The musical artist line-up has been revealed for Activision’s DJ Hero 2, all 108 of them.

For a time now, a lot of what Rare has done has felt as though it echoes Nintendo, but with their own twist. Banjo-Kazooie felt like it echoed Super Mario 64, Star Fox Adventures felt like it echoed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and most recently, their sentiment regarding the complexity of controllers seems to echo Nintendo’s own as they introduced the Wii.

Simpler than any so-called “casual” game, yet more addictive than perhaps any other title to carry the “hardcore” label, Tetris has been a tested, tried and true phenomenon for decades. No story, no flashy cutscenes, not even any real characters to speak of.

But admit it: you’ve always wondered where those pieces come from.

Video game violence. I can’t think of a more volatile topic of discussion at local PTA meetings. However, this recent study may have parents scratching their heads, wondering just how a digital killing spree will dissuade their children from slaughtering real people.

While there are many of us older gamers are looking forward to Sonic Colors more so than Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Sega is saying it’s suppose to be the other way around.

One of the most popular pieces of video game trivia is the story of Square being on the verge of bankruptcy as they prepared to release one last game for the Famicom (Japan’s Nintendo Entertainment System) in 1987. The game’s director, Hironobu Sakaguchi, offered a little bit of black humor by declaring that his “final” game would be a “fantasy” role-playing game.

Katamari and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi, speaking at a conference exploring the “role of the video game in adult life,” has said that he feels the moniker “video game” is too cliquey, and needs to be changed…

Mass Effect 2′s lead producer, Casey Hudson, assured us some time ago that a steady stream of new DLC would keep the game alive until the inevitable release of Mass Effect 3. BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk reiterated to VG247 that the plan is still in motion.

Greg Zeschuk, the Vice President of BioWare, has noted in an interview today that Nintendo have “trumped everyone in a clever way” with the innovations found in the Nintendo 3DS…

Nintendo Europe have today put out a handy release schedule for the third quarter of 2010 in their region. Metroid: Other M, Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, and the highly-anticipated Face Training have all been dated for Europe…

Producer Eiji Aonuma has said today that he is “aiming for” The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword to release in “Early 2011″…

My favorite series on the DS, without a doubt, is Professor Layton. I’m a sucker for clever puzzles and an even more clever story, so Layton & Luke’s adventures are right up my alley, but I don’t know if I can wait ‘ til September 20th to continue the series. Oh hey, it looks like I might not have to!

The UK games industry body, TIGA, has announced today the “three key priorities” that the UK Coalition Government must implement to allow the games industry in the UK to grow…

Sega West’s Mike Hayes discusses Sega’s business and production plan when it comes to titles being produced for Kinect. Sega is looking to import some of their pre-existing Nintendo Wii library, but they want to do other things too…

I think when it comes to Collectors Editions I’ve seen everything. I remember the humble old days of gaining access to a Beta for getting the Collectors Edition, or a small cup if you were lucky… Well now everything is all about going big with 100 pound hand painted figurines, working night vision goggles and just about everything in between…