First 007 Legends trailer arrives

Two sets of 007 trailers have been released, one for the November-bound Skyfall flick and the other for 007 Legends, the new game from Activision.

The trailers are both in the video below, which also reveals the first mission for Legend (Moonraker. Jaws!) as well as its planned release date, October 16th.

Here we go:

Diablo III auction house launches this month

The launch of Diablo III‘s real-money auction house has been given a new date.
The service was originally planned to open its doors this coming Tuesday but was delayed due to the overwhelming launch of Diablo III, which caused severe loads on Blizzard’s servers.
They slip isn’t a big one though, merely a week. The new date is May 29th.

Dragon’s Lair to arrive in May, with Kinect support

Microsoft's announced that the Xbox Live port of Dragon’s Lair is due out on May 18. Announced back in March, the game will feature Kinect support, as can be seen in a trailer here.

Update: God of War multiplayer confirmed

The rumorang was true once more; God of War: Ascension is to have a multiplayer component.
The details will be revealed during a live broadcast in abuot an hour and a half, at 8 AM PDT. For now, here’s this bit from game director Todd Papy: “We wouldn’t do multiplayer in God of War unless we knew we could do it right. That’s why I’m extremely excited to finally be able to talk publicly about it and share all the gory details with you live. I even have some exclusive gameplay footage to share with you, so be sure to tune in to see it all live.”
8AM, PDT. Here.
Update: A presser that’s arrived promised the mode to “combine the brutal gameplay and large-scale battles that God of War is known for.”
The multiplayer mode allows players to compete both online and off. The whole thing is based on the single-player campaign and supports up to eight players and a number of different modes.
Warriors can align themselves with the likes of Zeus, Ares, Poseidon and Hades to gain special abilities, armor and weaponry, which can be customized.

A few screenshots came as well:



And some video:

Angry Birds creators exit Rovio, found Boomlagoon

Two Angry Birds creators, lead server architect Antti Stén and lead artist Tuomas Erikoinen — or Mr. Plan and Mr. Action as they refer to themselves — have left Rovio to start a business of their own, in the hopes of coming up with something as giant as the phenomenon they leave behind.
“If we play our cards right, we just might end up with the next Angry Birds,” Stén’s told Venture Beat.
The new company is called Boomlagoon. Yet to raise any money, it’s just Stén (chief executive) and Erikoinen (chief creative officer) for now, though they are looking for investors.
As for what they’ll be making; nothing has been announced yet, but expect to see “convivial and intriguing” games on both mobile and web.
“We know a thing or two about successful games and high volumes, and we’ll use this knowledge to spawn something very cool and new.”

Top 10 video games of 2011

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft Entertainment)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)

Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)

Madden NFL 12 (Electronic Arts)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros. Interactive)
Gears of War 3 (Microsoft)
Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft Entertainment)
Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft Entertainment)

Best Buy Closing 50 Stores and Begins Hunt for New CEO
Best Buy is closing 50 U.S. stores by the end of 2012 and is on the hunt for a new CEO. The retail chain store already closed two stores this year (one in Kansas City, Mo., and one in Scottsdale, Ariz.), and it notified five Twin Cities stores and one San Antonio store that they will close later this year. On Saturday, it confirmed the identity of the remaining store locations that will close later this year, most of which will permanently close by May 12.
The Best Buy Board of Directors also announced it has launched the process of searching for a new CEO and said it could take six to nine months to complete. When Best Buy announced the resignation of Brian Dunn as chief executive officer and director on April 10, the company said "there were no disagreements between Mr. Dunn and the company on any matter relating to operations, financial controls, policies or procedures. There was mutual agreement that it was time for new leadership to address the challenges that face the company."
But the Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," said the board was exploring whether Dunn had misused company assets in the course of an alleged relationship with a female subordinate.
The board named director Mike Mikan interim CEO. He introduced himself in a message on Wednesday and said he was very pleased with the priorities the company had established including "improving the customer and employee experiences, re-energizing the store portfolio, reducing costs and driving our global growth strategies (Connections, Services, e-commerce and China)."
The company said it was closing the 50 stores as part of an initiative to "increase points of presence, while decreasing overall square footage."
It will remodel some key stores with a new "Connected Store" format and will build additional Best Buy Mobile small format stores throughout the U.S. The company said it would continue to share details of such actions as the year progresses. "We are committed to making it easier for customers to shop with us, whenever and wherever they want."
A list of the store closures follows.

