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  The More DMC Changes, The More Devil May Cry Stays the Same

  Dear Devil May Cry fans: know that I am one of you, for the most part. A guy who played DMC1 gleefully, suffered through 2, was comforted by 3 and ignored 4. So let me declare that I think there’s nothing to worry about with the upcoming DMC reboot. You jump, shoot and slash with…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 6, 2012
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  Fire Emblem: Awakening Will be Coming to American 3DS Systems

  Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime just confimed with Kotaku that Fire Emblem: Awakening for the 3DS, already out in Japan, will be getting a US release. Good times. WHY DID NINTENDO GO FOUR E3 PRESS CONFERENCES WITHOUT SAYING THIS EARLIER?

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Um, Animal Crossing? Where Are You?

  Hoping to play the upcoming 3DS Animal Crossing in English this year? Well…The game is getting a release in Japan later this fall, but many AC fans don’t understand Japanese. Today in Los Angeles, Nintendo ran through a list of its upcoming 3DS titles for later this year. Absent was Animal Crossing That doesn’t mean…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012
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  It’s Hard When the Aliens Look Just Like the Damn Rocks

  I checked out the multiplayer mode for Aliens: Colonial Marines at this year’s PAX East, but E3 got a new map and a new shotgun to play around with. My E3 multiplayer round against the aliens pit us four marines against them on large slabs of shiny black rock. What made this map interesting was…

  By Tina Amini Published June 6, 2012
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  Two Big 3DS Games Get Release Dates (or, Close Enough)

  Paper Mario is out this “holiday season”. Epic Mickey 2 will be out on November 18.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Deadlight is Just You, Your Xbox and the Apocalypse

  Part of the appeal when Deadlight was originally shown off was how lonely and bleak it looked. Then some trailers came along full of narration and dialogue and it all got a bit too noisy Thankfully, this gameplay footage is much quieter. It’s just you, the breeze, the still night air and…some zombies. Deadlight will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  What Happens When a Smartass Spends a Day at E3

  If you’ve never been to E3, you might think it’s a wonderland. It’s not. It’s madness. Something Ross Everett captures quite nicely here with this video of his day on the showroom floor. While he had a mic and a cameraman, Ross wasn’t there as part of the press. He was there to show what…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Luigi’s Mansion on 3DS is Downloadable

  Once again following in the footsteps of his brother, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon will join New Super Mario Bros. 2 and be available as a fully-downloadable 3DS game when it’s released.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Five Minutes of Back-Alley Slaughter: Assassin’s Creed III’s Singleplayer Gameplay

  Tired of all the fancy trailers and clambering around in the snow? Here’s five minutes of Assassin’s Creed III singleplayer gameplay that should look a little more familiar to veterans of the series, since it’s all in a town, and is all about sneaking up on people before sticking them with the pointy end.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Get This: Resident Evil 6 Will Be a Bit Like Journey

  Need proof that the upcoming return of Capcom’s long-running horror-action series aims to be the biggest, most ambitious entry in the series? Consider the fact that Resident Evil 6 will feature three separate storylines, each following a pair of characters. Players can control either Leon Kennedy and new government official agent Helena Harper, Jake Muller…

  By Evan Narcisse Published June 6, 2012
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  Meet Far Cry 3’s Motley Crew of Russian Crims, Ex-Soldiers and Scottish Thugs

  Apologies if you’ve seen too much of Far Cry 3 this week, what with it being the most over-exposed title at the press conferences (I’m surprised it wasn’t at EA’s just for kicks), but you can hopefully spare room for one more clip. Because it’s a co-op trailer. While we know the game supports up…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Why All of XCOM: Enemy Unknown‘s Missions Sound Like 1980s Heavy Metal Albums

  Every mission briefing screen in XCOM: Enemy Unknown begins with an operation name. Playing through the game’s initial levels, they sounded somewhat deliberate but a little disconnected. Investigating an alien abduction in China, for example, was Operation Burning Pyre, I think. Didn’t really connect with the matter at hand but, eh. Well, they’re randomized. And…

  By Owen Good Published June 6, 2012
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  Sacrilegium Brings Horror Like Only Europeans Can

  Reality Pump Studios today unveiled Sacrilegium, a survival horror game which is hopefully just as scary as my attempts to say that name out loud. Its premise certainly sounds…different. The story is about Alex, a 20-year Californian – smart, friendly and independent. She’s a college student that while fully aware of her breathtaking beauty, she…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  You Can Turn Into a Cloud of Bats in Skyrim‘s Dawnguard Expansion. Bats.

  Bees? No, not bees! Bats! I’ve just had a chance to play some of Skyrim‘s first upcoming downloadable expansion, Dawnguard, which will be out exclusively on the Xbox 360 on June 26th. In my demo, my character had already chosen to become a Vampire Lord (as opposed to the vampire-fighting Dawnguard), so I had a…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published June 6, 2012
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  Here’s GameStop’s New Sega Saturn (Well, Wii U) Games List

  After the big unveils earlier in the week during Nintendo’s E3 press conference, retailer GameStop now apparently has listings for a range of Wii U content. Awesomely, they’re tucked away not under “Wii U”, but under “Sega Saturn”. So if you want to be a smartass tomorrow, go into GameStop and ask to preorder a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Watch The Xbox Kinect Turn a Kotaku Editor Into A Groovy Bear

  When I was told that Kirk had turned into a bear, I was very confused. My immediate thought process went something like: “How did that happen? What do we do? Is he going to have to find a new job? He can’t type on a computer or hold a controller if he has paws, right?”…

  By Nick Vannucci Published June 6, 2012
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  Assassin’s Creed III Lets You Smash Tophat-Wearing Gentlemen With Giant Hammers

  Tall ships, tricorn hats, butcher’s hooks, muskets, giant sideburns…Assassin’s Creed III may, once I grow tired of Mount & Blade’s Napoleonic expansion, become my multiplayer game of choice. Not for its mechanics, of course. For its dress sense.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Nintendo’s President Gives Minimum Wii U Price [CORRECTION: Very Old]

  Perhaps the biggest surprise of this year’s E3 was the lack of concrete information from Nintendo regarding the Wii U’s release date and price. Still, it looks like we’ve got something out of the week, as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told Bloomberg that the console will “likely be priced at more than 20,000 yen”.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012
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  Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Is Filled With Ridiculous Juvenile Fun

  Hell Yeah! is the story of an undead rabbit prince, who got caught in an unfortunate, public scandal when pictures of him surfaced doing…questionable things with a rubber ducky. Now all the demons in the underworld are laughing at him. And he’s going to take his vengeance out one split skull and shredded muscles at…

  By Tina Amini Published June 6, 2012
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  Take a Scenic, Mostly-Empty Tour of the The Elder Scrolls Online

  I’m about as excited for Elder Scrolls Online as I am a routine appointment to get my teeth knocked out. Still, I am not everyone! If you simply cannot wait for the chance to play yet another MMO that’s built just like all the other MMOs, check out these screenshots.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012