PAX Prime is coming up soon, starting towards the end of the month. The schedule of events was released publicly today and kicking it all off will be a quiz hour with the developers of Saints Row and Red Faction; Volition.

However at the end of the hour they’ve promised to reveal assets such as art, details and even some footage of their newest project to the masses at PAX. They’re keeping their lips sealed right now, but the voice of Kinzie from SR3 and SR4, Natalie Lander, will be a part of the team there as well as hosting the quiz. Doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s related to the open-world gang series, but it suggests there might be some connection.

The latest twist to the story of the Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit came yesterday. Seems that Sega of America are prepared to pay a settlement to the plaintiffs before the suit comes to court.

Despite having not yet admitted to any wrongdoing with regards to the presentation of the much-maligned game last year, Sega have entered negotiations with the person who brought the lawsuit against them for around $1.25 million. If it’s approved then it’ll see them cleared of further litigation with regards to this case.

The class action lawsuit was brought against both Sega and Gearbox by John Locke and a second person as representatives of all those people who bought the game based on what the lawsuits claims were misleading trailers and gameplay footage presented at E3 and PAX the previous year. The second plaintiff had to drop out before it could be decided if the suit would go ahead and recently Gearbox have made an attempt to be exempt from it as well.

If the settlement is accepted then $312,500 will cover attorney fees, and the rest will be used to pay players who bought Colonial Marines before February 13, 2013, the day after its release. To receive their payment customers will need to fill in a three-question claim form and be approved, and will then receive compensation of exactly what they paid for the game. It’ll also mean that although Sega will be cleared of litigation Gearbox will be left to fight the case alone.

Earlier today, the Korean version of the official Pokémon website uploaded a picture and screenshot confirming two hitherto unknown Mega Evolutions.

Since Generation 6 began with Pokémon X and Y, Nintendo and Game Freak have committed themselves to simultaneous worldwide releases for all main-series Pokémon titles. With the different regions speaking a total of eight different languages, naturally Nintendo have since set up a series of websites for Pokémon in each language to allow each region to know exactly what to expect in each game. Theoretically, the websites SHOULD contain the same information – just translated. So when new information is due to go up on the websites, Nintendo send them the information with instructions to not put it live until a certain date, so that each region hears about it at the same time. But on Tuesday, it appears one of them jumped the gun.

For a short while earlier today (Tuesday), the official Korean Pokémon website revealed details of two new Mega Evolutions, Mega Slowbro and Mega Audino. The website contained a series of screenshots showing both in battle; as well as official artwork on both formes and brief details. Neither Pokémon have been officially revealed by Nintendo, however, resulting in the information being removed from the website just minutes later – but not before observant fans managed to save some of the pictures for themselves.

The description of the two Pokémon, according to a subsequent translation effort by Serebii, lists Mega Audino as a Normal/Fairy-type with the ability Healer. Mega Slowbro has no typing listed – which usually happens when the Mega Evolution keeps the same type as the original Pokémon, so it can be assumed that it retains a Water/Psychic-typing. It has the ability Shell Armor.

As we continue down the road towards the eventual release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, more and more Mega Evolutions are being revealed; and it remains to be seen just how many more there could be. Also still waiting to be filled in are details of the Primal Evolution mechanic used by Groudon and Kyogre; and whether any of these forms are usable in the other Gen 6 games, Pokémon X and Y. Pokémon fans around the world continue to watch intensely for the next reveal!

Kalypso Media showed off a new game at Gamescom this year with a teaser trailer for Grand Ages: Medieval.

This will be a follow-up to Grand Ages: Rome, released in 2009. Set in 1050 AD, the High Middle Ages, the game will be a real time city builder. Raise armies, build trade routes and perform research in a map of Europe spanning over 30 million square kilometers. The game is currently set to release for PC in 2015.

Check out the trailer below:

The SteamDB group have unearthed something fairly interesting in the coding for Steam’s latest big Beta update. Seems that Valve are already beginning to build in places for apps for game play things such as demos and DLC as well as other types of media such as music and TV.

Valve had already revealed the news of Steam Music earlier on, with a beta client for the new app being sent to testers in February. There has also been film released via Steam already, the Dota 2 documentary Free-To-Play as well as award-winning film Indie Game: The Movie although both are still stored into the game library at present.

This capability to fit apps into Steam’s architecture suggests that as well as trying to conquer the traditional part of the console market with their Steam Box console and Steam Controller (now delayed until 2015) Valve might be planning to offer a complete package of media to rival that of the Xbox’s upon the Steam Box’s launch.

It’ll be interesting to see how it turns out.