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THE ONE GOOGLE CHAT I FIND YOUR TO RULE THEM ALL… I better stop this movie quote thing before someone complains. :) This is what I pondered to Miktar (who also attended E3 this year) and LACK OF this was what was said. Michael: Is it cheap to make my Ed's note about how hardcore is back in fashion for the supplement when it's so obvious I can't think of anything COMMITMENT, else to talk about? Miktar: Hmm. Well, if you can't think of anything else. I wouldn't be able to write much for an E3 Ed's Note either. Michael: I might print that – to ease my guilt. DISTURBING… Miktar: Gaming is like fashion - either you can constantly be amazed at every new season's hip trendy 'tie chickens to our legs' fashion 'genius', or, if you've seen one dress, you've seen Am I really using a bad quote to get my them all. E3 this year was a lot of dresses. point across here – seriously? Sure, why not. Also Each one just like the other. Except, of course, they were all totally different and unique and a rhetorical question it would seem. Well, it will amazing. Michael: Well anytime you mix chickens with make some kind of sense at the end and it’s an anything it's going to be different and unique. engaging technique that’s in your face enough to You could turn someone into a chicken in Heretic and that was amazing? keep you reading but not too much to pee you off Miktar: And what has done something like that, (not a U joke). again? Heretic was the 1990s. It's 2011 Michael: I guess. And that's it But enough with the clearly fake and cheap Miktar: And that was a side-project initially of a bunch of grad students. I think my point special eff ect Hollywood backdrop and into the is more, where is the dividing line between drama and storyline stuff that you came for. See a gamer becoming jaded, and an industry becoming homogenized? – making some sense already.

The last time I went to E3 was back This is just the software, PC gamers in 2006 and I’m happy and sad are equally obsessed with their to report that nothing much has rigs and there’s a whole market for changed (not even the whole of skinning consoles. This is a huge and Hollywood). From industry. This is core gaming. 2006 to now I’ve been to Core gamers have money and in Germany a few times and got love what they do and will do it so jaded with the whole gaming until their WASD fingers creak to a convention concept that I even sent halt. The casual gaming craze that other people in my place for a year started with the Wii was or two. Now I find myself back here just a passing fad (an incredible writing another E3 review ‘Ed’s multi-billion dollar fad, but still a note’ which always feels a little limp fad) that grew gaming in ways we’ll and unimportant when compared still be discovering in years to come. the proper magazine it came with. However, this new casual market Anyway, I think I’ve said enough gets bored quickly with gaming about my colourful and chequered and doesn’t buy the next sequel to past here – time for the main event. whatever they were playing over Hardcore is back in focus. I’m not the holidays because Aunt Mary is the only one to notice, if you read any visiting and Idols starts on Monday. ‘summary of E3’ articles on the net Casual gamers are fickle and don’t or elsewhere that’s the main vibe. support gaming – they have a lack of I’ll distil here for you what’s attachment. happening, or at least a fairly good A core gamer sells old Aunt Mary line of thinking. for the latest and uses Us hardcore / serious / the TV exclusively for his console. whatever gamers are a reliable and Sure, casual is huge and we should bankable customer. Just look at the encourage the casual gamer now crazy pre-order market these days. because many of them will upgrade Don’t be surprised if you get a to proper gaming soon and that’s life-sized tank with your collector’s how our beloved industry will grow edition of MW3 (ammunition sold into the future. separately). No other industry can Enjoy some of of E3 and say that their customers regularly do let us know what you think. pay up front for what sometimes only amounts to a digital pet, a Editor poker chip and a book of artwork. RedTide

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The first time you go to a gaming access for stuff you don’t need every 7. I usually eat healthily at home but in morning – even if you brush your tongue. convention in another country you’ll be ten minutes and short-term access for America you can buy a double XL bacon overwhelmed, blown away and bring the rest. and cheese with onion rings and fries. 10. Press / VIP / media access cards, along all the wrong things. At some point 5 days of this mixed with event parties tags and badges. These things get during the first day you’ll be wishing you 2. Paperwork: Schedules for exclusive every night and you need something for you into the 10 minutequeues where packed your comfortable walking shoes interviews or viewings, train tickets and acid indigestion. everyone else has to take the 4 hour and cursing the red welts on your hands invitations to the best parties – can’t queues. , and some after carrying around poorly made bags list them here because not everybody 8. Swag. Now I only collect the best stuff others were running 4-5 hour queues for with micro-fibre handles. You’ll also gets invited to everything, if you know when I go to these things. You can stick the entire show – there were even some be starving and thirsty all the time what I mean. ;)) your Forever underpants and that required people to get coloured tags and when it’s over you’ll probably cry a inflatable hammers – I’m more interested for the following day because the show little in your hotel room before you fall 3. Camera. in limited edition Batman key rings and was closing. asleep (in the foetal position) watching custom-made Battlefield 3 dog tags. old Star Trek episodes. Or, you can be 4. Voice recorder for one-on-one 11. Notebook. There’s just too much to prepared like this: interviews. 9. Chewing gum. This isn’t because I’m see and remember for this tiny human trying to blend in with the trailer trash brain of mine. I’m old-school, I still write 1. A Bag of holding. Not exactly infinite 5. Show guides, event T-shirts and but rather me trying to maintain a good things down. capacity, but I did get everything on merchandising, product brochures and impression when talking to the endless the bed into it each day and a bottle of access to asset FTP sites. developers, publishers and business 12. Miscellaneous: Room card, money, water. Sturdy adjustable straps and people. Last night’s bacon and avocado phone, business cards, charger, wet- reliable strong zips are critical. Ideally 6. Branded USB sticks instead of pizza with a light sprinkle of chilli and wipes, emergency sweet supply, access it needs two compartments: long-term business cards with FTP sites on them. wine doesn’t smell so good in the to the show card and sunglasses.

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Battlefi eld 3 Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE | Publisher: | Release date: October 2011

IT’S BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE THE LAST New York and Wake Island to name release of a core Battlefield title. a few – and that you’ll be able to Despite many games bearing the drive vehicles and use mounted Battlefield branding hitting our weaponry at certain points. Also, shelves between then and now, lots and lots of things will explode. this is the one we’ve been waiting While the campaign looks for. DICE knows this, and is doing impressive, the multiplayer everything in its power to make component is what will determine sure that BF3 is the true sequel to how long the game will last with Battlefield 2, but also incorporates fans. Here, DICE has assured us the technological and gameplay that the game will feel more like advancements made during the BF2 than BF: Bad Company 2, years. Oh, and it’s going straight with more players – 64 per server after Modern Warfare 3 in both the on PC, “fewer” on console. While single and multiplayer scene. console players can expect access Battlefield 3 will follow the to the same maps as their PC modern, er... warfare setting that counterparts, the land-based play we’re quite familiar with by now, area will be reduced in size; you’ll and will see players take control still be able to fly through the of Staff Sergeant Henry “Black” map’s entire airspace. The game Blackburn, member of the US will predictably feature experience Marine Corps, as a part of his points and levels, unlockable deployment along the Iraq-Iran weapons and equipment, and border. During the E3 campaign customisable classes. These preview, we saw Black on a mission classes are Assault, Support, to lead a five-man squad to locate, Engineer and Recon, with each secure and return another squad capable of performing specialised that was caught investigating a roles. So far we’ve had confirmation possible chemical weapons site. that the game modes include We don’t know much else about Conquest, Rush, and Team the single player campaign at this Deathmatch – the latter of which stage, other than it’ll take place will make for some interesting new in a number of locations – Paris, gameplay for the series. NAG’s first-person shooter of the show : Battlefield 3

“While the campaign looks impressive, the multiplayer component is what will determine how long the game will last with fans.“

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BioShock Infi nite NAG’s game of the show E3 2011: Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Bioshock Infinite Developer: Irrational Games | Publisher: Games | Release date: Q2 2012

BIOSHOCK INFINITE DITCHES THE to be easy, however. Elizabethth has watery, claustrophobic ruins of been held prisoner in a tower since Rapture in favour of the open sky she was five years old, and two of that surrounds the floating islands Columbia’s opposing factions have upon which the city of Columbia their own plans for Elizabeth. The rests. Whereas BioShock introduced Founders want her to stay locked a mesmerising underwater in her tower, while the Vox Populi playground that entrenched itself want her dead. When DeWitt frees in our minds as more of a character Elizabeth, he sets the city ablaze than simply a location, Infinite’s with . sky-borne setting takes a backseat Between Elizabeth’s child-like to make way for a narrative that naiveté and DeWitt’s cynicism, is given emotional weight via its there’ll be an interesting, evolving actual, human characters. Columbia relationship that develops is nevertheless enchanting in every between the pair. While DeWitt is way and is still an important part of the muscle, able to wield weapons, the story, but it’s simply a stage on Vigors and Nostrums (similar to which a deeply engaging, character- BioShock’s Plasmids and Tonics), driven tale hopes to play out. Elizabeth has her own bag of Political and cultural idealism tricks – potent magical powers once again play a prominent role that’ll aid DeWitt. She’ll hold her in this story, but while our visit to own in fights, so you won’t need Rapture took place long after its to worry about babysitting her. tragic fall from grace, we’ll enter The rail-based transport system Columbia right in the middle of the that connects Columbia’s sky turmoil that threatens to turn the islands can be used to traverse city into another dystopia. We’ll this unique environment, making see events unfold through the eyes for battles that are far more open of former Pinkerton agent Booker and dynamic than what we’ve DeWitt, a man haunted by his past seen previously in the series. It’s and drowning in a sea of gambling looking like a worthy successor to debt. A mysterious benefactor BioShock’s immensely influential makes DeWitt an offer he can’t status, every bit as meaningful as refuse, sending him to Columbia to its forebear while still forging its find a girl named Elizabeth and bring own identity. This is definitely one her back to New York. It’s not going to keep a close eye on. “Political and cultural idealism once again play a prominent role in this story, but while our visit to Rapture took place long after its tragic fall from grace, we’ll enter Columbia right in the middle of the turmoil that threatens to turn the city into another dystopia.”

