NGP Revealed as the Successor to the PSP

Sony finally unveiled the successor to the PSP in Tokyo at the PlayStation event. Working name "NGP", the Next Generation Portable features the latest cutting edge technology to create the most powerful handheld device ever made by a wide margin. Featuring a 5" OLED screen, dual analog sticks, a quad-core ARM Cortex processor and Power VR graphics processing unit, the NGP is according to Epic Games, four times more powerful than anything else on the market and boasts PS3 quality graphics.

The NGP also boasts front and rear cameras and touch pads, as well as 3G connectivity, three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass and a microphone. UMD has dissapeared in favor of flash memory cards with even higher capacities and faster loading times than the 1.8GB UMD format. All this comes with a question of how much and battery life? So far all we know is that it won't cost $599. A few games were shown, graphics impressing all. Check out the conference below:

L.A. Noire Release Date Leaked

Rockstar was no doubt unhappy when a new trailer of L.A. Noire was leaked onto youtube and ended by showing the release date as May 17th for the US. Quick action resulted in said trailer being taken down quickly before most people had a chance to see it, but the release date is now confirmed. Europe will see the game three days later.

The game's not even out yet, but many assume that Rockstar will once again create another AAA title with L.A. Noire. After four years of development and various delays, Team Bondi and Rockstar have had a good amount of time to polish the title to the high standards set before.

Mortal Kombat Release Date Revealed

The ninth entry in the Mortal Kombat series is a reboot set to bring the game back to its roots and please fans and newcomers alike. Going back to 2D fighting, the game follows in the footsteps of Street Fighter IV and aims for the same success. Initial trailers have been very promising and Warner Bros. has finally revealed the release date and cover art.

The impressive looking reboot will be available for purchase on April 18 in the UK and the following day in the US. Mark it on your kalender.

Yakuza 4 Release Date & New Trailer Released

Yakuza 4 may have been released as far back as March 2010 in Japan, but the rest of us should be happy to know that Sega has announced the release dates for North America and Europe. Not only that, we also have a brand new trailer to enjoy!

Check out the new trailer and get ready for the release of the game on March 15 in North America and March 18 in Europe. The Europe release date being exactly one year since the game was released in Japan.

Boxart & Release Date for MotorStorm Apocalypse Revealed

MotorStorm Apocalypse has finally been given a release date. Apart from driving through the post-apocalyptic terrain, you'll also be able to experience it in earth-shattering 3D, if you have a compatible TV set and glasses of course. Europe and North America are getting two different boxart covers and I think both look great, so it's really hard to choose which one is better. The image to the right belongs to the European boxart.

This one on the left belongs to the North American release. MotorStorm Apocalypse, the third game in the series is set to be released on April 12, 2011 for the PS3. If you pre-order, you might recieve a bonus of some kind depending on the retailer.

Rockstar announcement of new L.A. Noire release date imminent

After plenty of delays, this could be the last one. Rockstar is set to announce the next release date for the highly anticipated title and while delays are common, Rockstar does churn out fairly polished titles with the extra time they give themselves. While for many the news of a release date being announced soon for the title is big news indeed, it was simply posted on Rockstar's twitter page.This is what they had to say: "L.A. Noire is coming to Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 this spring. The official release date will be announced soon..."

Shouldn't be long now until we have the (hopefully) final release date and don't encounter any more delays.

Splinter Cell Collection Gets Dated?

Ubisoft confirmed the rumor of the Splinter Cell trilogy being released in HD for the PS3 late last year. It follows the recent release of the Prince of Persia trilogy in HD and will be followed by a Beyond Good & Evil Remake sometime this year.

No release date has been forthcoming, but if you think Amazon is pretty accurate with their release dates, you can expect the Splinter Cell Collection to be released on March 22nd this year for $39.99USD. The collection includes the original Splinter Cell as well as the sequels Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory.