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Take a look at the Crusader, the new character class in Diablo III that will be introduced in the Reaper of Souls expansion. The Crusader is a master at using flails, shields and holy magic. More at Blizzard.

The latest trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins reveals the fifth of the eight assassins who are after the Dark Knight’s head. It’s Firefly, a pyromaniac equipped with a jetpack, a glider and of course a flamethrower.

A look at Titanfall’s Attrition multiplayer mode. Attrition is a team deathmatch where both teams get A.I. allies, making the battlefield more crowded. The winning team can also hunt down the losers as they retreat.

The cinematic opening of Reaper of Souls, the upcoming expansion of Diablo III. Diablo is back in the Black Soulstone, but the Angel of Death Malthael seeks to unleash the demon once again and harness its power.

Ready to play god in your own little world? The Sims 4 will feature new intuitive character customization and building tools. And you can breathe easy: EA has explicitly stated that the game will be playable offline.

Gran Turismo 6 will feature not just vehicles from the past and present but from the future as well. It will have concept cars from the biggest names in the automobile and design industry, including Mercedes-Benz AMG, BMW and Nissan.

A look at the multiplayer map Paracel Storm in Battlefield 4. The 64-player map features land, sea and air combat. Wage war on a variety of vehicles and deal with environmental factors such as storms. Thanks Flex!

A critically-acclaimed first-person mystery game about secrets and relationships. Gone Home puts you in the shoes of a woman who arrives at her family’s new home after a year abroad, only to find that their house is deserted.

(NSFW: Language, Gore) Step out of a zombie-infested mall and into a zombie-infested city with Dead Rising 3. The game builds on the series’ weapon customization mechanic by adding vehicles to the mix.

Without fanfare, Sony has launched its counter to Microsoft’s budget Xbox 360 console. This PS3 model is exactly the same as the slim and power-sipping variant that was released in 2012 except it only has 12GB of flash-based storage.

While we’re a long way from knowing exactly how the next-gen console wars will play out, the Xbox One guys are here to remind us of the exclusives and early-access content coming to their big black box. And Watch Dogs.

Garrett the Master Thief finds himself in the midst of a growing political conflict as he stealthily sneaks his way around the city to pull off robberies which pale in comparison the the crimes of the politicians.

If you haven’t already seen this trailer for the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4, it’s well worth a watch, as players and game characters come together to lure us towards the shiny, candylike future of next-gen gaming. (Sponsored by Sony)

(Gore) Dying Light is a first-person zombie survival game set in an open world. Spend the day gathering supplies and weapons, all of which you’ll need to survive the night. Features weapon crafting and free-running movement.

A look at the new stealth-oriented abilities, moves and tools that you’ll have at your disposal in Assassin’s Creed IV. The variety of environments and options are impressive, but the enemy A.I. is still a little suspect.

GTA Online is the online multiplayer component that will be patched into GTA V. It drops you into a persistent world with 15 other players. Take on missions together, fight each other or just faff about Los Santos. More on GameSpot.

(Gore) “Evil is evil.” Platige Image portrays the stark injustice and lawlessness that Geralt seeks to eradicate in this beautiful yet grisly CGI trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Be sure to watch it in 1080p.

From the developer behind the excellent The Walking Dead games comes The Wolf Among Us, another episodic point-and-click adventure game. It’s based on the critically-acclaimed Fables graphic novels by Bill Willingham.

Pay what you want for some of EA’s AAA games, including Mirror’s Edge, Dead Space 3 and Battlefield 3, and the money that EA would get will all go to charities instead. The catch? A few of the games are locked into the Origin store.

Learn more about the setting of the open world game Watch_Dogs, and see a few of the 75 hacks that you’ll be able to pull off as you take control of the city-wide operating system that runs this creepy version of Chicago.

If you liked Journey, Ico or Shadow of the Colossus, check out Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Guide two brothers as they search for medicine for their ailing father. Available on XBLA and soon on Windows and PSN.

The latest trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist is all about the fundamentals. Learn about the game’s plot, who your friends and foes are as well as the major gameplay features: co-op missions, gear upgrades, etc.

X Rebirth is a space sandbox game. Unlike other games that only look epic, developer Egosoft claims that X Rebirth will have a universe that is not only large but alive. If you can see it, it has a role to play, and you can interact with it.

For his latest Clueless Gamer episode, Conan O’Brien puts away the Xbox 360 and PS3 and dusts off an old Atari 2600. We have to agree that most of these “classics” really don’t stand the test of time. Nintendo, on the other hand…

The latest installment in the quirky and funny Super Mario RPG series. Mario & Luigi Dream Team for the Nintendo 3DS sees Mario entering Luigi’s dreams to defeat a new enemy and once again rescue Princess Peach.

The upcoming free-to-play MMORPG EverQuest Next will have destructible environments, a flexible class system and global events with permanent consequences. It also has a complementary sandbox game. Videos here.