The PlayStation Vita technically won’t be released for everyone until February 22, 2012. Unless people pre-ordered, then they get it February 15, 2012. However, it turns out there’s an even quicker way to get your hands on the new handheld. Starting today, select GameStop stores will have Vitas set up for people to play. Yes, more »

Xbox Live Gold access has already been granted to everyone until February 5, but we won’t have to wait too long before free Gold access will become available again. The Mass Effect 3 demo, which will be released on February 14, will unlock Xbox Live Gold until the full game launches on March 6.

Sometimes videogame publishers tend to gravitate towards a certain console when promoting multiplatform games. Activision for example clearly favors the Xbox 360 with its Call of Duty games, and Ubisoft gives the PS3 a slight advantage with the Assassin’s Creed franchise. For Resident Evil 6, Capcom will show special attention to the Xbox 360 crowd.

The PlayStation Store update for this week contains a couple multiplayer demos for Twisted Metal and Syndicate. While I can’t speak on how steady the servers are with Syndicate, myself and others have experienced connection issues with the Twisted Metal multiplayer demo. Fortunately, Sony is actively working on getting everything straightened out.

Good news for Type Moon fans, it’s time to test out A Magician’s Night: Witch on the Holy Night! That’s the latest Type Moon visual novel. An updated version of the demo has just been released and is waiting to be sampled

Hey 3DS owners! Did you download your free Resident Evil: Revelations demo yet? Well, if you’re in North America or Europe it’s in the eShop right now, waiting for you to test it out. Just make sure you have enough time to really savor and enjoy it, because you won’t have it forever. You only more »

Today’s Nintendo Download update is about what you’d expect from, well, a Nintendo download update. There’s nothing especially striking among the 3DS Virtual Console game, two DSiWare games and lone WiiWare game. Actually, in theory the WiiWare game, Stonekeep: Bones of the Ancestors, sounded interesting as its a first person, action RPG where you do more »

Yesterday, we found out the demo for Mass Effect 3 will be arriving on February 14, 2012 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. If you’re going to download it on PC, you need to have an Origin account because Steam is out of the question. The single player and multiplayer modes will be a part more »

Nintendo is taking a ginormous step forward tomorrow. Really, we’re about to see progress happen. The company’s downloadable game effort has always been rather lackluster and both the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop weren’t exactly beloved shopping centers. (The Wii Shop Channel had great ambient music, but that was about it.) Nintendo said it more »

Now see, this is why you have to watch those game trailers companies release. Sometimes, they show footage you’ve already seen before or don’t have anything important, but every once in a while you get a glimmer of goodness. A new Mass Effect 3 trailer appeared briefly on the internet, heralding the various Kinect features. more »