Activision has announced the forthcoming release of Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games, which will be launched this summer on all major consoles, including the Wii, presumably to tie in with the Olympic Games in London.

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What… where…. Who? Videowhats? I’ve been away for a week (pleasure not work for once, although the weather did its best to undermine that) without internet teats to suckle upon and I currently have about as much idea of what’s going in the land of videogames as I do about ballroom dancing.

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Is FIFA 13 the revolution EA is making it out to be, or are we just in for a new set of tweaks? It is 11:05 AM. I am out of breath and covered in crumbs. Not just any crumbs, mind, but the crumbs of a Danish hastily eaten on a mad sprint to a meeting (there is nothing crumblier than a press-junket pastry). If sacrifices were to be made, though, eating a dignified breakfast was to be rightly one of them. For this was the grand unveiling of FIFA 13 and I was surrounded by the cream of the sports gaming press: a cadre of journalists from across Europe, all wide-eyed and eager to hear about the latest updates to the FIFA franchise. None of them were late or covered in crumbs.

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Konami has whisked the wrappers of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, down for release this autumn. It’s a “return to the series roots”, developed following consultation with both football and PES fans, and will be “the most faithful recreation of modern day football to date, with players modelled to match the running motions, abilities and playing styles, and the flicks and turns of their real-life counterparts.”

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EA Sports announced that top soccer player Lionel Messi will be on the cover of the FIFA Street video game in March 2012.

FIFA Street is coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next year.

FIFA Street, as it’s simply titled, is being developed at EA Canada, the same developers of the FIFA sim series. It’s the first Street game since Street 3 came out in 2008 and is planned for release on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

“This is the first time our award-winning FIFA development team is creating a street soccer game, and we are going to deliver a level of authenticity never before seen in this genre, along with amazing gameplay,” said EA Sports VP and GM of soccer Matt Bilbey. “FIFA Street will appeal to new fans that are looking for a unique, fun soccer experience, and long-time FIFA fans looking for an authentic street soccer experience with the level of quality that they know and love from the FIFA franchise.”

It’s said to have a number of new features including “Street Ball Control,” aerial skills, a new one-touch passing system, and 50 skill moves that you’ve allegedly never seen before. More than 35 locations are included, which range from parking lots to the streets of big cities, to go along with both street soccer stars and professional soccer players from around the world.

Street will connect with the EA Sports Football Club and EA Sports Season Ticket. In the latter’s case, that means you’ll get access to a digital version three days before launch — it’s set for release in early 2012 — that will expire once the retail version becomes available. Subscribers also get a 20% discount on all downloadable content, although no DLC plans have been announced so far.

The latest playable version of THQ’s grapple-happy sports entertainment franchise packs in more legends, ladders and leg drops than ever before. Not happy with the storylines on Monday Night Raw? Wish the some up-and-comer was getting a bigger push? You can make it happen for yourself when the game hits stores next week.

Black Box’s Frostbite 2-powered racer puts the pedal to the metal today and EA’s released a trailer that’ll take you from 0-60 as far as Need for Speed The Run’s story and gameplay features. You get glimpses of the characters played by Christina Hendricks and supermodel Chrissy Teigen. Of course, there’s Sean Faris as main character Jack Rourke. But the cars are the real stars here. Which automobile that you can’t afford I real life are you most looking to playing with in the game?

Mick Foley–otherwise known as Mankind, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love–joins the growing list of wrestling superstars in WWE ’12.

The WWE franchise is back with an exciting all-new edition with WWE ’12. The new gameplay system will make you feel like you’re truly in the ring with the most fluid, dynamic, realistic, action-packed WWE simulation to date.

The Deepak Chopra Project helps players let go of their stressful lives and take an amazing journey of mind and body.

Check out this trailer for FIFA Soccer 12 promoting the Scarf Campaign.

FIFA Soccer 12 brings to the pitch a new game-changing Player Impact Engine, which is a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. The Player Impact Engine monitors contact between players in real time, analyzing the force of the collision and the impact on the body to detect real injuries, which will create a deeper and more challenging career mode.

There’s more engaging gameplay due to its revolutionary innovations inspired by the real world of soccer. You will have all-new precision dribbling, which delivers a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for attacking players.

In addition, tactical defending will fundamentally change the approach to defending by placing equal importance on tackling, intercepting passes, and position. Also, CPU players have been infused with pro player intelligence, which provides the next generation of player intelligence and performance to give you the challenge of a lifetime.