The teaser shows lots of wireframed soldiers sniping, helping comrades and walking through dense underbrush. You also see the mesh over a soldier's head and a church blowing up. Obviously not much to go on, but hey, it is seven seconds of the next Call of Duty game straight from the developer.

Of course, you'll probably get Ghosts overload sometime after Microsoft's big next-gen console reveal at 10AM PT (1PM ET) tomorrow when Activision is expected to spill more details on the game that is also coming to PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and PS4 in November.

"Our 4,000 beta testers have come up with so many bugs that we needed time to fix them so that this is the best Leisure Suit Larry game we have ever put out there," Replay Game CEO Paul Trowe told Shacknews. The original launch date was expected to be May 31.

The game is planned for simultaneous release on PC, Mac, iOS and Android. The game has been in development for more than a year, after successfully meeting its crowdfunding goal last May.

The site lets you offer "donations" in the form of tweets or Facebook likes. It's keeping a running tally of them, and converting that into "Coins." It promises bonuses like wallpapers, ringtones, and a new trailer for getting the Coin count up to the bajillions and kajillions. It will also be providing daily updates about games in the Game & Wario set.

"Who knows what the value ultimately will be," attorney Richard J. Land of Chace Ruttenberg & Freedman told the Providence Journal (via GameSpot). "But there is interest in the assets."

Land gave no word on who the interested party might be. We do know that EA expressed interest in the franchise last year, but that's no guarantee that the publisher is the unnamed party now.

Rhode Island hit an estimated $130 million in debt when 38 Studios closed. Meanwhile, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter estimated the Amalur IP at around $20 million. If he's correct, this sale would not recoup some of the cost of the gamble, but not anywhere close to all of it.

The Journal also notes that on Wednesday, a hearing will begin in the case against 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling and other executives. Though U.S. Attorney's office decided not to pursue federal charges, a suit from the state alleges that the defendants were not forthcoming when they started to notice red flags. It alleges 17 counts including fraud, civil conspiracy, legal malpractice, negligent misrepresentation, and fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions.

Schilling himself has said he's tapped out from the collapse of the company, but bit back at the state by accusing Governor Lincoln Chafee of scaring off potential investors. The governor disagrees.

First up are the "Resistance Set" and "Enhancement Set" of weapon upgrades for each of the playable characters, due on June 4 for $1.99 (160 MSP) apiece. Then on June 11, you can purchase an infected version of Rachael, or a female version of Hunk, for $2.99 (240 MSP) each. Those two are named Rachael Ooze and Lady Hunk, respectively, and they're usable in the Raid Mode. Finally, on June 18 you can get weapon upgrades for Jill Valentine, Parker Luciani, and Jessica Sherawat for 99 cents (80 MSP) each.

Today's announcement also confirmed that when the game goes on sale tomorrow, it will be available digitally across all platforms: Steam for PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Games on Demand, and the Nintendo eShop. This way no matter what platform you prefer, you can buy the game without putting on pants.

This is the second multiplayer-focused reveal in only a few weeks, as Ubisoft just debuted the Spies vs Mercs trailer earlier this month. Check out the new trailer below.

A teaser video intersperses a blurry shot of the box with extreme close-ups of the black finish. It promises a fuller look on June 10 at 6 PM PT, during the Sony press conference. In the meantime, you can squint at the video or check the stills to see if you can make heads or tails of the thing.

Pre-ordering at Amazon will get you the Signature Shot Pack. Completing the special mission unlocks a Biometric Assault Rifle and an outfit from the Black Viceroys. The mission involves breaking into a base and stealing the weapon, which is only usable by the first person that imprints their palm on the handle.

From GameStop, players will get the Palace Pack, which includes an investigation bonus to unlock side missions, and ATM hack boost to increase cash rewards. An exclusive poster designed by famed comic-book artist, Alex Ross, will also be available on a limited basis.

Watch Dogs is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U on November 19. It will come to PlayStation 4 and presumably the Next Xbox sometime later.

The announcement promises various ammo types like explosive rounds and tesla coils, and an extensive character progression and upgrade system. You'll also take to aircraft to break through enemy lines of tanks and helicopters. It adds a pinch of variety with 2D side-scrolling and top-down vertical stages as well. Finally, even though Quinn is meant to be a one-man army, Narco Terror puts a distinct focus on local and online co-op.

Rubicon and Deep Silver announced a partnership last year. This is the first game from that deal.

An entry on Amazon Canada (via CVG) apparently outs the unannounced port of the High Moon Studios game. No price is listed, however, and a pre-orders link and box art are also not displayed.

