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  Rushing Through Battlefield 3‘s Reworked Multiplayer

  The recoil of guns in Battlefield 3 is deeply satisfying, especially when it’s followed by an enemy staggering and then falling. There’s still much to be seen and experienced with Battlefield 3, but at this year’s E3, Electronic Arts is giving press a first chance to go hands on with the game’s multiplayer. In particular,…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011
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  Because You Can Never Have Too Many Top Gun Games

  Did 505 Games just kick off a trailer with the words “Every generation has its heroes”? I’m pretty sure that means we have to take a drink according to the new game reveal drinking game, and since this is Top Gun: Hard Lock title for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3, we then have…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011
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  Super Mario 3D Gameplay Walkthrough

  At E3, Kotaku gets an up close look at Super Mario 3D, the 3DS Mario title out sometime this year.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011
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  Starhawk’s E3 Trailer is Giant Metal Falling From the Sky

  First shown during yesterday’s Sony press conference, this is the cinematic E3 trailer for upcoming multiplayer shooter Starhawk. And no, I don’t know why the bad guys stand in a circle and shoot one at a time either.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011
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  Professor Layton’s Fourth Game is Coming to America

  Professor Layton and the Last Specter, a DS game out in Japan since 2009, is finally coming to the West, Nintendo revealed during its E3 press conference earlier this morning. It’s coming to the US this Fall.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011
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  Hands On With Modern Warfare 3’s Version of Horde Mode

  Two player cooperative gameplay pops in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Survival Mode, shown to press at the E3 Expo today. In the new mode, one of several coop modes coming to Activision’s fall shooter, players have to survive increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin joined me for my session of…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011
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  Agent 47 is One Very Pissed-Off Bald Man in These Hitman: Absolution Screens

  Didn’t we just post Hitman: Absolution screens yesterday? Sure we did, but they weren’t all of the new Hitman: Absolution screens, and we’re all about getting the job done, just like Agent 47.

  By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011
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  Frank West Has Covered Dead Rising Sequels Before, You Know

  You may be done with Dead Rising 2, but Frank West isn’t. And in this trailer, Frank West sticks things up a zombie’s ass. Gameplay footage follows.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011
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  If Grand Theft Auto were a Pornographic…Oh, It Is Now

  There’s absolutely no way that the link that’s at the end of this post is safe for work unless you work at a pornography factory (or Gawker) but if you’d like to see what a XXX parody of Grand Theft Auto looks like, you’ll find it at our sister site [Fleshbot]

  By Joel Johnson Published June 7, 2011
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  Nintendo Wii U Hands On: An Entirely Different Way to See Things

  It looks like the product of a fevered fanboy wetdream. A 6.2-inch touchscreen, surrounded by dual analog sticks and oodles of buttons. Like the portable hardcore gamers wish Nintendo made. But it’s the most incredible controller ever. I’m completely immersed in my own tiny world with the Wii U controller, staring into the screen, moving…

  By Matt buchanan Published June 7, 2011
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  You Can Play El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Right Now

  UTV Ignition’s gorgeous action game doesn’t come out until July 26, but you can play it right now in the form of a downloadable demo for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It’s like getting an E3 present!

  By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011
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  It’s Double Sonic All the Way Across the Street

  There is more than one way to skate your way down a busy city street in Sonic Generations: 2D or 3D. Sega just gets a kick out of making trailers with two hedgehogs in them.

  By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011
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  Inversion Will Turn Your Mind Upside-Down

  A lot of non-gamers I’ve talked to say that one of the reasons they don’t play is because the rapidly moving camera makes them feel sick. After playing Inversion, a third-person cover-based shooter from Timeshift developer Saber Interactive, I think I understand how they feel. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, aliens have invaded earth, defeating…

  By Mike Epstein Published June 7, 2011
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  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Looks As Beautiful As Rugged Adventuring Can Look

  A lot of screenshots you see in this business, especially around this time of year, have been, let’s say, “touched up”. Made to look a little prettier than they will be when the game actually ships. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim doesn’t do pretty. And these new screens for the sprawling RPG show why that’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011
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  Now You Can Download the E3 2011 Legend of Zelda Medley

  Want a copy of the stirring Zelda tribute performed earlier today at Nintendo’s E3 2011 presser for your very own? Music masters FireGS and ZREO have remastered the medley and put it online for your downloading pleasure. Rejoice!

  By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011
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  Resident Evil: Revelations is a Frightening, Delightful Experience

  This is Resident Evil as I remember it: Eerie, tense, long moments of exploration punctuated by brief, startling encounters. Resident Evil: Revelations, due out next year on Nintendoʼs 3DS, is a brand new title with roots firmly planted in the early days of Resident Evil, back when the game was unequivocally about surviving the horrors…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011
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  Infamous Real-Life Mercenaries to Star in Blackwater, the Video Game

  Blackwater Worldwide, the real-life mercenary team linked to the killing of civilians and noncombatants in Iraq during U.S. operations there, will be the subject of a Kinect-supported video game coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Published by 505 Games and titled, simply, Blackwater, the game is being produced in consultation with the private…

  By Owen Good Published June 7, 2011
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  Paper Mario Is As 2D As The 3DS Could Possibly Be

  Paper Mario, you have been a delight on every Nintendo system you have ever appeared on. Don’t go changing that with the 3DS version! Not that there’s any reason to doubt the series, given what’s on show in the above E3 trailer.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011
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  Rise of Nightmares Will Tie You Up in a Dirty Basement and Stab You in the Eye

  You want a mature Kinect title? Sega’s got your mature Kinect title in Rise of Nightmares, featured in this E3 trailer that looks like one of today’s edgier horror films threw up. When I first saw Microsoft’s Kinect in action, my immediate thought was “Finally I can play a game in which I truly feel…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2011
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  You Are the Hero In Super Mario Bros. Mii

  If this looks familiar, that’s because Super Mario Bros. Mii is basically Super Mario Bros. Wii. Only for the Wii U, and instead of controlling lesser Mushroom Kingdom stars, your Mii can pull on some overalls and get to work. Remember, although Nintendo is releasing media for this and has playable demos, it remains just…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011