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Gears of War 3 Genre: Third-person shooter | Platform: 360 Developer: | Publisher: Game Studios | Release date: September 2011

SOMETHING ABOUT GUNS! imaginatively named Horde 2.0. Something about chainsaws! Seems strategic play comes into Something about chainsaws on focus here, with your squad able guns! If you’re a Gears fan, you to choose an area in which to set already know that you have no up a Command Post and surround choice but to buy this. You’ve it with deployable defences to probably already set aside cash for hold off against wave after wave it, eagerly anticipating the day you of increasingly hardy enemies. can charge into your nearest game These defences include stuff like retailer and grab your copy of Epic’s fences and turrets (both manually latest testosterone fest. controlled and automatic). You’re Brace yourself for some story going to need this extra firepower, details. It’s been 18 months because every tenth enemy wave since the fall of Jacinto. COG has comes packing a critter. disbanded and the Gears are on Brumaks, Lambent Berserkers and the island of Vectes (along with The other terrifying boss beasties that’ll Stranded), living large aboard the happily use your bones as kindling Raven’s Nest: an aircraft carrier will now wreak havoc on your ability that’s been converted into a Gears to not die. party boat. All their carefree fun is For those of you who didn’t ruined by the Imulsion that powered participate in the recent multiplayer Sera’s cities, which has infected and beta, expect multiplayer that lies mutated a throng of Locust, turning somewhere between what you them into Lambent – a new enemy experienced with Gears and Gears 2. “For those of you who didn’t that threatens both the Locust and Game modes include Epic’s unique the remaining humans. The plot will take on Team Deathmatch (which participate in the recent supposedly answer all those burning affords each team 30 lives – when questions that fans have regarding those lives run out, prepare for multiplayer beta, expect the history of the Gears universe, mayhem), Capture the Leader and finally explaining just what the hell King of the Hill. There’ll be a ton of is going on. What interests us most unlockable awards for dedicated multiplayer that lies somewhere is finding out whether the third players. Speaking of dedicated: Carmine brother lives or dies. Gears 3’s dedicated servers are sure between what you experienced The cooperative Horde mode to bring torrential tears of joy to from Gears 2 is seeing an upgrade, your battle-hardened eyes. with Gears and Gears 2.”

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Bethesda Game Studios | Publisher: | Release date: November 2011

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED will be similar to that of before RPGs of the year, Skyrim is the but will allow for dual-wielding sequel to IV: anything. Weapons, shields and Oblivion, but doesn’t directly follow spells can be assigned to either or the events of that game. Instead, it both of the player’s hands, which focuses on the province of Skyrim means that a traditional fighter and takes place 200 years after might choose a sword, mace or Oblivion. The province has fallen axe in one hand and a shield in the on hard times, seen much political other, while a damage-focused upset and minor war, and is now mage could choose to place a faced with total civil war between fireball spell into each hand – those who wish for Skyrim to either casting them individually remain a part of the Empire, and or together for increased damage. those who wish for it to succeed. Spells and attacks can also be The player will take on the role of charged up, and blocking now the last Dragonborn, or Dovahkiin requires careful timing. – an ancient race of humanoids The game world of Skyrim who have dragon blood within their will be about the same size as veins. They all share the unique that of Oblivion – approximately ability to perform Dragon Shouts – 41 square kilometres – and will powerful spell-like abilities ranging feature five major cities (each from teleportation to time slowing larger than those of Oblivion), to summoning a dragon that will numerous towns, over 150 aid in battle. Skyrim will use a dungeons and plenty of open classless skill system that is made wilderness. Quests will either up of branching skills which give be key storyline quests or semi players access to different perks. randomly-generated. The latter There are 280 perks in total, and will occur in any one of the game’s players can gain level beyond 50, dungeons, allowing for tons of albeit at a reduced rate. replayability and game time for The game’s combat system those who like to grind. “The game world of Skyrim will be about the same size as that of Oblivion – approximately 41 square kilometres...”

NAG’s role-playing game of the show E3 2011 The Elder Scrolls VI: Skyrim

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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Montreal | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: 15 November 2011

SET IN CONSTANTINOPLE DURING THE the game you’ll be playing as early 1500s, the third outing for Altaïr. Naturally, Desmond Miles’ Ezio Auditore will be his last. In story will continue against the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations the backdrop of Ezio’s new adventure, story continues soon after the end bringing the total playable of last year’s excellent Assassin’s characters up to three. Creed: Brotherhood. Ezio is now Multiplayer will return, as will older, wiser and more deadly despite Ezio’s ability to recruit assassins his aged appearance. Revelations like in Brotherhood. New additions sees him following the footsteps to Ezio’s load-out include a “hook of Altaïr, the main character from ” which, on top of allowing him Assassin’s Creed 1. Ezio travels to to yank enemies closer so he can Constantinople in search of Altaïr’s stab them in the face, allows Ezio to five keys that unlock a secret in make use of the numerous zip-lines Masyaf, the original fortress of the found throughout Constantinople. Assassins from the first game. Traversing the world just got faster At numerous points throughout and easier.

A Game of Aliens: Colonial Thrones: Genesis Marines Genre: Real-time strategy | Platform: PC Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / DS / PC / PS3 / Wii U Developer: Cyanide Studios | Publisher: Focus Home Interactive | Release date: September 2011 Developer: | Publisher: | Release date: Q2 2012

WE’RE HOPING THAT GEORGE R.R. planning to the fore. Fight for ALIENS ARE TOUGH BASTARDS; the events of the film 3. Martin’s A Song of Ice and the Iron Throne by increasing you’ll need teamwork, tons of The game will have support for Fire series of fantasy novels your House’s Prestige. Take firepower and nerves of steel if customisable classes, two- doesn’t only equate to excellent a straightforward military you plan on dealing with them. player splitscreen and four- television, but will also have approach and trounce your In Colonial Marines, you’ll take player online co-op. As it lacks a a smooth transition into the opponents with superior forces, on the roles of four uniquely- HUD, players will have to make interactive realm. A Game of or fight an economic war to equipped marines in the use of their equipment to stay Thrones: Genesis stays faithful leave your enemy starving. attempt to find Ellen Ripley and on top of concerns like enemy to the novels that inspire it Alternatively, play the diplomatic the rest of those abandoned locations and their remaining by bringing treachery, deceit, game, lying, cheating and on the U.S.S. Sulaco following ammunition. manipulation and cunning backstabbing to achieve victory.

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Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Gearbox Software | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: TBA 2012

WOW. WE DID NOT SEE THIS ONE and other assorted items of the coming. Brothers in Arms moves out “WTF?!” variety) and peppered with of the serious business, tactics-n’- RPG-style progression. People realism World War II scenario, and are already describing it as an slips into something a little less outrageous mix of sombre: the Inglourious Basterds- and Bulletstorm, which sounds style score attack bonanza that is friggin’ awesome. With all its score Furious 4. It’s brutal. It’s gratuitous. multipliers and other such things, And it looks bloody awesome. It stars those Bulletstorm comparisons four obviously insane characters on were inevitable. It’s a strange move a rampage across Germany, with the for the series, one that many long- ultimate goal being to squeeze the time BiA fans around the world have eyeballs out of Hitler himself. already expressed outrage at with It’s cooperative for up to four its sudden dumping of SSgt. Baker’s players (each controlling a different story in favour of this historically archetypal character), packed inaccurate take on WWII shooters. with an arsenal of unconventional Regardless, this game looks to revel weaponry (chainsaws, tomahawks, in its blatant disregard for history. It grenade-infused bear traps also looks f***ing fun.

Asura’s Wrath Batman: Arkham City Genre: Action | Platform: 360 / PS3 Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 / Wii U | Developer: Rocksteady Studios Developer: CyberConnect2 | Publisher: | Release date: TBA Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Release date: 21 October 2011

PROMISING TO BLEND ELEMENTS lose full control of Asura, even THERE WASN’T MUCH MORE OF with Batman’s, but this is still of Asian mythology with science during cutscenes. Planet-sized Arkham City shown off at E3 primarily a game about Bats. fiction, Asura’s Wrath sees titular bosses and jaw-dropping that hadn’t already been seen. The entire sequel should take wrathful demigod Asura fighting combat are the order of the Catwoman gameplay made 25 hours to complete and about against Seven Deities who day, with Asura’s fighting style an appearance and it was 10% of that total game time will kidnapped his daughter Mithra gradually changing as the story confirmed that you’ll only get be played out as Catwoman, and banished him from earth. progresses. Asura uses his anger to don her leather outfit at utilising her agile take on the Looks like Capcom is trying its to grow in power, influencing fixed points in the game. Her “Free Flow” combat system. hand at God of War, with an his abilities and altering your plotline is intricately entwined Meow. interesting twist – players never experience.

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Darksiders II Bastion Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 / Wii U Genre: Action role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC | Developer: Supergiant Games Developer: Vigil Games | Publisher: THQ | Release date: TBA 2012 Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Release date: August 2011

WHILE THQ DIDN’T DEMO Rocking bony wings and a giant THIS INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOPED All the while, the Narrator will II at this year’s E3, they scythe, Death looks just as capable title will see players taking on the tell the story of the Kid, giving did release the debut trailer for the of dispatching hordes of demons role of the Kid, a seemingly silent specific details on his actions and highly anticipated action adventure as his brother was. Convinced of protagonist who attempts to drawing the player into the world. game. Taking place simultaneously War’s innocence, Death defies the rebuild his destroyed world. The As a hack-‘n’-slash, Bastion will to the events in the first Darksiders Charred Council and attempts to world will be rebuilt as you play, include a variety of weapon types game, Darksiders II will see players clear his brother’s name. To do so, literally piecing itself together as and combat actions that the Kid taking on the role of another Death travels to the Nether Realms you explore and open new areas. can use and perform. Horseman of the Apocalypse: Death. so that he can gain the support In Darksiders I, War is blamed for and aid of those that rule it. Expect bringing about the Apocalypse more of what made the original without consent from the Charred game such a hit, but with obligatory Council; consequently Death is sequel additions including more dispatched “to spare his brother side quests, loot drops and a total from oblivion”, and so starts the playing area twice the size of that in events of Darksiders II. Darksiders I.

