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There has always been a distinction between the Pokémon video games, and
the anime starring Ash Ketchum and his buddy Pikachu. Starting in
October, however, an anime will begin airing in Japan based directly on
the original games.

The Other Places YouTube video series from ultrabrilliant takes special care in highlighting some of modern games' most stunning and detailed environments.

Markus "Notch" Persson is best known for creating Minecraft, but he likes to create small experimental games, too. His latest, Shambles, was created as part of the 7DFPS game jam, which challenges developers to create a first-person shooter in seven days.

Jeff Cork is on a mission to discover why he's so handsome. 

Two big names in video games and a couple of surprising titles make their way into this week's mobile roundup. 

Garrett's going to reach out and grab you.

Current users of the service will be able to play their Games for
Windows Lives games indefinitely, but don't expect to buy anything from
the store after August.

I knew this was coming. My coffee warned me about it.

Update: We reached out to Atlus to find out more about the newly announced Persona 4 Arena arcade follow-up.

Ubisoft is reporting that despite the statistically larger player-base
of current-gen consoles, more pre-order have been placed for the
next-gen versions of Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

Update: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition creative director Trent Oster has offered a brief comment on the game's recent reappearance.

The promotion for free download copies of Dead Rising 2 and Case Zero runs for the next two weeks.

The publisher will be revealing information including a live demo that shows improvements to the series, as well as the roster for the 30 Years of Wrestlemania mode on Twitch.TV.

In a deal that could be a landmark in the transition from cable television to streaming Internet TV service, Sony and entertainment industry giant Viacom has tentatively agreed to bring live TV to a new Sony streaming service.

The latest sales numbers offer a glimpse into a solid midsummer of video game sales for late in a console generation, even if there weren't a lot of new surprises.

New info highlights the changes to the kits, which allow players to specialize their multiplayer experience in the upcoming game. 

A recent domain registry seems to indicate that Ubisoft has a new franchise on the horizon.

The Warrhammer 40,000 turn-based strategy game offers up space marine action in both single player and multiplayer modes; a new trailer shows off what you can expect.

We're curious to learn why MOBAs aren't more popular with Game Informer readers.

New technology from Microsoft and Ubi Interactive allows users to project a touch screen onto walls, floors, tables— everything.