The Next Microsoft Console's Code Name is Revealed to the Gaming Public

So places like Kotaku have heard from a lot of sources (which can be found in this article) that are close to the working on the next Microsoft gaming console. They found out that the code-name for Microsoft's next console is Durango. Sounds like a familiar animated title doesn't it?

Though it should be noted that this is a code-name, not the official name. Just like the code-names for the Dreamcast (Katana), the Gamecube (Dolphin), and the Wii (Revolution), it's not the name that will be printed on the console or the box it will be

PAX East Pledges to Stay in Boston for 11 More Years

The organizers for PAX East and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) announced recently that the popular video game convention will remain in Boston until 2023. The organizers are hoping to grow the number of attendees to around 100,000, making it one of the largest public gaming conventions in the world (behind Germany's Gamescom and Japan's Tokyo Game Show).

PAX East will also make a sizable donation to digital games education, as Massachusetts Digital Games Institute will receive a $50,000 contribution this year alongside an annual donation of $25,000 a year. Totally to $325,000 over the next 11 years.

An Master Chief Action Figure Previews What He Will Look Like in Halo 4

Halo 4 will be the first game in the epic space marine series to not be developed and looked over by Bungie. With them out the picture, you would think that 343 studios wouldn't upgrade or update the Chief's appearance. Well actually they decided to give him a bit of an upgrade, and you can see it in the new line of Halo action figurines that will be coming soon to a shelf near you, which you can see here on this Kotaku article.

Made by McFarlane toys which have released

EA Displays Their Plans for the Future

There is plenty of room in our gaming lives for more Battlefield 3, Bad Company and other military first-person shooters from EA, the giant game publisher's number two boss told the public through a recent interview with Kotaku just recently.

"I think the genre is big enough, and they're different experiences," said EA CEO Peter Moore said during a brief sit-down interview in New York City. Just a day before that, representatives of EA sent Kotaku and others

Kaz Hirai to be Officially the Next Head of Sony

As I have stated nearly a year ago, Kaz Hirai will become the next head of Sony. According to this article on Kotaku, it seems that it has been officially confirmed. Sony CEO Howard Stringer announced that his replacement as President and CEO of Sony Corporation will definitely be Kaz Hirai, when he steps down in June. They officially announced this move with Hirai's promotion in April (while Stringer will remain as executive chairman until his departure this Summer).

Bungie will Have 343 Cover all Halo Community Based Services

As of March 31 of this year, Bungie will no longer host any Halo services on Bungie.net (according to this article on Joystiq). All current Halo data will now be handled and transferred over to 343. When that happens, 343 will accept

Notch Wants Pyschonauts 2 to Come True

Tim Schafer's Psychonauts is practically up there when it comes to great, under-appreciated video games. While it didn't set the world on fire with massive sales, it's still a cult hit with everyone for its out of mind gameplay and humor.

So, where's the sequel? Well, lately Schafer's Double Fine development studio's changed a bit. They now focus on smaller, leaner games destined for the downloadable market. Schafer's stated that from a manpower and financial perspective, Double Fine's not quite ready for a follow-up to Psychonauts. Still, he told in

Legendary Battlefield 3 Stunt Re-Created in Real Life

So, you know of the famous Battlefield 3 multiplayer stunt? You know the one where the guy ejects from his fighter jet only to fire an rocket at an enemy aircraft, destroy it, and land right back in the cockpit of his jet? You haven't? Well, you can see it right here.

Why am I mentioning that great piece of BF3 history? Well

South Korea Opens the World's First Kinect Powered Theme Park

According to Kotaku, South Korea has opened the gates to the first ever interactive theme park called Live Park. It allows visitors to experience the virtual world with interactive games and other forms of interactive entertainment. Think of video games meets Six Flags meets Minority Report (minus the Tom Cruise acting), and you would likely get Live Park.

The park, which was the brainchild of Start-up D'strict, boasts sixty-five attractions, took about two years to complete, and can hold up to around

Legend of Grimrock Developers Make Their Game Accessible to All Gamers with Limited Accessibility

When someone on the Legend of Grimrock's commented and asked about clickable on-screen arrow navigation for the upcoming Indie dungeon crawling game, developers said they had no plans to make said feature. When they found out that the comment came from a gamer with limited movement, they changed their plans and made it possible for people like the commenter (who goes by the handle name of HarpoonIPA), who uses a mouth stick for typing and gaming.

Legend of Grimrock is an old-school dungeon exploration game from developer company Almost Human (who