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Bodycount Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PS3 Developer: Guildford Studio | Publisher: | Release date: August 2011

2006’S BLACK MIGHT NOT HAVE successor to Black. With that been a commercial success, but cleared up, Bodycount is an action it managed to obtain decent FPS with a focus on destruction: review scores and pull in a minor enemies, environments and following. Now that same team almost anything in your way can is back with Bodycount which, be blasted to pieces. Throw in despite having an almost identical co-op, unlockable power-ups and name to the arcade shooter Body a conspiracy-driven storyline, Count and DOS-based Operation and this is shaping up to be Body Count, is a spiritual pretty good.

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Call of Duty: 3 Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360/ PC / PS3 Modern Warfare 3 Developer: | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: TBA 2012 Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 | Developer: Infinity Ward / JASON BRODY FINDS HIMSELF he’s killed Brody before and Sledgehammer Games / Raven Software | Publisher: | Release date: November 2011 trapped on a tropical island. His decides that he needs to do so girlfriend has disappeared, his again, and thus throws Brody, MODERN WARFARE IS BACK AND the run for doing nasty things boat wrecked and he’s without bound to a cinder block, over the will continue the story of in the previous game. Makarov hope. Then, when he finds a group edge of a cliff into a deep pool Russia’s invasion of the United will make a return as the of armed men rounding up and below. Once you’re out, you’ll be States, as well as its expanded antagonist, but there will be a killing the island’s locals, he realises able to move through the island offensive into . Players number of new characters, such that things are even worse than in a fairly open manner, but the will join “Soap” MacTavish, as Grinch, who’ll be voiced by he thought. While spying on a developers insist that the game Captain John Price and Russian Toby Maguire. Expect all manner scene of carnage, Brody is knocked won’t be as open as Far Cry 2. The informant Nikolai (who’s of intrigue, scripted battles and unconscious by one of the armed action scenes we saw were along evidently not important enough enough explosions to rival a men and taken captive. There, he the same lines as FC2 though: for a surname) as they are on Michael Bay film. awakes to find a crazy-eyed man giving players choices in how they rambling to him. want to deal with each situation: The man seems to think that quietly or guns-blazing.

Call of Juarez: The Cartel Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Techland | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: July 2011

IT’S OUT WITH THE OLD WILD Eddie Guerra (unremitting West and in with the new in Call gambler/DEA agent) and Kim of Juarez: The Cartel. A US law Evans (street urchin turned enforcement agency is bombed FBI agent) join forces to take by a Mexican drug cartel, leading down the cartel’s leader. A to the creation of a special task varied and intense single- force made up of three unlikely player campaign, three-player companions: LAPD officer Ben co-op and exciting multiplayer McCall (descendant of Ray McCall options are all promised by the from the previous CoJ games), game’s feature list.

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Hitman Absolution Carrier Command: Genre: Stealth action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: IO Interactive | Publisher: | Release date: 2012 Gaea Mission AGENT 47’S RETURN MARKS THE also predict where an enemy is Genre: Real-Time Strategy | Platform: PC next evolution of the Hitman series. likely to move. This will allow the Developer: | Publisher: Bohemia Interactive | Release date: Q1 2012 With the new engine comes not player to position Agent 47 in the just improved visuals, but new best location for a quick and quiet IN THIS REMAKE OF THE 1988 key facets (strategy, tactics gameplay mechanics like Instinct. take-down. classic, Carrier Command, you’re and action), the game lets you This system can be acquired The game will also have an offered two different game control units RTS style from the like currency, depending on how even stronger focus on player modes: Campaign and Strategy. safety of your carrier, or you can stealthy and “assassin-like” 47’s choice, ensuring that the options Strategy mode remains as take direct control of individual performance is, which can then and their consequences are clear, faithful as possible to the ‘80s units and be right in the thick be spent on improving his combat removing the trial and error original, while Campaign mode of things. Manage resources, skills: making him more stealthy, aspect found in previous titles presents players with a story- capture objectives and research stronger and more accurate, or can in the series. Players will have driven journey that’ll gradually numerous advancements in be used to give the player a better a better understanding of what teach them the game’s this interesting take on an age- idea over what’s happening in the it is that they’re about to do in a nuances. Focussing on three old classic. environment. 47 can use Instinct to mission, so that they can make “detect” where enemies are, even decisions that won’t simply end in when they’re out of sight, and can a gun fight.

Dark Souls Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PS3 Developer: From Software | Publisher: Bandai Games | Release date: 07 October 2011

THE TO classes like the Black Knight, Demon’s Souls, the upcoming Witch and Pyromancer, bringing action RPG from publisher the total to fourteen. There will Namco Bandai promises that be enhancements to the online you will die a trillion times in features, as well as a return of even more patronising and familiar favourites from Demon’s utterly unavoidable ways than Souls, such as being able to leave last time. Expect a larger, open messages for other players, or world experience and new invading others’ game worlds.

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Dead Island Kingdoms of Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Techland | Publisher: | Release date: September 2011 Amalur: Reckoning WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU WAKE but will focus on the latter Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 up drunk from a night of to bring the action closer to Developer: 38 Studios / Big Huge Games | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Release date: Q1 2012 partying on a tropical resort the player (and increase the island, to find the entire fear factor). Players also will WHEN YOU TAKE THE MIND OF ONE and levels, they’ll earn skill points place overrun with ravenous be able to gain experience of Morrowind’s and Oblivion’s lead that can be put into the skill trees zombies? You grab a weapon points and levels, unlock new designers, Ken Rolston, and apply of might, finesse and sorcery, and start clobbering in some skills, drive and customise it to an action-RPG that has the unlocking new abilities and creating heads, of course. Dead Island vehicles, deal with dynamic combat prowess of God of War and a character that’s as balanced will feature a combination of lighting conditions and defeat the role-playing depth of Oblivion, or focused as they’d like. While ranged and melee combat, different classes of zombies. you’re onto something good. That’s you can expect all the regular what Reckoning, the first in the side-quests, NPC dialogue and Kingdoms of Amalur series (with the story-driven gameplay of a top-tier next title an MMO), aims to be. RPG, the combat in Reckoning will The game uses a freeform class be extremely engaging. Player system that encourages character characters, no matter their class, will diversity without the penalties be able to fight up close with their usually associated with hybrid enemies, using button combos and classes. When players begin the timing to execute context-sensitive game, they’re class neutral, but attacks that will always keep their as they gain experience points opponents guessing.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Genre: First-person role-Playing Game | Platform: PC / 360 / PS3 Developer: Eidos Montreal | Publisher: Square Enix | Release date: August 2011

SET 25 YEARS BEFORE THE health and an all-new cover original Deus Ex, the third, Spector- system have made their way into less title in the series takes players Human Revolution. Player choice back to the origins of nanotech once again plays a pivotal role in augmentations, once again your personal experience with dumping players in the middle of the game. Your dialogue choices, a global conspiracy that’ll shape augmentation upgrades and the future of this cyberpunk world. play style will all affect your All sorts of modern-day gaming journey through the game in enhancements like regenerating meaningful ways.

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Mass Eff ect 3 Devil’s Third Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Genre: Third-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PS3 Developer: BioWare | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Release date: 6 March 2012 Developer: Valhalla Games | Publisher: THQ | Release date: TBA 2013

BY FAR THE BIGGEST 3 Biotics attack. Want one of them IF YOU’RE A FAN OF TOMONOBU brawler. Still, it’s promised that news to come out of E3 this year to advance to cover? Place your Itagaki, or Dead or Devil’s Third will integrate a deep was integration for the Xbox crosshair exactly where you want Alive, then that’s enough reason melee combat system – which 360 version. It’s all about making them to move and say, “Garrus, for you to get excited about we all know Itagaki is exceedingly you feel more like Commander move up”. Devil’s Third, Itagaki’s latest title. familiar with. Little is known of Shepard and making you more Easy orders won’t be the only It’ll deviate from the renowned the game’s story, other than it connected to your squad and thing featured, as conversations developer’s previous exploits, this involves colliding space debris. choices. You won’t be bumping and will be made more natural time opting to go the shooter route And colliding space debris is grinding with your squad mates with players able to speak the rather than pumping out another always cool. during those scenes, but you will response option of their choice. be able to give them real-time The radial menu will still be voice orders during combat. No visible with each branch showing more fumbling about radial menus, your options of what to say, but it’ll be as simple as saying “Liara, instead of using the controller Singularity” once your crosshair is to select your choice, you simply where you want her to execute the read aloud which one you want.

Dragon’s Dogma Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / PS3 Developer: Capcom | Publisher: Capcom | Release date: 27 March 2012

THINK OBLIVION MIXED WITH lead a group of four characters Demon’s Souls and a healthy on an epic to save the dose of Shadow of the kingdom (like, duh). “Epic”, is Colossus. Dragon’s Dogma is apt this time around because a fantasy action game built the combat looks fluid, intense on Capcom’s MT Framework and visceral from start to engine. Set in an open finish. Day/night cycles and world that is plagued by a hundreds of voiced NPCs will particularly mean dragon, you add to the immersion factor.

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Devil May Cry Genre: Action | Platform: 360 / PS3 Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Ninja Theory | Publisher: Capcom | Release date: TBA Developer: | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Release date: TBA 2012

IT’S DEVIL MAY CRY, BUT NOT AS the okay-ish Heavenly Sword and IF YOU DITCH ALMOST EVERYTHING Developer Human Head calls you know it. Called DmC, and entertaining-but-not-terribly- that made the original Prey an Prey 2 “alien noir.” You’ll track down giving the series’ protagonist well-received Enslaved: Odyssey instant cult classic, is it still Prey? bounties using advanced gadgets Dante a youthful haircut to prove to the West. We’re not sure yet The short answer is: no. The slightly (like scanners that track enemies), how hip it is, the latest addition what to make of this title, but longer answer is: if the sequel advanced weaponry (shoulder- to the series will go back to the early footage shows a - is a first-class game in its own mounted rocket launchers FTW) beginning of all things sad and inspired mechanic, which is a right, then who cares? There’s no and a surprising talent for parkour. demonic. It’s also being developed good start if these sorts of games portal-infused gameplay or gravity There are light RPG elements that by Ninja Theory, the team behind make you smile. manipulation. All of this has been allow you to obtain upgrades. New replaced with open-world bounty to this game is a cover system, hunting (with a linear primary as is a sandbox-style world that storyline), seen from the perspective reacts appropriately to your of US Marshall Killian Samuels. presence and actions. Optional Killian finds himself on the planet side quests can net you a cash Exodus and a new journey begins, and experience boost. It’s a this time travelling in a completely totally different game than its new direction where you’re not the forebear, but it’s undoubtedly prey: you’re the . exciting in its own way.

