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It’s all about the money in New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is filled with power ups that let Mario and Luigi make their own coins, from a wearable gold block to a gold flower.

The first disc-based release of thatgamecompany packs all three of their bestselling games – Journey, Flower and Flow – plus three mini-games, soundtracks, concept art, commentary and more.

Scrolls by Minecraft developer Mojang is a mix of collectible card games and turn-based strategy games. Build and customize a deck and summon creatures to destroy your opponents’ idols.

As a Tier 1 Operator, you’ll have access to cutting edge equipment – not to mention regenerating health and bullet time – as shown in this gameplay footage from Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

The trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us, an upcoming fighting game from NetherRealm Studios – creator of the Mortal Kombat series – featuring characters from the DC universe.

If you ever played Okami, you’ll be thrilled to revisit this classic, remastered in 1080p high def for the PS3. If you never played it before, then you owe it to yourself to download it later this year.

Some of the most powerful heroes and the craziest villains in the DC universe star in the launch trailer for LEGO Batman 2. Also the Batmobile loses all its wheels and Joker gets away.

You won’t just be battling robots in the The Amazing Spider-Man game. Developer Beenox shows us how Spidey will navigate Manhattan to look for lowly thugs and robbers.

God of War: Ascension brings multiplayer to the franchise, supporting up to 8 players competing in Deathmatch and other battle modes. Learn more about multiplayer on the God of War blog.

Chris, Leon and newbie Jake Muller run, shoot and dodge in the new trailer for Resident Evil 6. It looks more like Mission: Impossible with monsters, but the 4-player co-op looks quite enticing.

A brief tech demo of Square Enix’ new Luminous graphics engine. Like Quantic Dream’s Kara, the video was rendered in real time, although Square didn’t say if it was run on a console.

An incredible real-time demo of the 3D graphical prowess of the new Unreal Engine 4, with some of the most impressive lighting, fluid and environment effects we’ve seen on a personal computer.

(NSFW: Language) Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page plays a troubled girl with superpowers in the latest effort from the maker of Heavy Rain. It’s not Kara, but it is interesting. Extended cut here.

A look at some of the key features of upcoming PC game SimCity: the new graphics engine, the perspective inspired by tilt-shift photography, multiplayer challenges, theme cities and more.

A real-time mobile adventure where you play the hero and one of your friends is the hostage. The villain – David Hayter, voice of Solid Snake – will call you for instructions, i.e. mini games.

Legendary linebacker Ray Lewis preaches about what it takes to get to the next level. His speech will get you pumped up to do just about anything. Oh, there’s also a game somewhere here.

One of the co-creators of Portal wants you to have some more fun with science. Specifically with physics. Quantum Conundrum’s dimension-shifting puzzles will be available on Steam on June 21.

LEGO City: Undercover for the Wii U is a lighthearted open world action game with mini-games and augmented reality features. Think of it as kid-friendly version of Grand Theft Auto.

Series newcomer Connor executes both stealthy and brutal moves with deadly precision as he takes on a good old assassination mission. The stealth kills and one-hit finishers look sweet.

Finally, an English trailer for Studio Ghibli and Level 5’s much-awaited role-playing game for the PS3. Oliver sets out to make a young girl’s heart whole and search for his mother in Ni No Kuni.

(NSFW: Language) Hang out with the gang from South Park and maybe save their asses as well in what could very well be the most hilarious and offensive role-playing game ever made.

(NSFW: Language) A surprise entry from E3 2012, residents of Chicago will immediately recognize the incredible photorealistic environments in Ubisoft’s cool new action adventure game, Watch Dogs.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance fully embraces the Japanese hack-and-slash genre, down to the hilariously nonsensical dialogue and narration. Good thing its gameplay looks very promising.