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Halo: The Master Chief Collection may be the best reason to get an Xbox One. It comes with the campaign and multiplayer of all four games in either remastered or classic graphics, plus access to the Halo 5 multiplayer beta.

(NSFW: Language) Conan O’Brien gets his hands on a sneak peak of the upcoming Wii U brawler, but sadly has no idea who any of the characters are other than Mario. Also, is Sarcastic Clapping Mario the next Death Stare Luigi?

Could this be the game that will save the Wii U? Coming in 2015, the next The Legend of Zelda will introduce an open world with seamless boundaries, giving players more freedom to explore and progress. Gameplay at 3:00.

Dynamighty’s nifty indie game starts out as a side-scroller, but switches to a third-person view when you take cover. Choose from a stealthy or assault approach to meet your objectives. Coming soon to PS3, PS4, and PSVita.

Mario Maker for the Wii U lets you make and play your own Super Mario levels. Test your stage as you’re making it and switch between the 8-bit Super Mario Bros. and the high def New Super Mario Bros. graphics. Drops in 2015.

For those of you holding out for a PlayStation 4 in a color other than black, Sony has fulfilled your wishes with this special edition, to be sold in a bundle with Destiny this September 9th. Matching white headphones on the way too.

Set during World War I, Valiant Hearts follows four heroes and a faithful dog that binds their stories together. If this trailer doesn’t leave you teary eyed, you’re dead inside. Go cut some onions. There, that’s better. Gameplay here.

It’s been almost exactly a year since we first saw The Division in action, and the game is looking as enticing as ever. Here’s more footage of the third-person MMORPG. Sadly the title has been delayed to 2015.

GOG Galaxy is an upcoming optional game client for GOG customers. It offers achievements, messaging and automatic updates. GOG games will remain DRM-free, available for offline gaming and will have cross-play with Steam members.

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is a fan-made campaign for Portal 2. Ditching the portal gun for a paint gun, it features 27 maps, new mechanics, a new character and voice acting. Available this summer for free.

(Gore) Our first look at the latest installment of the open world FPS series. Far Cry 4 will have a more diverse and vertical world, drop-in/drop-out cooperative multiplayer and angry elephants. Launches 11/18.

The trend of dumb animal games continues with Cliffhorse, the first commercial game by Markus “Notch” Persson after Minecraft. Most likely inspired by Skyrim, the game lets you be a horse. You can get the early build for free or a Dogecoin.

Naughty Dog’s award-winning cinematic shooter returns with this PS4 exclusive, as Nathan Drake must once more revisit his life of thievery as he searches for a fabled treasure. Out in 2015.

The inventive LittleBigPlanet series is coming to PS4, and features three new characters, each with special abilities to help solve puzzles. Plus, the over 8 million shared levels from LBP and LBP2 will be playable.

The E3 2014 trailer for No Man’s Sky shows off even more of the incredible procedurally-generated worlds from this survival and exploration title headed to PS4 (and possibly other platforms). We cannot wait to play this.

Battlefield developer DICE is working on a reboot of the epic Star Wars battle game, taking advantage of today’s tech to replicate the iconic characters, spaceships, weapons and settings of the films in greater detail than ever.

Hardline – EA’s cops and criminals take on Battlefield 4 makes a surprise arrival in Beta form on PC and PS4 today. While you install the Beta, watch this six minutes of multiplayer gameplay. Full game drops 10/21/14.

Abe’s Odyssee gets a ground-up rebuild on PS3, PS4 and PS Vita, and this time Oddworld Inhabitants have the hardware at hand that can really do their incredible creative vision and graphical talents justice.

The first Assassin’s Creed game to be developed specifically for next-gen consoles features the ability to team up with up to three of your friends, working closely together to solve missions.

An awesome looking expansion pack for Dead Rising 3 which transforms the game into an over-the-top 4-player co-op arcade fighter, complete with costumes from other Capcom games.

Arguably one of the best game franchises on the Xbox 360 is getting a reboot on Xbox One in 2015. And it’s not a remake, but an entirely new game from the game’s original creator. We still never found that last agility orb.

Broforce is retro-infused Metal Slug-esque run-and-gun side-scroller for PC and Mac that just might melt your brain with its insane chain reactions and explosive action. Beta available now on Steam and Humble.

(Gore) The release of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has been delayed to early 2015, making this badass trailer much more of a tease. To make up for it, CD Projekt and GOG are offering Windows gamers one hell of a deal.