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Aiden Pearce and the challenging art of Watch Dogs

By Colin Campbell at 5:15p 06.05.13

Comic artist Alex Ross, designer of Watch Dogs box-art and promotional poster, says the Ubisoft game poses unique challenges, due to the central character's desire to blend in and operate secretly within a teeming city. Ross has created work for Marvel and DC Comics, as well as designing superhero costumes for movies like Spider-man (2002). He recently worked with Watch Dogs publisher Ubisoft on concept art for Assassin's Creed III. Watch Dogs features anti-hero hacker Aiden Pearce who inhabits an alternative Chicago dominated by information-technology. Speaking to Ubisoft's blog Ross said, "Aiden is about blending in. He's not trying to stand out. He's not looking to be spotted on the street. So in a way, his heroism has to be blended with the idea that he's skulking on the side, in...
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Puppeteer pre-order bonuses include soundtrack and avatars, trailers show new moves

By Dave Tach at 4:30p 06.05.13

Pre-orders for Puppeteer, Sony's upcoming side-scrolling platformer, will include a "Theatrical Pack" filled with downloadable content, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. The Theatrical Pack contains Puppeteer's soundtrack, PlayStation Network avatars for protagonist Kutaro, the Moon Witch and the villainous Moon Bear King as well as a custom theme featuring concept art from the game. Check out the E3 trailer above for the latest visual overview of the game and the trailers below to see some newly revealed moves in action. For more on Puppeteer and Kutaro's new moves, be sure to check out Polygon's preview and interview with the game's creative director Gavin Moore. Pirate's head trailer Wrestler's head trailer
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NHL 14 devs drop gloves, unveil new fighting engine

By Samit Sarkar at 3:30p 06.05.13

NHL 14 boasts a new fighting engine, the Enforcer Engine, and in addition to providing new ways to fight on the ice, it's based more in the realities of hockey, said developer EA Canada in a trailer and blog post today. The studio debuted a gimmicky first-person fighting system in NHL 10, but this year's new engine shifts to the third-person perspective with technology from EA Canada's Fight Night series. More importantly, the Enforcer Engine keeps all other players on the ice "live" during a fight, whereas the old system zoomed in to concentrate on you and your opponent alone after making everyone else vanish from the rink for the duration of the bout. And instead of having to manually initiate a fight by pressing a button, you'll see fights arise organically from players breaking...
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Metro: Last Light's 'Mobius' trailer was made by a single artist

By John Funk at 2:45p 06.05.13

A post-release trailer for 4A Games' post-apocalyptic shooter Metro: Last Light was the hard work of a single production artist working on the game. Alexander "Monakh" Bereznyak, originally hired by 4A Games as a capture artist, worked on Last Light as the lead technical artist for the game's production team. All the while throughout the development, though, he was working on a promotional trailer for the game on the side. Titled "Mobius," the trailer is a snapshot glimpse of a single moment in a raging battle as mutated monstrosities flood the tunnels of the metro quarters where survivors eke out a day-to-day existence. In our official Polygon review, we found Metro: Last Light a rewarding experience that made it worth putting up with some nagging technical issues.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Ultimate Edition hits PC this August

By Dave Tach at 1:30p 06.05.13

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition, a Windows PC version of the previously console-exclusive game with extra chapters and HD enhancements, is headed to PC this August, Konami announced today. The game will be released on Steam August 27 with a retail release to follow on August 30 in Europe. It will include the Reverie and Resurrection levels that came to the console versions as add-on content, as well as native 1080p support tuned to run at 60 frames-per-second. Today's PC announcement confirms a rumor from last month sparked when the game appeared in the Steam database. You can check out a trailer for the new version above and screenshots below. We've reached out to Konami to see if the release dates will be the same in other regions and will update this story with...
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MechWarrior Online trailer introduces 65-ton JagerMech, Firebrand JM6-FB

