto the PC and Mac.