Driver: San Francisco Genre: Driving | Platform: 360 / 3DS / PC / PS3 / Wii Developer: Ubisoft Reflections | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: September 2011

THE DIRECT SEQUEL TO DRIV3R, Jericho, got into a scuffle that San Francisco will once again see left Tanner comatose. Now he’s you take to the road as Tanner, recreated the entire San Fran but with a big twist: the entire inside his mind and gets to drive game will take place within around it. He also gets to jump Tanner’s mind. See, between the into the mind of any other events of Driv3r and this title, in the city, to assume control over Tanner and his long-time enemy, their vehicle within seconds.

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Prototype 2 DUST 514 Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Genre: Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter | Platform: PS3 / PS Vita Developer: Radical Entertainment | Publisher: Activision | Release date: TBA 2012 Developer: CCP Games | Publisher: CCP Games | Release date: Q2 2012

YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE PLAYING AS infects him to begin with. “WHILE THE FLEET DOES THE the captains in EVE do the same Alex Mercer this time around. is therefore a revenge flying, the infantry does the on a larger scale. The result will Prototype 2 sees the introduction story, with the game’s tagline of dying” is used to describe this be two games that will become of a new playable anti-hero called “murder your maker” accurately unique approach to MMO gaming. intertwined over time, with James Heller, a soldier returning summing up the overall goal. DUST 514 takes place in the EVE outcomes of battles affecting from the war in Afghanistan. He Built on a new engine, Radical Online universe. DUST players both games. Players will even be arrives back in New York to find Entertainment is looking to fix many will battle for control of territory able to earn and use the currency the city struggling to rebuild itself of the criticisms of the first game on the ground of the planets ISK to purchase equipment in thanks to Alex Mercer’s rampage in this sequel. Upgrades to Heller’s within the EVE universe, while both platforms. during the events of Prototype 1. abilities will be done differently with Mercer is also responsible for the the integration of a perks system release of the Blacklight virus and similar to that found in 3. for killing Heller’s family. Heller New abilities include things like the becomes infected with the same BioBomb which sees Heller turning Blacklight virus and turns into a an enemy into a virus-fuelled weapon similar to Mercer – apt time bomb, spewing tendrils and seeing as how Mercer intentionally destruction upon explosion.

Fable: The Journey Genre: Role-Playing Game | Platform: 360 Developer: | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release date: TBA 2012

“IT’S NOT ON RAILS,” MANY CAN the player deeper into Albion. still hear Molyneux screaming as You’re not a hero this time, but the E3 hubbub fades; you’d be Albion needs you to become one forgiven for thinking otherwise as you escort blind-creepy-lady after seeing Fable: The Journey Theresa to safety from an evil in action. This is a standalone pursuer. Expect lots of arm flailing Fable game that makes full use and gestures for spells, but don’t of Kinect as a means of drawing forget: “it’s not on rails!”

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Rage Genre: First-person shooter/racing | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Release date: October 2011

IT’S GOT ID SOFTWARE ON THE BOX. cars using in-game cash, outfitting If that means anything to you, them with weaponry and upgrades. chances are you’re already foaming id is quick to point out, however, at the mouth in bright-eyed that Rage is primarily an FPS with anticipation of Rage. This latest vehicular elements added in for good FPS from the founders of the genre measure. As such, your diverse array walks a different path, moving out of weaponry can also be upgraded, of the linear, cramped corridors of with things like deployable turrets id’s previous games, and bursting adding to the flavour. The world out into the post-apocalyptic light of will be populated with side quests, an open-world environment. distractions to pursue on your It’s an interesting mix of FPS travels through the wasteland. action, light RPG elements and Mutants, hostile factions and more vehicular combat. It’s been said that make this a dangerous place to visit. the racing in Rage is inspired by We know it’ll be good. Only question titles like MotorStorm and Burnout, is: just how good will this with players able to customise their 5-fuelled outing be?

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Apparently the real Shield and costume thing from the movie. This girl didn’t smile once during the whole show. I tried using all my best, ‘I’ll show you my gun if you show me yours’ jokes on her. I did see her talking to a security guard after I left.

If you think promoting your This pretty little thing new using a greeted us at the entrance smoking hot Ferrari will each day – part of a Saint’s get any attention you’re Row 3 bikini car wash. absolutely right.

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Saints Row: The Third Motorsport 4 Genre: Third-person action adventure | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Genre: Racing | Platform: 360 Developer: , Inc. | Publisher: THQ | Release date: November 2011 Developer: Turn 10 Studios | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release date: October 2011

THE THIRD FOLLOWS DIRECTLY FROM Luchadores, and the Deckers, a ENHANCED BY THE POWER OF to navigate menus and the , and once again group of hackers who run money Microsoft’s Kinect, Forza like. If using Kinect, cars will features the leader of the Saints, laundering operations. Motorsport 4 aims to bring accelerate and decelerate Johnny Gat, as the playable Saints Row: The Third will give more of the excellent racing automatically, with the player character. In this story, a rival players free rein of the city as action that fans love, now with only required to control the criminal organisation by the name they attempt to take over, but more stuff. Using Kinect, the steering via a controller or hand of The Syndicate muscles into unlike previous titles, each rival new head tracking feature lets movements. The obligatory Stilwater and takes over, shunting gang’s story arc will intertwine players literally look into the new cars, new race types, new any Saints who want to stay alive with the other two. As players apex of turns. It’ll also allow tracks and more will obviously out of town and to the nearby progress through the campaign, the use of voice commands appear in the game. industrial city of Steelport, which they’ll have to balance each gang’s is loosely based on Chicago. As it behaviour against them to ensure turns out, The Syndicate has a hand each mission is as manageable in Steelport as well, forcing the as possible. The game will also Saints to deal with three rival gangs feature an experience system that under The Syndicate’s control – The can be used to upgrade the player European Morning Star, the Mexican character’s abilities.

From Dust Genre: | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: July 2011 (360) / TBA 2011 (PC, PS3)

FROM ERIC CHAHI, CREATOR OF the flow of water and lava, raise Another World, comes a and lower the terrain and create downloadable game that’s been suitable ground for vegetation to described as the spiritual heir blossom. Protect the tribe from a to Populous. Manipulate the number of natural disasters like environment in numerous ways tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and using your god-like powers over through creative use of the world in order to save a tribe your powers, making your people of people from disaster. Control worship your power over nature.

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Gotham City 3: Impostors Drake’s Deception

Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 | Developer: Monolith Productions Genre: Action adventure | Platform: PS3 Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Release date: 2012 Developer: Naughty Dog | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release date: November 2011 THIS MULTIPLAYER-FOCUSSED abilities to put their own downloadable title is set in the unique spin on things. The IT’S LIKE , MINUS THE now enabling you to fight multiple world of DC Comics’ Batman. unique, cartoonish visual style boobs. Uncharted 3: Drake’s enemies at once. 3D support is There’s no sign of Bats though. is accented with all manner Deception once again follows there for those who crave it, with Instead, players are split into of over-the-top gadgetry and Nathan Drake on one of his advanced enemy AI hoping to make two teams: one with a bunch of weapons. In addition to knives globetrotting adventures. This time the action a bit more diverse and Batman wannabes, the other and guns, players can outfit we’re searching for a legendary lost believable. It’s not an open-world themed after his archenemy, themselves with grappling city: the Iram of the Pillars. It’s a plot game, but Naughty Dog wants to Joker. Players can customise hooks, glider wings, roller skates inspired by the life and exploits of evoke a sense of being lost in the their costumes and special and more. archaeologist T.E. Lawrence (aka desert, so expect a bit of freedom Lawrence of Arabia), so expect to in your exploration. Multiplayer spend a lot of time trudging through and co-op will also see numerous the desert. improvements. The Uncharted New features include “enhanced series is one of the most cinematic, backward climbing” and polished and overall excellent Drake’s newfound penchant for offerings in gaming today, so any automatically picking up ammo new game starring Nathan Drake left lying around by enemies. is inevitably going to have us Melee combat is being enhanced, squealing in delight.

Halo 4 Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 Developer: 343 Industries | Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Release date: TBA 2012 NAG’s of the WHAT’S THIS? MORE HALO ending of Halo 3. Cortana show E3 2011: starring Master Chief? But his returns and still needs safe- Uncharted 3: Drake’s trilogy is supposed to be over! guarding, although by now you’d Deception “Nonsense poopy pants”, says have thought the Chief would Microsoft, “we can squeeze have made a backup of her on another trilogy outta the old his iPod or something. There’s Spartan yet!” You’ll play as a new threat on the galaxy and Master Chief again, and the Master Chief needs to kick alien game follows on from the ass – again.

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Jagged Alliance: Killer Freaks from Back in Action Outer Space Genre: Tactical strategy | Platform: PC Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: Wii U Developer: bitComposer Games | Publisher: bitComposer Games | Release date: Late 2011 Developer: Ubisoft | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: TBA

A REMAKE OF ONE OF JAGGED that is designed to shift the focus KILLER FREAKS FROM OUTER FPS – blasting alien invaders in Alliance 2, Back in Action will feature to real-time combat, with the Space intrigues us not just a candidly camp classic horror fully-recreated 3D environments of option to remove turn-based play because it’s a Wii U-exclusive title setting. The multiplayer mode will all the locations on Arulco, as well altogether. Thankfully, you’ll still (for now at least), but because allow two players to battle each as everything that you loved about be able to play in the classic style, of its use of Nintendo’s new other, with the one playing as the game, with one big change. To but we love the idea of optionally control system. In the single humanity’s saviour and the other bring the action more in line with making this excellent game more player campaign, the player will using the tablet-like controller what modern players expect, BiA accessible for those who prefer make us of a Wii Classic Controller to deploy and control the alien will feature a “Plan & Go” system fast-paced gameplay. to play the game like a regular hordes from above.