By Jenna Pitcher at 2:57a 06.05.13

Piranha Games released a new trailer for MechWarrior Online that shows off the game's new 65-ton Mech, the Firebrand JM6-FB, available in the game's latest update. With its combination of dual PPCs and dual AC/2s, the Firebrand's optimal performance is in open area combat. The Mech also sports two Medium Pulse Lasers as backup weapons. A new "Sherman" Mech camo pattern, styled from the World War II American tank, is now available in the Mech Lab. The content update also introduces four trial Mechs for players to test out for free: Spider SDR-5D, Hunchback HBK-4P, Cataphract CTF-4X and Atlas AS7-RS The recent update included tweaks to the game's gameplay, user interface, performance and weapons, along with general bug fixes. For instance, cross-hairs will now shake when jump jets are...
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Knights of the Old Republic, Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD and Warhammer Quest - Mobile Watch List

By Russ Frushtick on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (iPad) The classic BioWare RPG gets a re-release on iPad, but all of the features have made the transition, including the grumpy, downer Wookiee! Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD (iOS) Three of the best text-driven adventure games of the last decade come together on iOS. If you've never played an Ace Attorney game before, this is a pretty good place to start, since it's free to play the first couple of trials. After that, you'll have to pay up for justice. Warhammer Quest (iOS) Rodeo, the developers behind the Hunters series, bring their turn-based strategy skills to the Warhammer universe. Tons of customization and loot collection make this one of the best strategy games on the iOS platform.
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Fable, Massive Chalice, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Halo, Fantasia, South Park, Shadow of the Eternals, Animal Crossing: Speed Run

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

Double Fine Productions' Massive Chalice met its Kickstarter funding goal. Activision will stream a pre-E3 broadcast on Sunday focused on Call of Duty: Ghosts. Halo is going mobile with Halo: Spartan Assault. Lionhead Studios will release Fable Anniversary, an updated remake of the original Fable, this holiday on Xbox 360. Harmonix is developing Fantasia: Music Evolved, a Kinect-based spin on Disney's animated film Fantasia. We got a closer look at South Park: The Stick of Truth. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is "part sandbox, part zen garden — a combination that works swimmingly." Precursor Games pulled the crowdfunding campaigns for Shadow of the Eternals and say they will relaunch in the "near future." Double Fine's Massive Chalice hits Kickstarter target Call of Duty: Ghosts live...
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This Dragon's Prophet trailer is a heavy metal ballad about a 'SuperMetal' Dragon God

By John Funk on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

A new promotional video for free-to-play MMORPG Dragon's Prophet is a more musical and heavy metal take on trailers than usual. The trailer discusses the creation of humans in the game's world of Auratia. Long ago, there existed a single Dragon God, or "DraGod," who in his loneliness created other dragons and eventually mankind. The trailer draws a distinction between those things that are "not metal," e.g, flamingos, chickens and cacti, and those that are, namely dragons. According to the trailer, the game footage alongside the music is "100% authentic #SuperMetal gameplay." Dragon's Prophet is currently in open beta, and publisher Sony Online Entertainment has not yet announced a release date.
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The Last of Us multiplayer trailer shows off a faction-based battle for supplies

By Samit Sarkar on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

The Last of Us's multiplayer modes include a game type that pits teams of humans against each other in a fight for control of supplies, as seen in a multiplayer trailer posted on YouTube by GamesHQMedia today. The trailer follows yesterday's release by publisher Sony Computer Entertainment of 10 multiplayer screenshots, and a leak of gameplay footage this morning. The trailer draws the battle lines between factions of humans trying to scrape by, two decades after the outbreak of the pandemic that wiped out much of humanity. Just as in the story campaign of The Last of Us, players will be able to craft weapons, ammunition and supplies — including shivs and Molotov cocktails — on the battlefield. Cooperative elements are at play, as players can revive fallen teammates. The...
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Remember Me launch trailer lays out the stakes in a world of commodified memories

