Ubisoft has confirmed that the next Assassin’s Creed game will star a pirate-assassin, and the game will be called Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2's has cast its Norman Osborn, who will now be played by Chris Cooper.

The fist look at the new Spider-Man costume for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man sequel has been partially revealed.

Last night on Jimmy Fallon, Guerrilla Games’ Managing Director, Herman Hulst, showed off Killzone: Shadow Fall.

Ending one of the more alarming rumors that has been circulating regarding the PlayStation 4, Sony confirmed that the new system would not block the play of used games.

Sony has announced its new console and the PlayStation 4 represents not just the next generation of Sony's gaming business, but a dramatic shift from the company's traditions.

Konami hands the Metal Gear franchise over to Platinum Games, who take the series in a hack n’ slash direction that – thanks to a brutally over the top combat mechanism – would feel right at home in a grind house.

After leaving the familiar confines of Microsoft in order to craft multi-platform games, Bungie has finally offered some details on Destiny.

An inside look at Sledgehammer Games formation, the future, and the incredible risk the company took that paid off big.

The casting news continues, as one of the most important roles in Marvel’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy film is reportedly close to being cast.

One of the first pieces of casting news for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII has been revealed, and it is a big one.

In an earnings meeting to discuss the last fiscal year, Time Warner’s CFO let slip that WB is planning another Batman game, due out sometime this year.

We talk with Brian Burleson, a Senior Producer at Gearbox involved with the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines. Unlike most licensed games based on a movie, Colonial Marines is different. It is an official, canonical entry into the Aliens universe.

In the recent earnings meeting, Ubisoft revealed that the next Assassin’s Creed game will introduce a new character and a new time setting.

To make Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft created Ubisoft Toronto and gave them the difficult task of making a stealth game with action that appeals to all.

We spoke with the Blazers' PG Damian Lillard, C J.J. Hickson, and SGs Wesley Mathews and Will Barton about what role tech plays in their lives.

Disney has revealed that the recently announced Star Wars spinoff films will feature a young Han Solo, while the other will feature a younger Boba Fett.

Electronic Arts and Visceral Games return once again to the survival horror genre with the overhauled Dead Space 3, featuring a heavier emphasis on combat at the cost of atmosphere and mood.

We recently had the chance to join a roundtable discussion with Visceral Games Vice President and General Manger Steve Papoutsis, who is also the executive producer of the Dead Space franchise. He addressed the concerns about the game focusing too heavily on combat, revealed his favorite product tie-in for the game, and explained why you won’t see "Dead Space 3" on the Wii U.

The zombies craze reaches its inevitable satirical phase, and a new type of love story is born.

A cryptic new video from Sony has people wondering what Sony has planned for February 20.

The man with the tri-goggles returns for one final hurrah on this generation of consoles, and it may be the most accessible Splinter Cell yet.

Sadly, we are back once again, looking at the current trend of blaming violent video games for all the violence in the world.

In a recent interview, Visceral Games VP Dead Space Executive Producer, Steve Papoutsis, confirmed that co-op was always something that Dead Space toyed with, long before it was introduced for Dead Space 3.

At CES this year, Nvidia turned heads with its new handheld gaming device capable of playing Android games, and of streaming full PC titles. It was impressive, but now that the shine has faded a bit, we are left with several unanswered questions.

While CES isn’t typically know as a gaming show, this year Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix were there to give us a look at the new Tomb Raider multiplayer.

This year was a surprisingly impressive one for gaming at CES. Here’s a look at our favorites of the show.

Director Kathryn Bigelow offers a complicated look at the morality of the war on terror, as depicted through the hunt, and eventual death of Osama bin Laden.

The Kinect has proven to be a major success for Microsoft and the Xbox 360, and the gesture based controller isn’t done yet.

After months of speculation and rumor, Valve and Xi3 have announced at CES that a “computer game system optimized for Steam gameplay” is on the way.

Power A is back with a new model of their Bluetooth connected gaming controller for Android that ups the stakes.

From a few rough drawings to becoming one of the most talked-about games of the year, the tale of how Journey came to shake up the gaming community is a journey itself. Art director Matt Nava talked with Digital Trends to share how the team pulled it off, and why video games are finally gaining legitimacy as art.

2012 was a transitory one for gaming, as the industry slowly prepared itself for the transition towards the next generation of consoles, even as it explored new business models to keep it relevant post-recession. We look back on the 10 biggest changes last year, and what they may mean for the future.

2013 is going to be a big one for films - not just in the movies themselves, but in the lasting impact those films will have. With that in mind, we continue our look forward to the films of 2013 we hope won’t suck.