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.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance previews from E3 introduce new game mechanics for the next installment of the Kingdom Hearts series. Square Enix Product Manager for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Raio Mitsuno explains these mechanics, includng flowmotion, which allows main characters Sora and Riku to interact with anything in their environment--they can ride rails, spin off poles, and kick off walls. Best of all, each mode of movement in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is linked to a special finisher.

The Rift: Storm Legion E3 2012 trailer has us eager to play Trion Worlds' first expansion for the popular MMO. With two brand new continents, this Rift expansion is more than double the size of the free-to-play standalone game.

What's more, the level cap is increased from 50 to 60, and the game throws 10 new levels your way. No need to wade through old quests just to reach the new Rift: Storm Legion level cap.

There's a little bit of insight into the Rift: Storm Legion story in this teaser trailer.  The real focus is on the MMORPG's moody graphics and the sheer size of Curcia's gathering forces the long-lost cradle of civilization.

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.

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.

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch's release date has been announced. Get ready to traverse through a whimsical world with some of the most charming characters ever on January 22, 2013. The PlayStation 3 exclusive role playing game follows the story of 13-year-old Oliver and his doll Drippy on as they enter the magical world of Ni no Kuni in order  to find Oliver's mother Arie.

The first Injustice: Gods Among Us trailer is here, people. E3 2012 has begun, for all intents and purposes.

Positing the question "What if our greatest heroes became our greatest threats?" the Gods Among Us trailer shows off super-heroic special and finishing moves from the likes of Batman, Solomon Grundy, The Flash and more! Check it out:

Check out the official Dishonored trailer from E3 2012, and prepare to be blown the hell out of your chair with awesomeness. This game has everything: A cool setting, badass main character who throws fireballs, a little girl singing, gallons of blood, and more! You need to click "play" on the Dishonored trailer right now.

The official Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer for E3 2012 is very, very impressive. The video features Raiden slicing everything he sees into tiny pieces... such glorious violence -- blood, destruction and epic narration! I smell a huge video game hit in Konami's Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Check out the trailer below:

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance comes out in early 2013.

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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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.

This X-Play Infinity Blade Dungeons preview features an interview with Rod Fergusson, Epic Games' director of production. Rather than follow its predecessors Infinity Blade and Infinity Blade 2 with more one-on-one swordplay, Infinity Blade Dungeons changes things up with its action-rpg gameplay.

X-Play's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gameplay video picks back up with COD star David Mason as we explore in this sequel his experiences in the Cold War and 2025. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 hosts futuristic war machines, including a quadraped tank equipped with a gattling gun, which COD: Black Ops 2 Executive Producer Daniel Suarez says players will be able to control.

This LittleBigPlanet Karting official gameplay video shows a promising future for the LittleBigPlanet franchise. LittleBigPlanet Karting offers the same customization options of the original LBP game, in addition to new features.