By John Funk on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

A trailer out from Capcom marks the launch of Dontnod Entertainment's dystopian action-adventure Remember Me. In the year 2084, memories have become something that can be removed and traded thanks to the Sensen technology that is the sole domain of the monolithic Memorize corporation. Protagonist Nilen awakes to find that her memory is wiped and is informed that she used to be one of the leading revolutionaries against Memorize, but without her memories there's no way to be sure. Polygon's official review of the game found it an ambitious story-driven title with unique mechanics and an enthralling fiction, though the gameplay didn't always live up to the setting of Neo-Paris in the year 2084. Remember Me is out today for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC.
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Murdered: Soul Suspect trailer sets up a macabre murder mystery

By Samit Sarkar on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

Murdered: Soul Suspect tells the story of detective Rowan O'Connor and his search from the afterlife for the hooded man who killed him, as seen in a new trailer released today by publisher Square Enix. Described as a detective who got his hands dirty and perhaps crossed a few lines in the process, O'Connor is in a fistfight with an unknown suspect in the top floor of a house. In a dreamlike sequence, he finds himself at street level approaching a body in the street, with the hooded figure crouched over it — only to discover that the body is his own, and that the other man pushed him out the house's window. O'Connor makes that discovery when he touches his killer on the shoulder and has a flashback to his own murder. In Murdered: Soul Suspect, which takes place in the famous...
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World of Warships trailer demonstrates grand naval destruction

By Jenna Pitcher on Jun 04, 2013 06.04.13

The first trailer for Wargaming's free-to-play multiplayer online game, World of Warships, features a montage of cannons, torpedoes and air squadrons obliterating giant warships. The United States and Japan will be playable factions at launch and ship classes will include Battleships/Battlecruisers, Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers Light/Cruisers Heavy and Destroyers. The game will release with several multiplayer modes such as a World of Tanks-like "capture the base" mode. World of Warships will enter beta phase testing later this year. Last month, Wargaming released a set of screenshots detailing the USS New Mexico, which fought in the Atlantic and Pacific naval campaigns during World War II. Wargaming announced earlier that it plans to remove all "pay-to-win" elements from its...
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Dark Souls 2, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Zynga, Remember Me: Speed Run

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jun 03, 2013 06.03.13

Dark Souls 2 is coming March 2014. Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time will hit iOS July 18 and will be free-to-play. Zynga will shut down three of its studios and lay off 18 percent of its workforce. We reviewed Dontnod Entertainment's Remember Me and found its story and world-building were alluring enough to overlook some complications with its mechanics. Dark Souls 2 launching March 2014 Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time launching July 18 worldwide on iOS Zynga to lay off 520 employees worldwide, close LA, Dallas and New York studios Remember Me review: past is present
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Toro's Friend Network and Paint Park Plus apps launching June 4 on PS Vita

By Samit Sarkar on Jun 03, 2013 06.03.13

PlayStation Vita users will be able to pick up two new social apps tomorrow, Toro's Friend Network and Paint Park Plus, publisher Sony Computer Entertainment announced today. Toro's Friend Network is a free social gaming app with a world that expands as you add friends to your network. Players can team up with friends to explore dungeons, where enemies can become additional friends once they've been vanquished. The app launched last November in Asia as Toro's Friendly Network; you can check out a trailer above. Sony released the free app Paint Park on PS Vita last April, and is now launching an enhanced version called Paint Park Plus. The new app adds features such as extra colors, pens, brushes and templates to the full version of the original drawing software, and Twitter support...
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Disney's Planes showcases aerial maneuvers and talking vehicles in new trailer

By John Funk on Jun 03, 2013 06.03.13

A trailer for the video game based on Disney's upcoming Planes shows the sort of missions gamers can expect to tackle on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The missions in Planes largely appear to be of two types, from the trailer: acrobatic races where one must fly through rings, and shooting missions where the objective is to eliminate targets. Set in the world of Pixar's Cars films, Planes stars Dane Cook as a crop duster named Dusty who is unfortunately afraid of heights. The game is scheduled to hit Nintendo 3DS and Wii U alongside the theatrical film this August.
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