If something’s good enough, you know someone will bring it back in one form or another.  For Sega, this is a common business practice, as it’s been bringing back several of its old-school franchise to the current game scene, in an effort to generate newfound success.  This includes a number of resurrected Dreamcast classics, along with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and Virtua Fighter, which will come back this summer with Final Showdown on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.  Now another big game is coming back, and Professor K fans will want to listen up…

It’s been a long winding road for SSX, initially getting an introduction back in 2010 as SSX: Deadly Descents and eventually shaping back into the full-fledged over-the-top snowboarding experience we’ve come to love in previous games on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.  But the game finally arrives next week, so many will say that it definitely has been worth it.  However, you won’t need to wait to give it a go, as a very extensive demo is now available on Xbox Live, and set to hit PlayStation Network later today.  We decided to give it an early run to give you an idea what to expect.

Finally.  We played it at several events for the past few months now, and sent Vblank Entertainment countless emails regarding its release.  We’ve spent hours dreaming of running over folks in 8-bit looking cars and creating all kinds of chaos with superheroes and other strange characters.  And now, it looks like Retro City Rampage, the independent darling that’s been making waves for the past couple of years, is finally coming home.  The team has announced that it’s finally arriving this May, just in time for summer – and it’s coming to more than just one console.

With sequels, more often than not you see developers stick to the same old strategy.  But there are some who push for a change, like a new lead character or a storyline that expands on what the original provided.  Darksiders II, a game slated for release this summer, immediately comes to mind, and with that, so should Prototype 2, the follow-up to Activision’s crazy open-world action/adventure.  Radical Entertainment is just about ready to unleash this long awaited follow-up to the public, and we got a close look at what to expect.

You've seen the Super Bowl ad for the upcoming Battleship movie, right?  And while you may be looking through your classic board game to see where they added metallic robot balls that destroy ships with tentacles (let's save you some time -- they aren't there), the fact is the movie actually looks like decent summer escapism.  And if Liam Neeson says, "You sank my battleship!", consider us SOLD.  That said, Activision is teaming up with the developers at Double Helix on a new game based on the film.

Kinect Star Wars’ road to release has been a bumpy one.  The project was first hinted at a while back, featuring a wild Jedi battling segment and the promise of full interaction with George Lucas’ universe.  Since that time, we’ve seen bits and pieces of it, mainly a cool podracing segment that features full 3D support.  But what about the rest of the game?  Relax, Force users, you won’t have to wait long for it, as it now has an official release date – as well as a…dance-off?

Someone tell me -- why is Virtua Tennis so addictive?  Is it the simplistic gameplay that actually makes tennis fun instead of a chore?  (You guys at Top Spin listening?)  Is it the beautiful visuals?  Maybe it's the mini-games where you get to sink plastic pirate ships with tennis balls?  Or maybe it's a combination of all these things.  Sega easily realizes this, which explains why they're bringing the series to the portable front with the release of Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour on PlayStation Vita later this month.  Just when we were starting to get productive in the office again...