As a surprise to absolutely no one, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been announced yesterday alongside a trailer. The trailer, having only been released yesterday, already has over 1 million views.

In an attempt to change up the formula, developer Treyarch has decided to take the game into the future... Well, near future. Treyarch plans to add new game modes including branching missions in hopes to break the stagnation that the series has been mocked for in the past few years.

Not that it really matters, the game will most likely make yet another few billion dollars as the previous games in the series have.

A pleasent surprise came from Capcom today with their announcement of Lost Planet 3. The Lost Planet series was created by Kenji Oguro, and never really reached the same popularity as Capcom's other franchises, such as Devil May Cry or Street Fighter. However, Lost Planet 1 and 2 were very solid games; the former was an early next-gen title that really showed off the power hardware. Lost Planet 2 came out years later, and focused on large scale coop battles and multiplayer. This time, the game is a prequel to the first one, and it brings back the original game's barren, arctic environments. In addition, Capcom has said that the series' mechs are returning, and that your character will be able to enter and leave his mech at anytime throughout most of the game. With an emphasis on story for singleplayer and a full multiplayer suite, it seems like Capcom is trying their best to make the biggest, most complete Lost Planet game. Lost Planet 3 is being directed by Kenji Oguro, and devloped at Spark Unlimited, a western studio. The game will be released in 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

Over the past year, Sega has been re-releasing some popular Dreamcast games on downloadable platforms. Following the latest announcement of Jet Set Radio HD for XBLA, PSN, and Steam, Sega has been asked about their future plans for this new trend. Sega responded by saying the two most asked-for games are Skies of Arcadia, and Shenmue. According to an interview with Gamereactor UK, they may or may not be working on them. Sounds like they're teasing us. If you're a Sega fan, this year might turn out to have some amazing releases.

Source: http://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/?id=27471

Resident Evil 6 (or Biohazard 6) has been announced after a long time of speculation! It's coming out for PS3 and 360 on November 20th, 2012, and for PC at a later time. A new trailer has been revealed, revealing that the main characters are Leon Kennedy (the main character from RE4) and Chris Redfield (the main character from RE5) are both starring in this new game. Leon will be stationed in the USA, and Chris in China, working together to control a new outbreak. Check out the trailer after the jump.

The awfully embarrassing Spike TV Video Game Awards aired this weekend, complete with a full set of announcements to actually get people to care. Hideo Kojima appeared on stage at the very end of the show in order to reveal new information about the long-awaited Metal Gear spinoff game, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. That's right, the subtitle is revengeance. All jokes aside, the game looks really good, and it's being developed by Platinum Games, the geniuses behind Bayonetta and Vanquish.

Check out the trailer below the jump, courtesy of Gametrailers.

Happy 20th birthday, Sonic! It's been 20 years since the speedy mammal ran for the first time on the Sega Genesis. Since Sonic hasn't exactly been considered great in the past few years, the developers decided to do something special. Take us back in time! (...to another world?)

The chubbier, shorter blue hedgehog from the days of yore has returned thanks to a creature called the Time Eater. The story isn't the greatest thing, but when it comes to Sonic the Hedgehog games, the story never is.

Anyway, thanks to the strange creature, we get to play levels as if they were in 2D (with 3D graphics, of course). The visuals are amazing with some parts that absolutely took my breath away. There are 9 different levels with 2 acts, one with classic Sonic, as mentioned earlier, and the other with modern Sonic with levels laid out similar to his newer games, especially Sonic Colors. The level remixes (including music remixes to match the era), were fantastically done. Aside from some visual issues which lead to a few cheap deaths, these levels were some of the best ones I've played in a really long time.

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is a game that has a lot riding on its shoulders. It's the end of a trilogy that has featured nothing but critically acclaimed games. It's also the year's flagship exclusive for the Playstation 3, and one of the year's most anticipated games. Does this game raise the bar for the action genre like its predecessor did, or is it just the same as Naughty Dog's other outings?

One of my favorite parts of New York Comic Con was the section maintained by Rockstar Games. Rockstar held giant booth located near one of the entrances, decorated in Max Payne artwork. In addition to playing their tablet version of Grand Theft Auto 3, we were given the pleasure of watching a press showcasing of Max Payne 3. I was very impressed.

Welcome to the first of our many New York Comic Con game previews. This year's con was packed with high profile developers showing off their most anticipated games. One of the most popular booths belonged to Capcom, who brought a playable build of Street Fighter X Tekken, the first game in a two-part crossover series between Capcom and Namco.

It's not often we talk about otome games here, but we do have a considerable amount of people interested in them. For those who have no clue what I'm talking about, an otome game is basically a dating sim from the female perspective. SPOILERS: Bishie sparkles lie ahead.

5bp has released a trailer for their newest game, Beyond the Future: Fix the Time Arrows which they describe as a "maiden adventure with the world view of a a fantasy RPG." (I'd imagine something like the child of Steins;Gate and Final Fantasy.) Players play as Lilith, and like any good RPG, form a party (except this party is probably all hot guys). The twist is rather than checking their stats, you check their Favorability Gauge which is a measure of how close you are to capturing that character's heart.

Considering it's by 5pb, it's definitely going to have a good plot. Check out the trailer below and see if you agree. Beyond the Future: Fix the Time Arrows is scheduled for a December 1st release on the PS3 and PSP in Japan.

Source: [Siliconera]