Journey Jurassic Park: Genre: Adventure | Platform: PS3 Developer: Thatgamecompany | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release date: TBA 2011 The Game

Genre: Adventure | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 YOU’RE ALONE IN A VAST DESERT. method of communication a Developer: Telltale Games | Publisher: Telltale Games | Release date: Q4 2011 Sand fills your robes (and undies); simple shout. You don’t know this the only discernable landmark stranger, but you share a common an enormous mountain in the goal. Do you journey together, or FOLLOWING TELLTALE’S AGREEMENT few loose ends from the film (like distance amidst a rolling sea continue alone? If that sounds with Universal Studios and the Dennis Nedry’s shaving cream can). of endless dunes. Naturally, obscure, that’s because it is. success of their Back to the Future The game will have action elements you make your way towards But all signs point towards games, Jurassic park will soon grace mixed with quick-time events, but it. Along the way, you meet Journey’s beauty lying in its our small screens. The game will will, at its heart, be an adventure another lone traveller. You don’t obscurity. Would you expect take place both during and after game. The developers have stated know the person’s name. You anything less from the creators the events of the first film, focusing that it will play in a similar manner never exchange words, your only of FlOw and Flower? on new characters and tying up a to Heavy Rain.

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Max Payne 3 Solid: Rising Genre: Third-person Action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Genre: Stealth/Action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Rockstar Studios | Publisher: Rockstar Studios | Release date: TBA 2012 Developer: Kojima Productions | Publisher: | Release date: 2012

ROCKSTAR WAS NOWHERE TO BE convinced we’d see Max Payne 3 RAIDEN RETURNS AS PROTAGONIST information can all be gathered seen at this year’s E3, but that before the end of this fiscal year in a game that features a key in this way. Engage in detailed didn’t stop their games from – or by March 2012. While Pachter gameplay feature called zan- sworldplay which lets players being spoken about by show is normally right on the money datsu – which literally translates slice at enemies and objects with attendees. Amongst those was with his predictions, that wasn’t to “cut and take.” Cut through frightening precision using the Michael Pachter who said, during enough to stop Max Payne 3 from enemies, then take parts from the game’s “free slicing” mechanics. an interview with GTTV’s Geoff featuring on numerous “Top E3 defeated bodies of dismembered Almost every object in the world Keighley and co, that he was let-downs and no-shows” lists. cyborgs and robots to improve can be slashed into pieces, your abilities. Life, energy, whether it’s a bad guy’s limbs or parts, ammunition, items and an innocent watermelon.

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‘Thanks for posing, sorry if I wasted your time and please don’t kill me.’

I wanted to take the picture of the girl on the left but the one on the right tried to This sign is for your muscle in on the shot. own protection.

Stand detail was at an all-time high this year. Creatures carved into everything, vehicles scaling rocks and even a whole tank made this year’s E3 exciting and People stood in this line for special. 5 hours to see Battlefield 3.

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Metro: Last Light : Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 / Wii U Developer: | Publisher: THQ | Release date: 2012 The Run RETURN TO POST-NUCLEAR that made 2033 such an Genre: Racing | Platform: 360 / 3DS / PC / PS3 / Wii Moscow, where humanity is forced immersive experience. Players Developer: EA Black Box | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Release date: November 2011 to rebuild society within the city’s once again step into the boots of subway network, staving off Artyom, thrust into the middle of IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER NEED FOR needs to travel across America, mutant attacks and dealing with a civil war where survivors battle Speed title, and EA has decided from San Francisco to New York, humanity’s natural penchant for for control of a doomsday device to shake things up a bit by in a no-holds-barred, illegal race. perpetual conflict and infighting. that could destroy humanity. increasing the focus on narrative- You’ll be chased by cops and bad Expect the same excellently Improvements to the stunning 4A driven racing rather than the guys, and we can guess that oppressive atmosphere and Engine aim to make this the best random street gangster stuff of you’ll have to do this not only for uniquely warped FPS mechanics looking FPS yet. before. From what we can gather, a lot of money, but to save the you’ll play as Jack, a man who life of your girlfriend.

Ninja Gaiden III Of Orcs and Men Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / PS3 / Wii U Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Team Ninja | Publisher: | Release date: Q1 2012 Developer: Cyanide Studios / Spiders | Publisher: Focus Home Interactive | Release date: 2012

RYU HAYABUSA IS BACK AND business end of his sword. Team ORCS AND GOBLINS EXIST IN A WORLD legion. Your mission is to kill the developer Team Ninja has Ninja has adopted a “steel on oppressed by the Empire of Men. Emperor, the man responsible for decided to show an edgier side bone” approach to combat, and Orcs not slaughtered in battle humanity’s hatred of the greenskins of him as they turn him into a they’re hoping players will “feel become slaves; goblins are endlessly and countless years of bloodshed. “Japanese dark hero”. This time, like they’re cutting into a human, persecuted and killed. Of Orcs Your wily goblin companion will aid Ryu is sent to London to deal into flesh and bone”. Clearly and Men flips traditional fantasy you with matters related to stealth with a terrorist threat the only Ninja Gaiden III will be rated E for characteristics on their head, casting and subtlety, while your battle way he knows how: with the Everyone then. players as an elite orc soldier, a experience and incredible strength member of the legendary Bloodjaws are useful for crushing foes.

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Orcs Must Die! Genre: Strategy | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Genre: Top-down shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: Robot Entertainment | Publisher: Robot Entertainment | Release date: TBA 2011 Developer: Avalanche Studios | Publisher: SEGA | Release date: Q3 2011

TOWER DEFENSE-TYPE GAMES ARE nameless human defender of RENEGADE OPS IS WHAT HAPPENS 2’s engine, Avalanche Engine 2.0, always good fun, and the recent various castle-like environments. when you give the creators of and allows for single or split-screen trend of putting players in direct Eight different types of orcs will Just Cause even more freedom “competitive co-op” play. This is control over a defender, rather attempt to get to each level’s Rift, to do what they please. This top- the kind of game we like to see, and than simply be a floating eye in and you’ll have to employ the use down, dual-stick arcade shooter like Crystal Dynamic’s Guardian of the sky, makes them all the more of nasty traps, environmental will see you careening through Light and Epic’s Shadow Complex, enjoyable. Orcs Must Die! is such weapons and direct combat to various jungle settings in a vehicle, we expect tons of fun from this a game, in which you play as a keep them from doing so. spraying death and mayhem every AAA-produced, indie-flavoured way you turn. It uses Just Causes arcade title.

Resident Evil: Operation Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: PS3 Raccoon City Developer: | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release date: September 2011 Genre: Third-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 IT’S AUGUST 1957: FOUR YEARS Capelli takes up arms once again. Developer: Slant Six Games / Capcom | Publisher: Capcom | Release date: Q4 2011 since the events of Resistance The much-loved weapon wheel 2. The USA is all but lost to the from the original Resistance YET ANOTHER SPIN-OFF FROM THE healing, sniping, and hacking are Chimeran invasion. Step into returns. New and old weapons hugely popular mentioned), as they attempt the shoes of Joseph Capelli, will feature, as will PlayStation series, Operation Raccoon City will to shut down any leaks about dishonourably discharged Move and stereoscopic 3D focus more on shooting zombies Umbrella’s nefarious plans during Sentinel who now spends his support. 16-player competitive in the face than sneaking around the events of RE 2 and 3. That’s days keeping his wife and young multiplayer lets you take the fight scrounging for green herbs. right; you’re playing as the bad guys son safe. When a solution is online with customisable load Players will be able to control six this time round. You’ll even have an found that could deliver a crippling outs and a persistent progression different characters, each with opportunity to put a bullet between blow to the Chimeran forces, system. their own special abilities (cloaking, the eyes of Leon Kennedy.

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Risen 2: Dark Serious Sam 3: BFE Genre: First-Person Shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Waters Developer: Croteam | Publisher: Devolver Digital | Release date: TBA 2011 Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 COVER SYSTEMS ARE FOR to Serious Sam: The First Developer: Piranha Bytes | Publisher: Deep Silver | Release date: Q1/Q2 2012 pansies. Serious Sam 3 plans Encounter, depicting mankind’s to bring ye olde schoole back to final struggle against Mental’s HOORAY! A PIRATE RPG! THE FIRST around with; spend time with the FPS genre, offering up the twisted menagerie of beasties Risen game was your typical pirates and you’ll acquire pirate same assortment of ridiculous, big (really, really big) and small. fantasy action RPG. For the skills. With pirate skills comes the outrageous weaponry that Visit the ruined temples of an sequel, developer Piranha Bytes ability to fight dirty, so you’ll be Sam is known for while adding ancient civilisation and battle is going all scurvy with its able to throw sand in opponents’ a few, possibly even more through the decimated cities of approach. Your character starts faces or train an attack parrot. An outlandish boom makers. You’re 22nd century Egypt in a game off with very little but gains skills attack parrot! We’re in love with always outnumbered, but never that’s all about balls-to-the- depending on who he hangs this game already. outgunned in this prequel wall action.

Rock of Ages Rocksmith Genre: Strategy tower defence | Platform: 360 / PS3 Genre: Rhythm | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: ACE Team | Publisher: | Release date: 31 August 2011 Developer: Ubisoft | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: TBA

THIS QUIRKY, DOWNLOADABLE defensive structures on the hill IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR THOSE to USB adaptor – effectively a tower defence/offense game leading to your castle. You then plastic guitars to take a one-way sound card – that will enable you looks like a cross between take control of a giant boulder trip to the rubbish dump. Ubisoft’s to interface with the Guitar Hero- Ballance and those silly Monty and attempt to roll it down the hill Rocksmith presents a concept like gameplay. This means that Python, 2D animations from the towards your opponent’s castle that we’ve been dying to get our you’ll be able to really learn each Flying Circus TV series. while dodging their defensive hands on for ages: plugging in a song that you play, increasing You need to defend your castle structures. The game features real, standard electric guitar, and the difficult to accommodate and attack an opponent’s. You good humour and a refreshing using it to play a . The from the lowliest noob to the start by setting up a series of artistic style; LOLs should ensue. game’s packaging includes a ¼” hardened pro.

