For you: the Hitman: Absolution gameplay video from E3. Watch it with your eyeholes and hear it with your earballs. Square Enix Art Director Roberto Marchsi talks about some of the elements of the latest title in the Hitman series.

The story of Hitman: Absolution follows Agent 47 as he investigates the mystery surrounding the death of his handler, so there are many emotional themes to it. Players will finally get a bit of an insight into the man behind the number, something they haven't been able to do much of in the previous games.

The official E3 2012 Jet Set Radio trailer is here, and the newly-remastered Dreamcast classic has never looked better.

Jet Set Radio shredded its way onto the scene back in 2000, mesmerizing players with its cell-shaded graphics, awesome soundtrack and fast-paced gameplay. We got our first look at the HD version a few months ago, and it will be available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC later this summer.

Not everything from E3 is completely new, and that's just fine.

Injustice: Gods Among Us gameplay videos from E3 2012 introduces a DC Comics fighting game made by the creators of Mortal Kombat. Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios Ed Boon introduces two character types in Injustice: Gods Among Us: power types and gadget types. Power characters, like Superman, can pick up and smash cars, whereas gagdet characters, like Batman, may set those same objects on fire.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim DLC, Dawnguard, will be going into beta for it's released to the public. The PC beta for Dawnguard was so successful, Bethesda has decided to offer a beta for the Xbox 360 too.

If you want to apply for the Dawnguard Xbox 360 beta, sign up! Applicants will be selected in a week, probably after E3. The beta is the full version of the DLC, complete with achievements so if you're chosen, you won't have to buy it. You'll have to own Skyrim though.

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In this 2012 E3 interview, Hideo Kojima celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear franchise by introducing the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Metal Gear Solid 3 will be released for the 3DS and, on June 12th, for PlayStation Vita. Revengeance will be released for the Xbox360 and PS3.

"With our 25th year anniversary," says Kojima, "I hope people will get the opportunity to rediscover the original Metal Gear, and get excited about upcoming events, including the release of Metal Gear Rising." 

Don't worry, Kojima, you've had us hooked from the start.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 was officially announced by Konami earlier in the week, and now the studio's announced some more details about the project. Konami's confirmed that the game's currently in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and that it expands the series with a new storyline, villains, and visuals.

"Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 underscores Konami's commitment to bringing only AAA titles to the market," said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "The rich storyline, vibrant graphics and series surprises are unparalleled – making Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 one of the biggest titles to look out for next year."

Lords of Shadow 2 will wrap up the Lords of Shadow saga, and give players an all-new gameplay experience within the universe. The game will once again follow Dracula, but this time he's been weakened and it'll be up to you to help him reacquire his powers so that he can take on a powerful new threat.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be on display at E3 2012, but if you want to see how the game's shaping up so far check out the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 official trailer.

This year for the Microsoft Press Conference, I’m bringing earplugs. Between the explosions in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3, and the guy next to me screaming in my ear when the Halo 4 trailer played, I don’t think I could hear anything for half a day.

Last year, we learned that shouting at your console could actually make something happen. To find out what people will be shouting about this year, I turn to the men and women of G4 who keep this place running for gamers everywhere.

Jake Gaskill

343 Industries will show off Halo 4’s inevitable Kinect-integrated features, and Microsoft will detail some of the new capabilities coming to Kinect 2.0. There will also be some sort of cross-platform demo between a Windows 8 PC and a 360 doing something “Ooh!” worthy but also something most people will never have any use for. This could also take the form of cross-platform play between a Windows 8 phone and a 360.

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Microsoft will reveal the Xbox Smart Glass Tablet, according to the Examiner. The device won't be shown on stage at the Microsoft presser though. Rumors indicate this tablet will only be shown to a select group of people, most likely publishers.

Keep reading to see a bunch of the Xbox Smart Glass' rumored specs.

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Sega may not be releasing Gearbox Software's Aliens: Colonial Marines until February 12, 2013, but you can now take comfort in the knowledge that a pretty sweet collector's edition will be joining standard boxed versions of the game. The big box release will set you back $99.99, though some of the packed in digital goods can also be nabbed with a GameStop pre-order.

The Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector's Edition box itself is something of a collectible, taking the shape of a Xenomorph hive. The most prominent physical good inside that box is a resin statue of the same type of powerloader seen in James Cameron's Aliens. Also inside is a "USCM Dossier" that includes a mission briefing, a USS Sephora schematic, a recruitment card, an LV-426 recon photo, a USCM iron-on badge, and a USCM graduation certificate.

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Check out the official trailer for Warner Brothers' Guardians of Middle Earth! The recently announced game is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Monolith Productions, set to debut in fall 2012 exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.

Guardians of Middle Earth brings up to 10 players together in five-versus-five competitive multiplayer battle arenas The game offers more than 20 iconic guardians, including Gandalf, Sauron, Gollum, Thrain and many more, for players to control in PVP matches. Gamers will have the ability to connect with other players via an in-game voice communication system, as well as access to a comprehensive online stat and leader board system where they can track friends' victories and defeats, and more.

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings has been announced by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The blocky game will be developed by TT Games, the studio behind all of the other brilliant LEGO games to date. LEGO The Lord of the Rings will follow the original storylines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Also known as my favorite movies ever.

Players will assume the role of Frodo and friends as they journey to Mordor in order to destroy The One Ring. Aragorn the Ranger, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas the Elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Boromir a Man of Gondor, and Frodo’s Hobbit friends Sam, Merry and Pippin will all be along for the ride. Players will get to, "explore wonders, solve timeless riddles, and overcome endless foes in their quest to destroy the Ring," according to WB.

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Nothing specific has been revealed yet about the newly announced Gears of War game, though Epic Games president Mike Capps responded to shouts on Twitter with confirmation that BulletStorm dev People Can Fly is working on the game. It's not clear what level of involvement the Polish studio has in the project, but I think we can safely guess that it is taking on the lion's share of the work.

While everything else about the project continues to be surrounded in a shroud of mystery, Capps' revelation about People Can Fly raises some points to speculate on. A rumor surfaced in November 2011 that People Can Fly was working on a Gears prequel that would focus on the events leading up to Emergence Day. We'll get confirmation on this and plenty more besides soon, with a full reveal planned for Microsoft's annual E3 2012 press conference.

Konami announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 this evening. As you can see in the video above, Konami showed off some very impressive-looking cinematics at its pre-E3 press event, but didn't offer much in terms of gameplay details.

After Lords of Shadow 2's reveal was leaked earlier, we thought we'd be seeing a bit more of the actual game, but I guess we'll have to wait until E3 proper for that. We'll fill you in with details as we learn more.

The release date for Tomb Raider has been announced. Tomb Raider will be out on March 5, 2013.

Tomb Raider, from Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics, gives us a gritty version of Lara Croft, with the iconic video game hero being knocked about, bloodied and otherwise injured. It almost looks like a cross between LOST and Descent.

Studio head Darrell Gallagher pledged to deliver "the best game of our careers," and judging by the gameplay preview video we've seen, Crystal is well on its way.

Defiance has a new official trailer from X-Play that shows the action-packed gameplay you can expect from Trion Worlds' latest open-world MMO. This PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game's story and intense third-person shooter gameplay will uniquely influence the plot of a Syfy show tie-in, combining TV and video games like never before.

This Defiance trailer also combines some recognizable music, too. You can hear a "We Are Young" remix the song originally by the band Fun, playing in the background. The lyrics, "set the world on fire," actually sync up pretty well with the gameplay footage. Sadly, the Defiance release date isn't until April 2013. Hopefully, Trion World has a Defiance beta between now and then.