The teasing done by Bethesda Softworks has finally ended and as expected we have the debut of Shinji Mikami’s new survival horror game. Formerly known as Zwei, Shinji’s new game under his Tango Gameworks studio is now dubbed The Evil Within; a title that’s rather fitting of the horrors that are promised to be experienced within the title.

After a somewhat long absence when it comes to released games, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami is finally making a comeback.  Okay, in a way he never left the biz after releasing Vanquish with Platinum Games, but Mikami has been wrapped up in his new 3rd person survival action/horror game Zwei - which may finally be unveiled tomorrow.

After a rather tumultuous last four years, the Australian games development community has suffered another sizeable setback – this time involving the remnants of Team Bondi.  A sense of déjà vu may be present since Team Bondi was previously closed in 2011 after releasing L.A Noire, but the studio was later acquired by fellow Aussie development firm KMM.

Bethesda Softworks is on the verge of announcing what could be the next big thing, at least from them, based on a series of teases released via Vine.  Yup, video game devs/publishers are beginning to use the social media A.D.D. video service that is Vine to get folks like me to actually write about their games. Mission accomplished Bethesda.

Microsoft’s desire to turn the next-gen Xbox into a go-to entertainment hub may have been underestimated by gamers and those in the games industry. For years it hasn’t been a secret that Microsoft wants to push the Xbox brand as a viable entertainment hub whether it be through apps or key software, but now a tidbit has surfaced that the company could be following in the steps of what Netflix has recently done.

As you may already know, Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is the new venture from the team that did Street Fighter: Legacy back in 2010.  Having shown that they have the skill and passion to do SF justice, the team behind Assassin’s Fist went to the Kickstarter route to gather the additional finance required to make the series a reality.

This morning Nintendo resumed their new trend of direct-to-consumer release information via another installment of their “Nintendo Direct” series. Basically a online webcast in the vein of a press conference that all fans of Nintendo can join online. This video detailed Nintendo’s plans moving forwards for the Nintendo 3DS, year of Luigi, and the Wii U. Why is another Nintendo Direct worth writing about? Well, because this one featured information about a new Zelda game and Earthbound’s plans to come to NA.

First premiering on the Nintendo 3DS and then making its way to the iOS platform, Grasshopper Manufacture’s anime shoot-em-up title Liberation Maiden is finally coming to the PS3.  The debut of Liberation Maiden may sound like good news, but the game is ditching the twitch shooting action in favor of something a tad bit different – that of an adventure.

Sony has finally properly given us an update on the forthcoming second software release for their Wonderbook peripheral.  After taking us to a world of magic, wizards, and witches in Book of Spells, Sony will be taking gamers, both young and old alike, on an adventure filled with mystery and intrigue as told in Diggs Nightcrawler.

Criterion Games could finally be branching out once again as a developer based on chatter that arose yesterday.  After refuting claims that the studio was working on a reboot/remake of NFS: Underground, Criterion Games Creative Director Alex Ward took to Twitter to reveal that there may be a focus on games that don’t revolve around elaborate car chases or vehicular mayhem.

Previously stated to be on “pause" while the powers that be thought of something to do with it, the Prince of Persia franchise could be poised for a substantial comeback that isn’t entirely rooted in the familiar reboot trappings we’ve seen in the past. 

Disney continues to show their flexibility when it comes to their video game licenses, at least those that don’t feature Stormtroopers or Bounty Hunters, since Sega has announced an HD remake of the Sega Genesis classic Castle of Illusion.  One of the many games that the 25 year-old+ generation of gamers was reared on, Castle of Illusion will be comng into our homes once again on the PSN, XBLA, and PC.

Some actual good news has actually surfaced out of a studio ending their partnership with Sony.  While not all of Sony’s former development partners have been shuttered, most have ended up greatly shifting their focus to more manageable efforts in the wake of shedding half, if not most, of their staff. Such a thing could still ring true for SuperBot Entertainment, but for now the studio is alive and well.

After being teased for weeks, GDC 2013 finally brought us the reveal that was bound to happen sooner or later: Metal Gear Solid V.  As expected, Hideo Kojima proved that he’s a master at hyping/trolling the gaming community as it was revealed that Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain are indeed connected as they’re part of MGS V.