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It may have been only a handful of weeks ago that we were all talking about the news coming out of E3 2012, but events on that scale require early planning and the Entertainment Software Association is already talking about the 2013 show. E3 will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center and surrounding locations next year, running from June 11-13, a morning press release confirms.

The ESA's current commitment to keeping the annual trade show in Los Angeles is good through 2015. Admission will once again be limited to industry professionals only in 2013. There had been questions as to the status of coming E3 gatherings, what with renovations planned for the LA Convention Center and the surrounding area, but the press release notes that the new agreement "also ensures E3 will continue as scheduled alongside [LA Kings co-owner] AEG's plans for downtown Los Angeles, including development of the new Farmer's Field [stadium to be linked with LACC]." Find all of the E3 2013 news at our E3 headquarters.

In Watch Dogs, computers control cities and keep tabs on every citizen within them. The good news is that you'll be playing as Aidan Pearce, the guy controlling the computer. As Pearce, you'll be able to hack into pretty much anything in order to turn the city in to your weapon. Morgan Webb got to take a closer look at Watch Dogs at E3 2012, and you can check out her reactions in the video below.

After the break you can check out an even more in-depth look at Watch Dogs from E3 2012.

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Video games can take us away from our normal, boring lives and into exciting, exotic worlds where mutants want to kill us with rusty axes.

In tribute to the armchair travel games give us, enjoy the below video that shows off some of the coolest, most awesome locations in video games shown off at E3 2012.

Darksiders 2 lets gamers play as Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. So how else does this differ from the first Darksiders? Art director Han Randhawa reveals details to Kevin Pereira in our Darksiders 2 E3 2012 walkthrough video.

Criterion Games is remaking Need For Speed: Most Wanted, so what's in store for racing fans? Kevin Pereira and Morgan Webb with Criterion's Steve Cuss gives you a gameplay walkthrough of Need For Speed Most Wanted. This is pure, uncut gameplay footage from the racing game, so I know you'll want to click "play."

Check out our Soul Sacrifice preview from E3 2012. With all the excitement of the "big" games at E3, it would be easy to overlook some of the worthwhile PS Vita titles at the show. We didn't want that to happen, so Adam "The Riveter" Rosenberg checked out Soul Sacrifice.

Here's a taste of our Soul Sacrifice preview:

"Calling Soul Sacrifice, the upcoming PlayStation Vita title conceived by no less a superstar than Keiji Inafune, a riff on Monster Hunter is oversimplifying things a bit, but it's also not an entirely inaccurate comparison. The co-op-friendly third-person action game from Marvelous AQL and SCE Japan Studio is built around the concept of running through short missions where you fight a bunch of monsters and slowly, ever-so-slowly, fill up your arsenal with the hundreds of unlockable abilities."

Read the rest of our preview of Soul Sacrifice.

In Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, gamers will get to dynamically change the whimsical world through the power of imagination and paint. In the video below, Disney's Warren Spector speaks with Morgan Webb and Candace Bailey about the sequel, which is coming to HD consoles.

In this LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes gameplay demo, we don't get to just see Batman in action, but some members of the Justice League as well. Below, Blair Herter is joined by TT Games Producer Phil Ring for a hands-on look at characters like Superman, The Green Lantern, and more.

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is the beautiful role playing game from Level 5 and Studio Ghibli. In this video from E3 2012 we talk to Dennis Lee, Sr. Global Brand Manager at Namco-Bandai Games, about the title's story and main character, Oliver.

For more Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch check out our Ni No Kuni preview from E3 2012. Here's a snippet:

"The game follows a relatively tradition JRPG structure, which has Oliver moving through world maps, towns, and dungeons to discover the secrets of the other world. In battle, players can control Oliver directly, or choose to issue commands to "familiars," Pokemon-like creatures that Oliver can collect and accrue throughout the game. Familiars can be swapped out (or removed from the field) at will, so it'll be easy to change up tactics in the midst of combat."

 You can find our full Ni No Kuni preview here.

The Amazing Spider-Man will offer gamers the high-flying open-world experience that they've been waiting for ever since Spider-Man 2. In the video below, Blair Heter and Kevin Pereira join Beenox Studio Head Dee Brown for a hands-on demo of the game.

We've got a World of Warplanes preview for you. This MMO with the surprisingly familiar name features planes, planes, and planes--a whole world of them!  Jason Wishnov previewed World of Warplanes at E3 2012, and was impressed with the number of buttons on the joystick, at the very least.

Here's a taste of his World of Warplanes preview:

"Don't expect an arcade-style dogfighter, however. Even the upper tier planes (which rank, as in World of Tanks, from one to 10) don't give the kind of control or speed that one might assume a F-16 to have, as Wargaming has sought for a significant degree of realism. Expect a learning curve; the multi-axis joystick I was using had some exceptional number of buttons on it, and I discovered the functions of a good four out of 15."

Check out our World of Warplanes preview for more.

Sora, Riku and friends are back in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for the Nintendo 3DS. In our brief hands-on time with the game, we learned about the title's story and its new mechanics. Here's a slice of our preview:

"The game boasts a number of new features including a drop system that fills when the player is battling enemies, and switches between Sora and Riku when it empties. Another feature is an expanded use of the touch screen to fight enemies and chain attacks."

For more, grab your Keyblade and head over to our full Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance preview from E3 2012.

Check out this rad Borderlands 2 Commando gameplay video featuring everyone's favorite solider, Axton. Axton's main skill is to throw down a turret, but this time he'll get an upgrade called, Scorpio Turret 2.0. You can check out some of Axton's other abilities, as well as some of the new weapons, in the Borderlands 2 video below.

• VIDEO: Borderlands 2 Assassin Gameplay Video -- Zero In Hologram Form

Watch this Borderlands 2 E3 2012 gameplay video to see what to expect from the Commando.

Borderlands 2 will be released on September 18, 2012.

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is so much more than Sony Smash Brothers. Kevin Pereira spoke with Sony's Omar Kendall about Sony's upcoming brawler. The game was designed by people who love fighting games, and I think that's apparent in this gameplay video. Check out this gameplay demo from E3 2012 featuring the just announced playable characters, Big Daddy and Nathan Drake, to see what I mean.

• VIDEO: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Gameplay Video

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be released this holiday season.

Hitman: Absolution was one of the games we got to check out while at E3 2012. Kevin Pereira spoke with Hakan Arbrak, lead producer at IO Interactive, about some of the impressive gameplay mechanics featured in Hitman: Absolution. The title will allow gamers to chose how they wish to execute each mission. Take a look for yourself.

• VIDEO: Hitman: Absolution "Attack of the Saints" E3 Trailer