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Silent Hill: Downpour : Genre: | Platform: 360 / PS3 Developer: Vatra Games | Publisher: Konami | Release date: TBA 2011 Thieves in Time MURPHY PENDLETON’S HAVING A a time. As if that’s not enough, his Genre: Platform | Platform: PS3 rough time. The convict’s prison weapons are prone to breaking. Developer: | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release date: TBA 2012 transport hurtled off the road, Side quests can be pursued, leaving him stranded in possibly which will change depending on ALTHOUGH CONFIRMED MONTHS AGO are going missing and it’s up to Sly to the creepiest town on the the player’s play style. In between by a hidden trailer in The Sly Collection fix the problem. Developer Sanzaru planet: . Downpour’s the moments of pants-filling for PS3, Sony reconfirmed a brand new Games has so far revealed that boss plot is centred in the previously terror, the gameplay will be a mix outing for Sly and his band of sticky- battles will be improved, and Sly will be unexplored south-eastern region of puzzle solving and combat. fingered buddies. The pages from able to benefit from power-ups thanks of the infamous town. Murphy is Water will apparently play an the Cooper family’s book of thievery to various costumes – kind of like only able to carry one weapon at important role in the game. and sneakiness, Thievius Raccoonus, and his vast wardrobe of suits.

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The devil is in the details. This was the centre piece of the Microsoft stand.

Show some respect, this is where it all started.

Pervert he is, hand stuck up my bum he has.

‘There’s a party tonight on Booth dudes – this is my private jet’ seemed to an equal opportunity work a little better. supplement.

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SoulCalibur V Starhawk Genre: Fighting | Platform: 360 / PS3 Genre: Third-Person Shooter | Platform: PS3 | Developer: LightBox Interactive / SCE Santa Developer: Project Soul | Publisher: Namco Bandai | Release date: TBA 2012 Monica Studios | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release date: TBA 2012

SCANTILY CLAD FIGHTERS ARMED creation suite as well as a cast of THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR TO barracks in the middle of a fight, with ridiculously oversized… about thirty characters. Of those 2007’s Warhawk, Starhawk thereby blurring the line between weapons (yeah weapons) will be characters Namco stated that about will feature a complete single- a third-person shooter and a back in 2012 although at E3, Namco half of them will be brand new. player experience on top of the real-time strategy game. Space stated that the game is only about Additionally, guest characters (like fast paced multiplayer mode battles will feature but take place 15% complete. Set seventeen years Yoda and in SoulCalibur that fans have come to love. on entirely different maps. There after the events of SoulCalibur IV, IV) will make an appearance but Additions such as the new “Build will also be Warhawks that can you can expect a revamped fighter have not been revealed as yet. ‘n Battle” feature will allow you transform into mechs for ground to build defensive structures and battles – do want!

Spider-Man: Star Wars: The Edge of Time Old Republic

Genre: Third-person action | Platform: 360 / 3DS / DS / PS3 / Wii Genre: MMORPG | Platform: PC Developer: Beenox | Publisher: Activision | Release date: Q3 2011 Developer: BioWare | Publisher: Electronic Arts / LucasArts | Release date: Q3/Q4 2011 BEENOX IS ON A MISSION TO moves and abilities. Eddie Brock make a Spider-Man game with (in Anti-Venom form) will also BIOWARE’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED companions and the game features “the greatest Spider-Man story make an appearance and play first foray into the massively full voice work – no more reading ever told in a videogame”. To help a nefarious role in the grander multiplayer realm edges ever closer. thousands of lines of tiny text in them along they got Peter David scheme of things. Expect Players can choose between two between quests. Everything you’d on board to develop the plotline. loads of time-traveling, altered factions: the Galactic Republic and expect from a Star Wars-themed Amazing Spider-Man and Spider- timelines leading to dystopian the Sith Empire, each with its own title will be packed in the game, Man 2099 will be playable, futures and the death of Peter character classes (which will be from space combat to recognisable each sporting a bunch of new Parker. No way! highly customisable, with a number planets, with the expected BioWare of playable species on offer). You’ll polish thickly coating the entire be able to take on AI-controlled experience. Also – OMG lightsabers!

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Street Fighter The Adventures of X Tintin: The Game Genre: Fighting | Platform: 360 / PS3 / PC / PS Vita Genre: Action adventure | Platform: 360 / DS / PC / PS3 / Wii Developer: Capcom | Publisher: Capcom | Release date: Q1 2012 Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: Q4 2011

THE BIG E3 NEWS FOR STREET a guest appearance as a BASED ON THE UPCOMING STEVEN – we love you so much) like sword Fighter X Tekken (the ‘X’ is playable character in the Spielberg-directed film (The fighting, driving and aerial combat. pronounced “cross” by the roster. The PS Vita version of Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the This is all enhanced by support for way) is that the game will the game will make use of the Unicorn), this licensed game lets Microsoft’s Kinect and PlayStation be heading to Sony’s new device’s rear touch-panel in players revisit familiar locations Move. There’ll be cooperative portable, the PlayStation order to simplify certain move from the film, this time with challenges to tackle with your Vita. Additional news is that commands. Capcom hopes interactivity thrown into the mix. friends, along with a competitive Cole from Sucker Punch’s this will allow less experienced The single player boasts “exotic challenge mode that lets you inFamous series will make players to get stuck-in as well. gameplay elements” (oh PR speak compete for high scores.

The Darkness II : Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: | Publisher: 2K Games | Release date: October 2011 Skyward Sword HELMED BY A NEW DEVELOPMENT otherworldly voice of The Darkness, Genre: Action adventure | Platform: Wii studio, The Darkness II aims to in case you’re wondering. There’s Developer: Nintendo | Publisher: Nintendo | Release date: December 2011 improve on everything that made an ability tree from which ability the original game so much fun to upgrades can be purchased, SOMEWHAT OF A PREQUEL TO your equipment is upgraded. blast through. A new quad-wielding such as the ability to see and Ocarina of Time, the latest You’ll be able to travel between mechanic allows protagonist Jackie attack through walls. You’re Legend of Zelda game sees you land and the floating islands Estacado (now voiced by Nolan joined by only one Darkling this taking control of an alternate above the clouds whenever North) to use his Darkness powers time, but it’ll play a much larger version of Link who was raised you wish thanks to your trusty and firearms simultaneously. Mike role than the Darklings in the in Skyloft, a village above the bird mount. The game will Patton returns as the hissing, original did. clouds. Expect the tried-and- make use of Wii MotionPlus so tested formula of drip-fed look forward to a much more exploration that opens up as accurate control system.

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of War in the North the Worlds

Genre: Role-playing game | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 | Developer: Snowblind Studios Genre: Adventure | Platform: 360 / PS3 | Developer: Other Ocean Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Release date: July 2011 Publisher: Paramount Digital Entertainment | Release date: September 2011 A DOWNLOADABLE GAME BASED to resonate with geeks the FOCUSSING ON THE GRITTY AND into a few familiar friends. Online on the 1950s film (not the world over! You won’t get any brutal side of Tolkien’s Middle- cooperative play for up to three Spielberg version set in weapons throughout the game, earth, War in the North details the players is augmented with contemporary times), The War so you’ll literally just be trying to background events unfolding in upgradable weapons, extensive of the Worlds is a side-scrolling survive by avoiding vaporisation the northern regions of Middle- character customisation and a with an in-depth at the hands of the invading earth while Frodo makes his multitude of skills/special abilities. plot and loads of characters. aliens. Expect a unique 2D art arduous journey to Mount Doom. You’ll fight to defeat Sauron’s It’ll also be narrated by Patrick style similar to the original As such, we’ll get to visit new northern armies while engaging in Stewart so is guaranteed . locales and meet new characters some (hopefully enjoyable) action along the way, while still bumping RPG gameplay.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Tomb Raider Genre: Survival action | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Recon: Future Soldier Developer: Crystal Dynamics | Publisher: Square Enix | Release date: TBA 2012 THIS IS A COMPLETELY NEW LARA, means there is less of a focus on Genre: First-person tactical shooter | Platform: 360 / DS / PC / PS3 | Developer: Ubisoft Paris / Red as envisioned by Crystal combat and traditional puzzle- Storm / Next Level Games | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: January 2012 Dynamics, who will begin a solving, and more exploration THIS FOURTH INSTALMENT IN THE and will be able to control all new journey starting from this and discovery for the player. Ghost Recon series will see four men (a commando, sniper, island off the coast of Japan. Lara is also a lot younger in this, players go behind enemy lines in recon specialist and engineer) With her ship wrecked against the first in a new series, which Norway, the Middle East and Asia, on their squad, through both the dangerous coastline, Lara is means she’s less physically and using a four-man squad equipped third-person and first-person forced to switch to survival mode emotionally equipped than her with futuristic weaponry and perspectives. The game will make if she wants to escape. That almost super-human former self. equipment. Players will have use of Xbox Kinect for motion and access to an unprecedented voice control both in the field and level of weapon customisation, during weapon customisation.

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Torchlight II TrackMania 2 Canyon Genre: Action role-playing | Platform: PC Genre: Racing | Platform: PC Developer: | Publisher: | Release date: TBA 2011 Developer: Nadeo | Publisher: Ubisoft | Release date: September 2011

THE ORIGINAL TORCHLIGHT WAS four new character classes WE LOVE US SOME TRACKMANIA. enjoyable game modes and creation an unexpected gem when it (the original three won’t We’re sure you do too, so we tools that have made this series first made an appearance on feature) and massive outdoor won’t blame you for popping so ridiculously popular. There’ll be back in 2009. The game regions that should satiate an important vein in unbridled championship and cooperative scratched an itch caused by those players who found excitement whenever its sequel is modes included, along with the new the lengthy delay of Diablo III the continual underground mentioned. Aside from the obvious Canyon environment type. There’s so it’s great to see a sequel exploration of the first game improvements in the technological word of an even more rich and on the horizon. Additions this somewhat claustrophobic. The department, we can expect to see varied set of tools for creating user- time around include multiplayer game will once again come with more of the puzzle/racing gameplay, generated content. (LAN and online matchmaking), modding tools.

