Shigeru Miyamoto says he's preparing Nintendo with retirement talk

Despite the exclusive interview with Wired, in which Nintendo’s godfather, Shigeru Miaymoto — who created such franchises like Super Mario Bros. and — mentioned he was thinking of taking a smaller role at legendary gaming firm, and would “retire” from his current position, it now appears that this won’t be the case at all. And while Shiggy seemed to know that Nintendo wouldn’t allow it, he seems to enjoy scaring the exec’s at the Big N. — More after the break!

Luke Skywalker aka Mark Hamill attended the VGA's and did not approve

I was hopeful for this year’s VGA’s. Why? Well, like the SEGA fans who constantly fell prey to the Sonic cycle, I seemed to believe that Geoff Keighley has always wanted to do the right thing — that he was simply biding his time until the show garnered enough of an audience, and then he would one year lift the veil, poof some magic fairy dust, and give us the ritzy, glamerous award show we’ve always wanted. But nope. No, no no, far from it. — More after the break!

Here are your 2011 VGA winners and premiere trailers

As the show began there was a glimmer of hope and promise. Zach Levi, star of NBC’s Chuck, seemed genuine and was as passionate about his role as host just as last year’s Neil Patrick Harris was. The intro to the show was done quite well too, with even a nod to the fact that the audience was made up of developers from the various studios. The way in which Zach said, “this night is for you, for the developers,” gave me a slight tingle that this could be the year the show was redeemed. And yet… here we are… *sigh* And what’s worse is that between all the countless jokes, puns, trailers, and premieres, the award show aired only about 4 actual awards on stage. Talk about pathetic. So if you wanna know who won just hit the jump. — More after the break!

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Metal Gear Solid Rising trailer leaks ahead of VGA premiere -- (Video)

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Metal Gear Solid Rising trailer leaks ahead of VGA premiere -- (Video)

It’s literally been years since we last saw or heard of Raiden and his own game, Metal Gear Solid: Rising. And today’s Video Game Awards were meant to break the silence and show off what Kojima’s been up to all this time. Well, leaks ruin plans but sometimes they make the hype all worth it. Is this a case of the latter? With the reveal of Platinum Games studios involvement it would seem so.

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OnLive releases tablet / iPad support for next-gen gaming via streaming

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OnLive releases tablet / iPad support for next-gen gaming via streaming

We’ve seen it, we’ve used it, and OnLive is a service that no one should ignore. While you may have a sweet gaming set-up on your entertainment system or at your PC, there’s always that chance that somene else may be using it and you’re still in the mood to game. Well, with OnLive’s new update and app that allows you to wirelessly stream games to your Android tablet or iPad, you can go just about anywhere… as long as you’re hooked up to WiFi and are sporting their wireless controller ($50) — buy HERE.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto retiring from current position, would like to focus on small projects

Jonny Ive at Apple was said by Steve Jobs to answer to no one but him. As a designer, his word say was the final say. But when it comes to Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto is their very own Ive — being responsible for one of, if the THE most recognizable video game character of all time, Mario. Not only that, but Miyamoto-san was also instrumental in the conception of Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda franchises, among many others. But it would seem that the father of Nintendo has decided to stay out of the lime light, and go back to helping on smaller games rather than the bigger titles, like Mario Galaxy and such. Though he worded it differently, using the word “retire”. — More after the break!

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Pid: Portal, Little Big Planet and Super Mario rolled into one game - (Video)

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Pid: Portal, Little Big Planet and Super Mario rolled into one game - (Video)

I love games that take our favorite things, and mix them up just the right way without simply copying the original and instead adding some new value and polish to them. Pid is a side-scroller, co-op game where you manipulate the world to get through without causing too much trouble for yourself. It’s got stealth, a great style and the music is definately going to be killer — Pid should be coming to digital platforms 2012