In the confirmation of last week’s rumored acquisition talks, Microsoft has confirmed its purchase of Mojang, Minecraft's Sweden-based developer. The $2.5 billion transaction will close by the end of this year....

Mojang, creators of the world-construction game Minecraft, is rumored to be in acquisition talks with Microsoft in a deal that would reach north of $2 billion....

So I’m not doing the usual listing of games by platform this week because frankly, it would be pointless. There are exactly two games listed for release this week. That being said, when one of those games is a new sci-fi first-person shooter from Bungee, that should be enough...

Here are the new video releases for the week of Sept. 8. If the Blu-ray also has a separate DVD release at the same time, I won’t list the DVD separately....

Here is a list of upcoming video game releases for this week by platform with genre and rating included....

Here is a list of upcoming video game releases for this week by platform with genre and rating included....

Here are the new video releases for the week of Aug. 24. If the Blu-ray also has a separate DVD release at the same time, I won't list the DVD separately....

Here is a list of upcoming video game releases for this week by platform with genre and rating included. All games release on Tuesday....

Here are the new video releases for the week of Aug. 18. If the Blu-ray also has a separate DVD release at the same time, I won't list the DVD separately....