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This guy really likes REALLY likes Space Marines. This guy didn’t sit between Space Marines. the girls himself, nope – he put some toy he had there. WTF.

This was as close as we could get to the Wii U without standing in line for 2 hours. Nothing says Batman like a 12-foot tall bondage poster.

Sure, the Space Marine booth looks cool, but it had no air conditioning. Much like being in a Space Marine suit, I guess.

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Trials Evolution Trine 2 Genre: Stunt racing | Platform: 360 Genre: Platform | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Developer: RedLynx | Publisher: RedLynx | Release date: TBA 2011 Developer: Frozenbyte | Publisher: Atlus | Release date: Q3 2011

SEQUEL TO THE INSANELY ADDICTIVE tracks, four-player multiplayer over THOSE WHO PLAYED THE FIRST a fresh take on the side-scrolling Xbox Live Trials Xbox Live and a course creator Trine need no introduction to platformer. Online multiplayer HD, the latest iteration of the mode which will allow you to Frozenbyte’s terrific puzzle- has also been added for this motocross stunt and horrific- upload your tracks to share with platformer. The rogue, wizard second outing so you’ll be able accident-simulator will feature your friends. Prepare to lose hours and knight are back for the to shotgun a character class and more of what made the previous of your life once again as you keep sequel and you can expect puzzle your way through the title so damn engrossing. Trials trying to knock your mate’s score more of what made the first game via Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Evolution adds large outdoor from the leaderboards. game such a delight: intuitive Network and, presumably, Steam puzzles, gorgeous art style and for the PC version.

Tropico 4 Genre: Management | Platform: 360 / PC Genre: Vehicular combat | Platform: PS3 Developer: Haemimont Games | Publisher: Kalypso Media | Release date: August 2011 Developer: Eat Sleep Play | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release date: 04 October 2011

IT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE SOON with making loads of money THE ANTICIPATED CURRENT-GEN the origin of various characters and for some people, but the next for your private bank account, Twisted Metal game is nearly here. experience a host of new modes as Tropico title will soon be on our while at the same time trying Fans have been clamouring for a well as massive boss battles. The shelves. Tropico 4 welcomes not to upset the world powers PlayStation 3 version of this cult game supports local split-screen the return of you, El Presidenté, (there will be more this time). hit, vehicular combat series. In the for four players and sixteen-player as the iron-fisted ruler of a This sequel will include new upcoming game you’ll be treated online battles. Plus Sweet Tooth’s small tropical island republic. buildings and edicts, as well as to a Twisted Metal with decidedly car can transform into a flying mech You’ll have to balance your more natural disasters including more story to it. You’ll learn about so, you know, awesome! citizens’ work ethic and morale volcanoes and tsunamis.

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Warhammer Warhammer 40, 000: 40, 000: Dark Space Marine Genre: Third-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Millennium Online Developer: Relic Entertainment | Publisher: THQ | Release date: September 2011 Genre: Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | Platform: PC SET ON THE IMPERIAL FORGE WORLD of the Chaos Marines on Graia. Developer: Vigil Games | Publisher: THQ | Release date: TBA 2013 (a planet dedicated to constructing Relic promises the game will be war machines) of Graia, you take accessible for newcomers to the FIRST ANNOUNCED WAY BACK IN the living hell out of things. control of an Ultramarine Captain Warhammer 40K universe while 2007, this MMO set in the With Vigil at the helm and Titus sent to hold the line against appealing to long-time fans of the Warhammer 40K universe sure is THQ’s track record for awesome an invading horde of Orks. Very game’s canon. Combat looks gory, taking its sweet time to get here. Warhammer 40K games, this is soon you discover an Imperial bloody and brutal – just like any Not much more was revealed an MMO to keep an eye on. THQ conspiracy that leads to the arrival 40K game should be. at this year’s E3 other than a boss Danny Bilson promised new teaser trailer that showed a that the game will be playable at bunch of Space Marines shooting next year’s E3.

XCOM X-Men: Destiny Genre: First-person shooter | Platform: 360 / PC / PS3 Genre: Action | Platform: 360 / 3DS / PS3 / Wii Developer: 2K Marin | Publisher: 2K Marin | Release date: March 2012 Developer: Silicon Knights | Publisher: Activision | Release date: September 2011

WHEN XCOM WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED Players will be able to choose SILICON’S TAKE ON THE X-MEN the main playable character a at last year’s E3, it’s fair to say that missions, some of them secondary; universe looks to be quite new mutant. This new character it drew as much criticism from equip and upgrade teammates; interesting. Instead of opting for a will be able to use established fans of the series as it did intrigue. locate, capture and research enemy traditional linear approach found mutant powers by collecting and Thankfully, 2K Marin has taken a lot technology; and engage particularly in almost every X-Men game equipping “X-Genes” that can be of the criticism to heart and now, monstrous alien enemies that we can think of, Destiny will put interchanged to alter their powers a year later, has revealed an XCOM require use of the pause command an emphasis on player choice as needed. These X-Genes will fall that shares many of the tactical to survey the battlefield and issue and a branching storyline, and under the categories of offensive, features with its predecessors. special commands. makes the bold move of making defensive and utility powers.

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A Game of Thrones: Genesis PC DanceStar Party PS3 Happy Feet Two - The Videogame 360 / PS3 / Wii A New Beginning PC / Wii / DS Dark Souls 360 / PS3 3DS / DS Ace Combat 3D 3DS Darksiders II PC / 360 / PS3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 360 / PS3 Wii U Hallows, Part 2 Wii U Afterfall: Insanity 360 / PS3 de 2 3DS Harvest Moon: The Tale Online PC Dead Island PC / 360 / PS3 of Two Towns 3DS / DS Agent PS3 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record PC / 360 / PS3 Hearts of Iron III: For Air Conflicts: Secret Wars PC / 360 / PS3 Deep Black PC / 360 / PS3 the Motherland PC Airline Tycoon 2 PC Defenders of Ardania PC / 360 / PS3 Heroes of Ruin 3DS Aliens: Colonial Marines PC / 360 / PS3 Defiance PC / 360 / PS3 Hitman Absolution PC / 360 / PS3 Wii /U / DS Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC / 360 / PS3 Hole in the Wall 360 AMY PS3 Devil's Third 360 / PS3 Hot Shots Golf PS Vita 360 / PS3 Dhaila's Adventures PC / 360 / PS3 Hulk Hogan's Main Event 360 Angler's Club: Ultimate Dirt Wii U Hunter-Killer 360 / PS3 Bass Fishing 3D 3DS Disciples III: Resurrection PC Hunter's Trophy PS3 Animal Crossing 3DS Disney Animator 360 / PS3 / Wii Hustle Kings PS Vita APB Reloaded PC Disney Universe PC / 360 / PS3 I Am Alive PC / 360 / PS3 Arma III PC DMC 360 / PS3 ICO and Shadow of the Armored Core V 360 / PS3 Doctor Lautrec and the Colossus Collection PS3 Assassin's Creed (Working Title) Wii U Forgotten Knights 3DS Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet 360 Assassin's Creed: Revelations PC / 360 / PS3 Donkey Kong 3D (working title) 3DS Inversion 360 / PS3 Asura's Wrath 360 / PS3 Doom 4 PC Invizimals: Shadow Zone PSP Awesomenauts 360 / PS3 Dora & Kai-Lan's Pet Shelter DS Jagged Alliance: Back in Action PC Back to the Future: The Game Dragon Nest PC Journey PS3 - Episode V: OUTATIME PC / PS3 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 DS Jungle Kartz Wii Backbreaker: Vengeance 360 Dragon's Crown PS3 / PS Vita Jurassic Park: The Game PC / 360 / PS3 Bastion PC / 360 Dragon's Dogma 360 / PS3 360 / PS3 / Wii Batman (working title) 3DS Driver: San Francisco PC / 360 / PS3 Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 Wii Batman: Arkham City PC / 360 / PS3 Wii Katamari Amore iPhone/iPod Wii U Dungeon Fighter Online 360 : Uprising 3DS Battlefield 3 PC / 360 / PS3 / Dungeon Siege III PC / 360 / PS3 Killer Freaks from Outer Space Wii U Wii U Dungeons - The Dark Lord PC Season Two 360 BEN 10 Galactic Racing 360 / PS3 / Wii Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter PC 360 3DS / DS DUST 514 PS3 Kinect: Disneyland Adventures 360 Beyblade: Metal Masters DS (working title) PS Vita / 3DS King Arthur II - The Role Beyond Good & Evil 2 (working title) PC / 360 / PS3 Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 360 / PS3 -Playing Wargame PC 360 / PS3 Earth Defense Force: Insect Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream BioShock VITA (working title) PS Vita Armageddon 360 / PS3 Drop Distance 3DS BioShock: Infinite PC / 360 / PS3 El Shaddai: Ascension of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning PC / 360 / PS3 Birds of Steel 360 / PS3 the Metatron 360 / PS3 Kirby 3D (working title) 3DS Blacklight: Retribution PC End of Nations PC Kirby Mass Attack DS Blackwater 360 Eufloria PS3 Kirby Wii Wii Blades of Time 360 / PS3 Everybody Dance PS3 Leedmees 360 Blazblue: Continuum Shift II Plus PS Vita EyePet & Friends PS3 LEGO City Stories Wii U / 3DS Bloodforge 360 F.3.A.R. PC / 360 / PS3 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 PC / 360 / PS3 BloodRayne: Betrayal 360 / PS3 F1 2011 PC / 360 / PS3 Wii / 3DS / DS / Bodycount PC / 360 / PS3 3DS / PS Vita PS /Vita / PSP Boulder Dash-XL PC / 360 Fable: The Journey 360 Little Deviants PS Vita Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 PC / 360 / PS3 Face Racers: Photo Finish 3DS LittleBigPlanet PS Vita Call of Duty (working title) PS Vita Family Game Night 4: The Lucha Fury 360 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PC / 360 / PS3 Game Show 360 / PS3 Lucius PC : The Cartel PC / 360 / PS3 PC / 360 / PS3 Luigi's Mansion 2 3DS Camping Mama: Outdoor A FIFA Soccer Wii U Madden NFL Wii U dventures DS FIFA Soccer 12 PC / 360 / PS3 Madden NFL 12 360 / PS3 / Wii : Super Soldier 360 / PS3 / Wii Wii /3DS / PS2 PS2 / PSP 3DS / DS / PSP PSP Magic: The Gathering - Tactics PS3 Carnival Island PS3 Final Fantasy (working title) 3DS Magical Drop V PC Carrier Command: Gaea Mission PC Final Fantasy XIII-2 360 / PS3 Majesco NBA Game (working title) 360 / PS3 / Wii Cars 2: The Video Game PC / 360 / PS3 Final Fantasy XIV Online PS3 Mario & Sonic at the Wii /DS / PSP Wii London 2012 Olympic Games Wii / 3DS Catherine 360 / PS3 360 Mario Kart 3DS Centipede: Infestation Wii / 3DS Fractured Soul 3DS / DS Mario Party 9 Wii Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Frogger 3D 3DS : Captain America PS3 360 / PS3 / Wii From Dust PC / 360 / PS3 PC / 360 / PS3 Chase Mii Wii U Fruit Ninja Kinect 360 Max Payne 3 PC / 360 / PS3 Check vs. Mate PC / 360 / PS3 Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3DS Measure Up Wii U Cheerleading (working title) 360 Legions DX 360 / PS3 Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Child of Eden PS3 Galaga Special Edition Mobile Quest PS3 Codename: Chocobo Racing 3D 3DS Gamma World: Alpha Mutation PC / 360 / PS3 Mega Man Legends 3: Collapse: Devastated World PC 360 Prototype Version 3DS Combat Wings: The Great Battles Gemini Wars PC Memento Mori 2 - Guardian of World War II PC / 360 / PS3 Go Vacation Wii of Immortality PC Confrontation PC God of War Origins Collection PS3 Men of War: Vietnam PC Contra (working title) 3DS Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising PC Mercury Hg 360 / PS3 Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic 3DS Gorky 21 PC Metal Gear Solid HD Collection 360 / PS3 Crash Time IV PC / 360 Gotham City Impostors PC / 360 / PS3 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Creatures 4 PC Gravity Daze (working title) PS Vita Walker HD Edition 360 / PS3 Crimson Alliance 360 Grease 2: The Game 360 Metal Gear Solid: Rising PC / 360 / PS3 Crusader Kings II PC Green Lantern: Rise of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D 3DS CRUSH3D 3DS the Manhunters PSP Metro: Last Light PC / 360 / PS3 Crysis 2: Decimation Pack PS3 Guardian Heroes 360 Wii U Cyberbike Magnetic Edition PS3 Half-Life 2: Platinum PC Michael Jackson The Experience 3DS / PS Vita 2 360 360 Michael Phelps: Push the Limit 360 DanceDanceRevolution II Wii Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary 360 miCoach 360 / PS3

