Naughty Dog may have turned the page on its smashing Uncharted franchise, but the Sony-owned studio is still working -  hand-in-hand with new steward Bend Studio - to bring you a prequel to the trilogy.

“Welcome. And congratulations. I am delighted that you could make it. Getting here wasn’t easy, I know. In fact, I suspect it was a little tougher than you realize.” Alright, alright, I didn’t write that. That charming prose belongs to Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003). Awesome book. But in theme, these few lines apply greatly to your predicament in Rage, id Software’s heavily anticipated first-person shooter for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Zynga is pushing social games forward with its latest Facebook game, which draws inspiration from Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider. Set during the golden age of exploration, Adventure World unlocks a new universe of exploration and puzzle-solving fun, where players battle nasty critters and trace clues to discover the lost secrets of El Dorado. In Adventure World, players explore a vast universe of five worlds – Deep Jungle, Mountain, Cavern, Volcano and El Dorado – including more than 30dynamic environments. The first game to be developed by the company’s Zynga Boston studio, Adventure World is the most feature-rich game Zynga has ever released at launch.

There has been a certain appeal lately for games that have little to no story to them whatsoever. Gamers were astounded by LIMBO's ending, prompting huge discussions as to what the game was all about. Regardless of what their interpretation was, one thing was clear - people loved the game. If that game could receive critical acclaim, why not try that formula again? That's exactly what thatgamecompany intends to do with their upcoming title Journey, an adventure game featuring a wandering spirit making its way through a desert. A new trailer has been released showing more of the story, or at least what we could make out of it.

“Metroidvania” games are hard to come by these days. However, fans of this exploration based adventure genre do occasionally have something to celebrate. Shadow Complex found its way onto 2009’s Summer of Arcade line-up and stretched the boundaries of what people thought XBLA games could be. While Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet may not be as large in scope, it no doubt makes up for this with a fantastic visual style and a unique puzzle-based implementation of the Metroidvania formula.

Bastion is one of the stars of Microsoft's Summer of Arcade and for good reason. The storytelling and gameplay were top-knotch, and the art style was gorgeous, too. However, let's not forget one of the game's strongest pionts, its soundtrack. After making fans wait a few weeks, Supergiant Games has finally put the music of Bastion online for all to hear.