Know what pains me in this industry?  When a truly magnificent game goes unnoticed due to a lack of an ad campaign or a "push", if you will.  That's how I feel about Rayman Origins, which I consider one of the best games of 2011.  Unfortunately, it's barely cleared 50,000 units sold, showing signs that the project is a failure.  No, it's not.  It's a tremendously fun game that shouldn't be missed by anyone -- even if you're not crazy about platformers.  Thankfully, Ubi appears to be giving it another shot, this time on the PlayStation Vita, just in time for its launch.

Ever since it was released in 2005, Lumines has remained one of Q Entertainment's popular games.  A puzzle/strategy game that combines addictive gameplay with a refreshing presentation (involving some rather creative musical choices), Lumines has gone on to success on a number of platforms, including as a downloadable game through Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and on the mobile front.  Now the series is making a return in its biggest game to date, scheduled to arrive next month as part of the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up.

Today, Ubisoft revealed the official release date for their upcoming Ghost Recon game, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier. The long awaited squad based military shooter, which has been in development for well over three years. Will officially hit store shelves on May 22, 2012. Also confirmed was a  PC version, but at a later date.

It's almost time for the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 to kick off, a week filled with great new technology, including TV's, tablets, and video games.  What's more, some companies are introducing some interesting new gadgets alongside upcoming games.  Vuzix, for instance, is working closely with both Ubisoft and Nokia technology to produce special visionary eyewear for the upcoming game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.  And it'll introduce it at the show this week.

Rayman Origins was, in our eyes, one of the best games of 2011.  Michel Ancel and his team made a platformer that all players could easily get into, while including a local multiplayer factor that turned it into the ultimate party experience.  Now, in 2012, the game will be thriving on the portable front, with a release slated for the PlayStation Vita around launch.  There's a version in the works for 3DS as well, though there's a catch at this point regarding it...

Inspired by the upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, The Adventure of Tintin – The Game combines mystery, exploration and humor as it follows the intrepid reporter Tintin, his faithful companion Snowy, and his inseparable friend Captain Haddock in search of a treasure lost in the wreckage of “The Unicorn”. Now mobile gamers and console gamers can join in on the fun as they experience an authentic adaptation of the environments and cutting-edge technology used in the movie itself while navigating through an immersive 3D adventure game. Jackson and Spielberg discuss the new movie in the video below.