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Mind 'n Motion 360 Resistance 3 PS3 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC / 360 / PS3 Minecraft 360 Rhythm Heaven Wii The Gunstringer 360 ModNation Racers PS Vita Ridge Racer (working title) PS Vita The Hidden 3DS MotionSports Adrenaline 360 / PS3 Rise of Nightmares 360 : Mr. Ink Jet PS Vita Risen 2: Dark Waters PC / 360 / PS3 Overkill - Extended Cut PS3 Ms. 'Splosion Man 360 Rochard PS3 The King of Fighters XIII 360 / PS3 My Body Coach 2 PS3 / Wii Rock of Ages 360 / PS3 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords DS Mystery Case Files: The Rocksmith PC / 360 / PS3 The Legend of Zelda: Malgrave Incident Wii Rotastic PC / 360 / PS3 Skyward Sword Wii Nano Assault 3DS Ruin PS3 / PS Vita : National Geographic Challenge! Wii Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny PS3 / Wii War in the North PC / 360 / PS3 Naval War: Arctic Circle PC Rusty Hearts PC The New Adventures of Sherlock NBA 2K12 PC / 360 / PS3 Ryse 360 Holmes: The Testament Wii /PS2 / PSP Saints Row: The Third PC / 360 / PS3 of Sherlock PC / 360 / PS3 NCAA Football 12 360 / PS3 Scarlet Legacy PC The Rolling Western 3DS Need for Speed Wii U Scivelation PC The Sims Wii U Need for Speed The Run PC / 360 / PS3 Sengoku PC : Pets PC / 360 / PS3 Wii / 3DS Serious Sam 3: BFE PC / 360 / PS3 3DS NeverDead 360 / PS3 Sesame Street: Once Upon The Sims Social PC New Super Mario a Monster 360 The Walking Dead PC Bros. Mii (Tech Demo) Wii U Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! Wii / DS The War of the Worlds 360 / PS3 NHL 12 360 / PS3 360 / PS3 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 360 Nickelodeon Dance 360 / Wii Shin : Devil Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online PC / Wii U Nickelodeon Team Umizoomi DS Survivor 2 DS Tom Clancy's Ghost Ninja Gaiden (working title) 3DS 3DS Recon: Future Soldier PC / 360 / PS3 Ninja Gaiden III 360 / PS3 Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja PS Vita DS / PSP Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge Wii U Silent Hill HD Collection PS3 Tomb Raider PC / 360 / PS3 No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise PS3 Silent Hill: Book of Memories PS Vita Top Darts PS Vita Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee PS3 Silent Hill: Downpour 360 / PS3 Top Gun: Hard Lock PC / 360 / PS3 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath PS3 PS3 Torchlight II PC Of Orcs and Men PS3 Skulls of the Shogun 360 Tour de France: The Official Game 360 / PS3 Okabu PS3 : Spyro's Adventure PC / 360 / PS3 Toy Soldiers: Cold War 360 Orcs Must Die! PC / 360 / PS3 Wii / 3DS TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Otomedius Excellent 360 Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Trenched 360 Overstrike 360 / PS3 Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan 3DS Trials Evolution 360 Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions 3DS Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time PS3 Trine 2 PC / 360 / PS3 Pac-Man Party 3D 3DS Smart As PS Vita Tropico 4 PC / 360 3DS Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 PC / 360 / PS3 Twisted Metal PS3 Papo & Yo PS3 Snipers 360 / PS3 Two Worlds II: Pirates of the Parasite PC Sodium 2: Project Velocity PS3 Flying Fortress PC / 360 / PS3 Payday: The Heist PC / PS3 Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DS uDraw Studio: Instant Artist 360 / PS3 Pet Zombies 3DS 360 / PS3 / 3DS UFC Personal Trainer: The Phineas and Ferb: Across the Soul of Magic PC Ultimate Fitness System 360 / PS3 / Wii 2nd Dimension PS3 / Wii / DS SoulCalibur V 360 / PS3 UFC Undisputed 3 360 / PS3 Pictionary: Ultimate Edition 360 / PS3 Sound Shapes (working title) PS Vita Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception PS3 Picture Lives! 3DS Spider-Man: Edge of Time 360 / PS3 / Wii Uncharted: Golden Abyss PS Vita Wii U 3DS / DS Untitled Bungie Project Pinball FX 2: Marvel SSX 360 / PS3 (Working Title) PC / 360 / PS3 Pinball - Captain America 360 Star Fox 64 3D 3DS Uprising 44 PC / 360 Pirates of Black Cove PC Star Trek (2012) PC / 360 / PS3 4 PS Vita PixelJunk SideScroller PS3 Star Wars: The Old Republic PC WAKFU PC Planet Crashers 3DS StarDrone PS Vita Wargame: European Escalation PC Power Rangers Samurai Wii / DS Starhawk PS3 Warhammer 40,000: Dark PowerUp Heroes 360 Storm PS3 Millennium Online PC Prey 2 PC / 360 / PS3 III: Third Strike Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team 360 / PS3 Pro Cycling Manager: Tour Online Edition 360 / PS3 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine PC / 360 / PS3 de France 2011 PC 360 / PS3 / PS Warlords (2011) 360 / PS3 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 360 / PS3 / Wii Vita We Sing America Wii PS2 / PSP Super Fossil Fighters DS We Sing Pop! Wii Professor Layton and the Super Mario 3DS We Sing Rock! Wii Last Specter DS Super Smash Bros. 3DS 3DS We Sing UK Hits Wii Prototype 2 PC / 360 / PS3 Super Smash Bros. Wii U Wii U White Knight Chronicles II PS3 PS Vita PS Vita Super Stardust Delta PS Vita Wii U Wii U Puddle 360 / PS3 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Wii U Fit Wii U Puss in Boots 360 Edition PC / 360 / PS3 Wii U Play Wii U Puzzle Agent 2 PC / PS3 Supremacy MMA 360 / PS3 Wii U Sports Wii U Quarrel 360 Supreme Ruler: Cold War PC Winter Sports 2012 PC / Wii R.A.W. PC / 360 / PS3 Sword of the Stars II: Winter Sports 2012: Wii U Lords of Winter PC Feel the Spirit 3DS Rage PC / 360 / PS3 Take On Helicopters PC WipEout 2048 PS Vita RaiderZ PC Take Shape 360 Wizardry Online PC Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One PS3 Tanki Online 2.0 PC World of Warplanes PC Raven's Cry PC Tekken (working title) Wii U / 3DS Wrecked - Revenge Revisited 360 / PS3 Raving Rabbids 4 Wii Tekken Hybrid PS3 WWE '12 360 / PS3 / Wii Raving Rabbids Alive & Kicking 360 TBA WWE All Stars 3DS Origins 360 / PS3 / Wii TERA PC XCOM PC / 360 / PS3 PS Vita Tetris 3DS X-Men: Destiny 360 / PS3 / Wii Red Bull X-Fighters PC / 360 The Adventures of Tintin: DS Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad PC The Game PC / 360 / PS3 Yoostar on MTV 360 Paradise 3D 3DS Wii / 3DS Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 360 Renegade Ops PC / 360 / PS3 The Chosen PC Zelda Wii U Wii U Renegade Ops PC / 360 / PS3 The Cursed Crusade PC / 360 / PS3 Zombie Apocalypse 2 360 / PS3 Resident Evil: Revelations 3DS The Darkness II PC / 360 / PS3 Zone of the Enders HD Collection 360 / PS3 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 3DS The Deepak Chopra Project 360 Zumba Fitness 2 Wii

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