It’s true-confession time as Vic comes clean about the fact that he was unable to get past “The Trials of Archimedes” portion in God Of War: Ascension. Yes, Vic’s gaming skills were apparently not up to snuff when it comes to this controversial section of the game. Scott, on the other hand...

Today on The Basement: Vic and Scott discuss the Marchvalanche of games. Or, as Vic calls it, Marvember. (Since Revengeance, the boys have been more disposed to portmanteaus than they used to be. Also: "portmanteau" is the word of the day...

Matter, the first game from Pirates of the Caribbean and Rango director Gore Verbinski, has been canceled. "Microsoft Studios is no longer pursuing this title," a Microsoft representative told Joystiq...

Yesterday, word spread of Jason West's departure from Respawn Entertainment, the studio he co-founded with Vince Zampella in 2010 after the two left Infinity Ward. Today, Zampella confirmed West's retirement.

Today on The Basement: Vic returns from New York and Scott thanks him for the postcard (which only just arrived today—THANKS FOR NOTHING, VIC). Scott and Vic discuss the Oscars, including the fact that their favorite movie of the year, Looper, WAS NOT NOMINATED FOR ONE DAMN THING...

Now that Sony has officially announced the PlayStation 4, it's time for Microsoft to show their hand. And a recently registered domain, "XboxEvent.com," indicates Microsoft is gearing up for their own reveal...

Today on The Basement: Vic is on the road, so Scott has The Basement all to himself. Naturally, the first thing he does is call Vic, who delivers a full report from the PlayStation 4 press conference in a very frigid New York City...

Live video from your Android device on Ustream There's just a few hours to go until Sony's big press event begins in New York City (6pm EST, 3pm PST), where the PlayStation 4 is expected to b...

Vic and Scott order more pancakes—or, as Vic calls them, "flapjacks"—from Vic's mom. Then Scott discusses the recent trip he took to go look at a game only to eventually deduce that there was no game to actually see...

Nintendo this morning followed January's impressive Wii U presentation with an equally announcement-filled 3DS preview. Here are some quick notes on the highlights of the presentation. - Animal Crossing: New Leaf finally has a North American release date...