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The Reapers are out there. Although their cuttlefish-like appearance seems silly, these giant, sentient, homicidal robots mean business. Commander Shepard hindered their cyclical plan to systematically purge all galactic life in the first two titles, but didn't completely stop them. As seen in the first teaser trailer, Earth is being attacked by hundreds of the devastating creatures and the human home world might be lost forever if something isn't done soon. How soon? We don't know, but we hope you don't have time to recruit a bunch of people in the galaxy while the Reapers are busy destroying all human life.

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Criminals are taking over Gotham City and there's only one man that can stop them: Batman. As part of Mayor Quincy's initiative, Arkham was relocated into the city proper instead of quarantined on nearby Arkham Island. As such, the aptly named Arkham City offers players a larger area to explore filled with the same kind of crazies you'd expect in the institution.

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You're a monster, at least according to GLaDOS, a deranged artificial intelligence running the now dilapidated Aperture Science facility. Hundreds of years after the events of the original Portal, protagonist Chell is once again subject to GLaDOS's "experiments." You'll guide Chell through the test facility as GLaDOS attempts to rebuild the damage done by nature over the course of so many years.Chell is armed with the now legendary portal gun, which can instantly create two connected portals on any flat surface. A number of other new gameplay mechanics have been added as well. But her journey isn't the only action you'll get out of Portal 2.

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Almost nothing is known about the next installment in the Elder Scrolls series. The latest, coming November 2011, takes place in the region of Skyrim. In northern Tamriel, Skyrim is a cold and snowy place (and apparently home to werewolves). Here's hoping Bethesda will take us to Throat of the World, the highest point in Skyrim and mythical birthplace of man.

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The world we know is gone, replaced by the devastating aftermath of an asteroid impact. Fragments of humanity were meant to survive in pods called Arks, nestled underground. But sometimes, things don't go according to plan. Players take control of an Ark inhabitant that wakes to a world entirely alien. Mutants roam the wasteland and mankind clings to life.In Rage, players must survive these harsh conditions using a variety of makeshift tools. Exploration and combat take place from a first-person perspective, but driving will also be an important feature when traveling long distances. Players can upgrade and modify their vehicle, as well as build up a custom inventory to fight back the creatures that inhabit the surface.



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Adam Jensen should be dead, had it not been for advanced mechanical augmentation. This polarizing new technology is a specialty of Jensen's firm Sarif Industries, and that technology has divided the world as mankind's future races towards startling new heights. After Jensen is critically injured during an attack on Sarif, his body undergoes painful augmentation that transforms him into a deadly weapon -- capable of more than an ordinary man.Deus Ex: Human Revolution will span the world and feature the futuristic metropolises of Shanghai, Montreal and Detroit. Human Revolution is set prior to the events of the original Deus Ex games, but will still feature an emphasis on player choice. Players can upgrade and enhance Jensen's abilities in four different categories: stealth, social, hacking, and combat. The developers want to reward all play styles and give players the freedom to approach any situation in whatever way they choose.

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If you think you need drugs to feel a state of euphoria, take a peek at Child of Eden. Conceptualized by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator of Rez and Lumines, Child of Eden is yet another exploration of synesthesia from the famous developer. Uniting techno beats with stunningly vibrant visuals, this is a spiritual successor to Rez, but adds one important element: motion controls.With Microsoft's Kinect you can immerse yourself into the virtual world and wipe away corruption with the palm of your hand (Because Kinect can't recognize fingers!). Switching between auto-firing and the lock-on shot only requires a clap of your hands. And to trigger bombs you throw your hands up in the air like you're on a roller-coaster... which we suppose is fairly accurate.

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L.A. in 1947. World War II is over, the city is on the verge of major changes, and the police force is overrun with corruption. This is the setting of Rockstar's latest open-world game. Unlike most Rockstar games, you don't play the outlaw, but instead work the proper side of the law. There's no morality meter, no choice between good and evil. You are the one upstanding cop, a war hero quickly promoted up the ranks to put a positive face on a very dirty police force.Though you have a fully recreated Los Angeles to drive around in, this isn't a sandbox game like Grand Theft Auto IV. Instead, L.A. Noire is more like a reimagining of the classic adventure game, where you search the scene for clues and talk to other characters to find answers. It's up to you to read the faces of suspects and judge if they are telling the truth, hiding something, our outright lying. Can you decipher the clues, solve the crimes, and outrun the dirty cops looking to take you out?

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The blackness of space is a fitting stage for Isaac Clarke and his Necromorph adversaries. In Dead Space 2, players once again take control of the courageous engineer as he encounters the same twisted terrors that besieged a human colony on Aegis VII and an orbiting mining craft called the Ishimura. Dead Space 2 takes place after the events of the chilling original and is set on the Sprawl space station. With fallen friends and unspeakable horrors plaguing Isaac's mind, he has a long and difficult journey of survival ahead of him.

In order to defend himself, Clarke will once again have a variety of powerful weapons to fight off the Necromorph threat. And if slicing off reanimated monster limbs isn't fun enough, Clarke also has a javelin gun to impale his enemies against walls.

With this full campaign, and a multiplayer mode, Dead Space 2 should give horror fans a serious scare.

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Forget "bigger, badder, and more bad ass," Gears of War 3 is about humanity on the edge of annihilation by the Locust and a new enemy, the Lambent. The women, who were not allowed to be Gears, have now taken up arms and joined the fight. We're expecting lots of enemy bits splattering across the screen, tons of curse words, and some silly plot twists. But with lessons learned from the first two games, we're hoping Epic can deliver answers and some genuine emotion to go along with the pretty visuals and over-the-top action. The real question is the multiplayer. It's not really a concern of whether or not the tweaks to gameplay will make it better or if the new modes can satisfy long-time Gears fans. All we want to know is if the matchmaking system is actually going to work, if online matches are going to be stable, and if it's not going to be a hassle to play with your friends. Has the community spoken loudly enough for Epic to make things right the third time around?

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