Today may officially mark the start of the next-generation of consoles, but that isn’t stopping Square Enix from announcing a major property destined for the current gen. After a bit of teasing through some clever viral marketing sites, Square Enix has officially unveiled the supernatural thriller that is Murdered: Soul Suspect.

At long last we have our first look at Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season 2 and as expected the sophomore season of the series looks incredibly badass. With only a scant few behind-the-scenes images wetting our appetites over the past two months, we have a full-on trailer that not only shows us each combatant within the new season, but what sort of bloody action they’ll participate in as well.

We may only be in the second month of 2013 yet already we could have the biggest scandal, if not disappointment, the games industry will receive this year.  While my full review of the game will be up on Tuesday, the flaws of Aliens: Colonial Marines have been detailed by other folks since the game is far from the masterpiece it was initially depicted to be.

After opting to forgo their almost pre-determined path of being the latest development studio to enter the yearly installment route, Bungie has finally unveiled their new project.  Over three years in the making, Destiny is the latest FPS from the makers of Halo and it could go on to become the next big thing in the world of gaming. Either that or it’ll be this generation’s equivalent to Daikatana.

The Kickstarter funded FPS game Takedown has now officially found a home.  After making its funding goal in a brilliant last minute hurrah, the development team at Serellan LLC continued their work on the project but now they have the backing of a rather substantial publishing partner.

Over the last few years we’ve seen the rise of games which put us in the shoes of superheroes or even those with a more villainous nature.  Aside from the expected arrival of games based on established licenses, with wavering quality, a few original superhero titles have risen to the surface that allowed us to further our desire to shoot bolts of electricity out of our hands or make a single leap that takes us airborne for five blocks.

Wrestling fans will no doubt be in a bad mood considering the latest news to happen in the world of the WWE. The newfound depression amongst wrasslin fans isn’t because CM Punk is no longer the champ, but instead pertains to the world of WWE video games.  Previously it appeared as if a new era of wrestling games was set to begin due to the closure of THQ, but now it appears that we could simply be in store for more of the same – a predicament that plagues the wrestling industry itself.

Wild Game Studio's Day One: Garry's Incident is perhaps one of the most interesting independent projects being developed in Canada right now. This upcoming episodic, open-world first person shooter drops players on a remote island that demands players adapt or perish. 

This year is poised to deliver some amazing debuts through the arrival of the next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft. We may be privy to getting a small taste of what’s to come through Sony’s press conference next week, which will likely unveil the new PlayStation, but developers are finally beginning to drop some megabomb teases on us.

Over the last few years we’ve received a lot of things that we’ve wanted to do within the world of video games yet there’s always something that has eluded us.  While we’ve travelled to far away planets or become league champions, not a lot of games have allowed us to hit the snowy slopes for simulated skiing and snowboarding action.

If there’s one thing that was more than proven this past week its that there’s almost no hope for video games based upon movies. I may be stating the obvious given the rather torrid history that gaming sub-genre has within the industry, but the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines is proof that there are a lot of fundamental flaws when it comes to adapting a movie into a video game.

This may be a case of shocking and not so shocking news, but the Batman Arkham series is poised for a return once again.  After the release of Batman: Arkham City in 2011, gamers eagerly anticipated the continuation of the series, even given the shocking ending, and now they’ll receive their wish but there could be a catch to it.

If you’re fond of keeping up to date on games that were seemingly never meant to be (they were cancelled), then you may be interested to learn what the team at Housemarque was working on.  Best known for their PSN games such as Dead Nation and Super Stardust HD, Housemarque apparently was branching out into new territory: the ever complex sub-genre of licensed video games.