Locations of 2012 U.S. Best Buy store closings
Store Name	Address	City	State
Casa Grande	1004 N Promenade Pwy	Casa Grande	AZ
Lake Pleasant	10134 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	AZ
East Palo Alto	1751 E Bayshore Rd	East Palo Alto	CA
Westwood	10861 Weyburn Ave	Los Angeles	CA
Manteca	934 Perimeter Dr	Manteca	CA
Moreno Valley East	27220 Eucalyptus	Moreno Valley	CA
Ontario	4120 E 4th St	Ontario	CA
Pittsburg	4405 Century Blvd	Pittsburg	CA
Jamboree	2857 Park Ave	Tustin	CA
Arapahoe & Parker	15800 E Briarwood Cir	Aurora	CO
The Forum	9370 Dynasty Dr	Fort Myers	FL
Oldsmar	11655 W Hillsborough Ave	Tampa	FL
Fayetteville	128 Pavilion Pkwy	Fayetteville	GA
Loganville	4014 Atlanta Hwy	Loganville	GA
Addison	1038 N Rohlwing Rd	Addison	IL
87th & Dan Ryan	8900 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	IL
Deerfield	200 S Waukegan Rd	Deerfield	IL
Matteson	4707 Lincoln Mall Dr	Matteson	IL
Mundelein	1100 N Rt 83	Mundelein	IL
West Dundee	979 W Main St	West Dundee	IL
Speedway	10500 Parallel Pkwy	Kansas City	KS
Back Bay	360 Newbury St	Boston	MA
Wareham	2421 Cranberry Hwy	Wareham	MA
Inner Harbor	600 E Pratt St	Baltimore	MD
Hunt Valley	118 Shawan Rd	Hunt Valley	MD
Biddeford	405 Mariner Way	Biddeford	ME
*Brooklyn Center	5925 Earle Brown Dr	Brooklyn Center	MN
*Edina	3200 Southdale Cir	Edina	MN
*Hutchinson	1350 Hwy 15 S	Hutchinson	MN
*Lakeville	18350 Orchard Trl	Lakeville	MN
Rochester South	4540 Maine Ave Se	Rochester	MN
*Rogers	20870 Rogers Dr	Rogers	MN
Ellisville	15678 Manchester Rd	Ellisville	MO
Monroe	3151 W Highway 74	Monroe	NC
Rocky Mount	1100 N Wesleyan Blvd	Rocky Mount	NC
Millard	12210 K Plz	Omaha	NE
East River Plaza	517 E 117th St	New York	NY
Steelyard Commons	3506 Steelyard Dr	Cleveland	OH
Salem Mall	5031 Salem Ave	Dayton	OH
Caguas	Las Americas Expry PR52 Zafiro	Caguas	PR
Middletown	890 W Main Rd	Middletown	RI
Hickory Hollow	5255 Hickory Hollow Pkwy	Antioch	TN
Techridge	12901 North I-35	Austin	TX
*Woodlake Parkway	6218 Woodglen	San Antonio	TX
Landmark Mall	5901 Stevenson Ave	Alexandria	VA
Cosner's Corner	9745 Jefferson Davis Hwy	Fredericksburg	VA
East Richmond	4410 S Laburnum Ave	Richmond	VA
Mill Plain	16611 Se Mill Plain Blvd	Vancouver	WA
* indicates stores notified March 29, 2012 of closure plans Note: Two stores in Kansas City, MO (Metro North) and Scottsdale, AZ (Shea) permanently closed in February 2012.