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Ubisoft shows off the cover system in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – tagging, destructible cover – as well as the character animation, which involved motion capture of former Navy Seal operatives.

The extended cut of the Take Earth Back ad for Mass Effect 3 circles right back to the first trailer, showing the Reapers laying an unholy smack down on Earth. 3/6/12 can’t come soon enough.

The Skyrim interactive map for iOS devices reveals the location of vendors, trainers, items and more. It’s searchable and allows users to place their own marks. Free, with in-app purchase upgrades.

It seems like Jungle Shirt Max and his other visages are done with the drugged and bloody past of the old Max Payne. The time-manipulating cop has hit rock bottom and is merely a hired gun.

It’s not packed with features like other to-do list apps (or even Apple’s built-in Calendar app), but Clear provides an easy to use and browse interface that makes great use of multitouch controls.

(NSFW: Language) Learn more about main character and premise of upcoming FPS Far Cry 3 in this action-packed cinematic trailer. Gameplay footage here. The game drops 09/04/12.

Some of the slick new features in Photoshop CS6 build upon the Content Aware Fill tool. We’ll be able to tell Photoshop where to base its fill, move and fill or extend a selection in one step.

If you were looking for a reason to bite the bullet and buy a PS Vita, you might be looking at it. This console-quality version of the excellent fighter is one of the launch titles for Sony’s new portable.

BioWare recently released a batch of trailers for Mass Effect 3, including this gem that features the other hero of the trilogy – the lady Shepard. The Reapers are here? Good. Our bodies are ready.

From the same developers who created the classic Amiga racing games Nitro and ATR, this upcoming iOS game looks like it perfectly captures the spirit of top-down retro racing games.

Assuming the game ever actually ships, Diablo III has something special in store for you. The game’s highest difficulty modes – Nightmare, Hell and Inferno promise to kick your ass into eternity.

Double Fine Productions – maker of Psychonauts, Stacking and more – are asking for your help to make a new point-and-click adventure game and a documentary covering the game’s development.

Tyrannicon’s epic machinima makes use of Skyrim, various mods, 500 Draugr, 200 skeletons, 500 Dwarven Warriors and a dragon. Our graphic cards would melt if we tried to run this in real time.

Filled with gadgets, robots and stealth camo, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has one message to players – only the dead fight fair. Not that being able to save and reload was fair to begin with.

Don’t know about everyone else, but Winter’s been kind of mild for us. Seems like a perfect chance to give Ted Martens’ pixelated fireplace app a go. We just wish the marshmallows were real.

The latest Humble Bundle nets you four critically-acclaimed indie games for four platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux and Android – DRM-free. That’s 16 games total with a blank price tag.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning looks mighty fine in its launch trailer. It’s unfortunate that its publishers have bought in to the pre-order exclusive gimmick, but we’ll take what we can get.

Get to know the playable characters in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. The game is shaping up to be Team Fortress 2 with zombies and goofy names. Dee-Ay? Party Girl? Seriously?

Fresh out of public beta, the free Steam mobile app lets members chat with their Steam contacts and most importantly browse and buy games. Available for both iOS and Android devices.

Play as a World War II Allied sniper dropped behind enemy lines in Sniper Elite V2. The game trades fast-paced action common in most shooters for a more tactical and stealthy approach.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson talks about some of the highlights of his career, complimented by in-game footage from the Career Mode of UFC Undisputed 3.

The official DLC for LittleBigPlanet 2 includes two costume packs – Sackboy as Statler or Waldorf! – and a level kit with Muppet-themed levels plus a new material called Attract-O-Gel.

Joe Madureira and his crew at Vigil Games talk about Death, the protagonist of Darksiders II – his weapons, his battle style and his personality, which is basically a list of positive adjectives.