This book, designed and written by Matt Nava, Art Director on Journey, provides an insider’s view into the stylistic influences, narrative functions, and game design goals that shaped the final look of the game. Readers will discover how Journey's landscapes, cut-scenes, and much-loved robed traveler came to be. Kellee Santiago talks about the game in the exclusive video interview below.

Sega of America and Gearbox Software have unleashed the Escape mode, a new  competitive multiplayer mode for Aliens: Colonial Marines, which launches February 12, 2013 worldwide. With a competitive death match game mode already revealed earlier in the year, Escape mode is the second in a number of competitive multiplayer modes for Aliens: Colonial Marines and will challenge players in an intense scenario against the universe’s deadliest killers, the Xenomorph. Escape mode will debut at PAX Prime 2012 in Seattle. The new mode could be perfect for eSports.

April Jeanette Mendez is best known by WWE fans as AJ Lee, the current General Manager of RAW. Dubbed the “Geek Goddess” for her love of video games and comic books, Lee was on hand at SummerSlam to check out THQ’s new WWE 13 game. Half of the former The Chickbusters tag team with Kaitlyn, these days Lee plays an important role outside the ring. The WWE Diva gets her game on in the exclusive video interview below.

Activision has officially revealed details regarding Call of Duty: Black Ops II Hardened Edition and Care Package. The publisher announced that both these editions are in limited supply. After abandoning a special edition last year with Modern Warfare 3, gamers can get a cool toy with the Car Package version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II – in the form of a remote-controlled drone. Treyarch Studio Head Mark Lamia talks about the new game in the exclusive video interview below.

THQ is getting Xbox gamers ready for the launch of WWE 13 early this year. The game maker has released several “Attitude Era”-themed items in support of the forthcoming release from the revolutionary WWE flagship videogame franchise.  Featuring a variety of apparel choices from popular WWE Superstars, including Undertaker, Mankind and The Rock, the items are available now via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 for suggested retail pricing between 160 and 320 Microsoft Points. Stone Cold Steve Austin, cover athlete of WWE 13 Collector's Edition, talks attitude in the exclusive video below.

CHICAGO – Grammy Award winning singer Ne-Yo suited up for the EA Sports Madden NFL 13 Pigskin Pro Am alongside Brett Favre and other former NFL greats and Hall of Famers. Like many of the celebrities who played in the flag football game, which aired on NBC, Ne-Yo is a big gamer. He talks about his love of Madden and fighting games like Tekken in this exclusive video interview below.

EA SPORTS’ Madden NFL 13 Ratings Reveal concludes after four weeks of frenzied fan voting. Ending with defenders, the fans have decided that the San Francisco 49ers’ Patrick Willis will have the best tackling ability and hit the hardest; Darrelle Revis of the New York Jets is the best cover man and the Arizona Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson is the fastest on defense.