THQ and 4A Games have finally released footage of the E3 2011 Metro: Last Light demo that wasn't pieced together by someone with attention deficit disorder.

The video features a full-out attack against an enemy compound, something we wouldn't have attempted in the original title. The only thought going through my mind during this battle was: "You're wasting all your precious money/ammo!"

This is only the first part of the demo that was shown to attendees at June's big industry event. Metro: Last Light is due to hit the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in 2012.

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If our preview of Metro: Last Light left you wanting more, today THQ has released a gameplay trailer featuring pieces of the content shown off during an E3 2011's "Judge's Week" presentation.

Metro: Last Light is launching in 2012 from developer 4A Games and is slated to hit the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Read more »

Metro 2033, from developer 4A Games, was a surprise cult-hit from publisher THQ when it arrived in early 2010. The shooter based on Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel of the same name combined the unapologetic mechanics found in many Eastern European PC-centric shooters that made it difficult to crack the mainstream shooter market. Though the game suffered a handful of bugs, its success on PC and Xbox 360 paved the way for THQ to "green light" a continuation of the adapted story.

Metro: Last Light continues the franchise with the same creative vision as its predecessor but also features a strong commitment to bring the game's core systems up to the same standards as its artistic aspirations. From what I have seen, the game still features the same Eastern European gameplay design popularized by games of the same ilk, stifling fears that Metro: Last Light would attempt to "Westernize" the series going forward. The game universe returns to the bleak, post-apocalyptic world where humanity survives underground. Slowly, though, the world is becoming more hospitable, and as humanity gets back on its feet, factions form and the struggle for power leads to new civil wars. Read more »

THQ CEO Brian Farrell has confirmed that Metro: Last Light will be the title of the upcoming sequel to the 4A Games-developed shooter Metro 2033. The announcement was made during a THQ investor conference call.

According to Joystiq, THQ had recently registered the domain names "Metro2033LastLight.com," "MetroLastLight.com," and "LastLightGame.com." Read more »