We have contacted Activision about the entry, and will update if we get a response. Activision isn't the most prolific supporter of Wii U, but they did recently launch The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct on the platform. In the meantime, you can find out why we thought the game was so charming.

Indonesia will be led by Gajah Mada, the Prime Minister of the Majapahit Empire from the 14th century. They'll get a bonus for taking to the seas, as your first three cities formed on new continents get two luxury resources from the Spice Islanders ability. It also replaces the swordsman with the Kris Swordsman, who gets a random upgrade after the first combat, and the Candi replaces the Garden, complete with a faith bonus.

Morocco is led by Ahmad al-Mansur. It is centered around the new trade route mechanics coming in Brave New World, since they get bonuses to gold and culture for each external trade route from the Gateway to Africa ability. Cavalry is replaced by Berber Cavalry, which gets combat bonuses on home turf or on desert. The Kasbah improvement grants extra defense, food, production, and gold to desert tiles as well.

In this new vision, Dorothy, Toto, the Tinman, and the Lion will be facing off against the Scarecrow. "Asked the artists to play around with the idea of Scarecrow zombies... basically normal Oz characters converted into Scarecrows," McGee said on the game's official Facebook page. "This is in line with the narrative I'm working on for OZombie; one in which Scarecrow is dissatisfied with the "brains" given to him by The Wizard - then goes on a rampage across Oz to covert everything in his path to zombies."

The story will also include some very large "immortals of Oz," but McGee didn't go into much detail other than a piece of concept art. He said that no matter which game the company does, Kickstarter will be used. He has even started outlining some of the reward tiers for OZombie, soliciting fan feedback.

CastleStorm is like some combination of RTS, tower defense, and Angry Birds. You get to build and defend a fort of your own, while deploying troops and blasting away siege weapons to knock down the enemy's. Along with a single-player campaign, it'll have various co-operative and competitive multiplayer modes.

Hitting May 29, it'll cost 800 Microsoft Points ($10). Here, a peek at some multiplayer action:

The official site gives the details. Robotic Boogaloo features 57 new items, with a particular focus on mechanical hats. Similar to the usual updates, it even features a comic and accompanying short, all created by the community. Valve also mentioned in a blog post that all of the creators will be sharing the revenue, not just the hat-makers.

The teaser trailer shows lots of in-engine snippets but no gameplay. As it's presented as a pretty classy affair, hey, let's guess that it has less comedy racism than the original. Please do also admire the first screenshots.

Shadow Warrior is slated to launch this fall, coming to PC and next-gen consoles.

It's worth noting that in the video (via MTV Multiplayer), Conroy doesn't actually say that he voices Batman. We heard from WB Montreal (and heard for ourselves) that Roger Craig Smith would be taking the lead role this time around. Conroy could be playing an older version of the Dark Knight, or some other character altogether.

Check out our preview for more details on Arkham Origins.

The four-chapter campaign is based upon the abandoned city of Pripyat, mixing real places with slightly less real ones. Dniepr also includes loads of custom models, textures, sounds, and music. As well as plain old co-op monster-mashing, it also brings Versus and Survival fun.

Download Dniepr from Steam Workshop, awkwardly split into loads of little pieces, and visit the official site for more information. Also, look, trailer:

Developer Arc System Works announced the face-puncher during its Arc System Works Festival over the weekend. Platforms, release dates, and all that are a mystery for now.

Details: no. Gorgeous trailer: yes. Gosh, it took me a while to even notice that these weren't hand-drawn sprites fighting. Come, watch, enjoy:

In the world of Tearaway, you are a god. And we're not talking about the character that you control in the game. You, the player, are a god that the denizens of this papercraft world look upon. In fact, you can snap a picture of yourself at the game's beginning to cement your godly position.

Tearaway

Your relationship to the world is fascinating, as the game is always aware of your presence. Because the world is made entirely of paper, the Vita acts as a diorama box of sorts. Whenever you interact with your new toy box, the god of this world is literally breaking into the world. For example, you can use the rear touch pad to have your finger burst into the world, knocking over enemies and toppling objects. Seeing a polygonal representation of your finger in this virtual world is a bizarre sensation, to say the least. A nice touch: whenever you "break" the world, you can see through it and see the real world, thanks to the Vita's rear camera.

Tearaway is structured like a rather standard 3D platformer. However, the puzzles you encounter all utilize PS Vita features in some way. Early on, the most common gimmick used is the ability to bounce IOTA (or ATOI) on platforms by tapping the rear touch pad. You'll have to navigate your paper messenger through some tricky platforms by rhythmically tapping the system.

You'll also use the front touch screen to open up curtains, unfold new parts of the environment, and craft new objects for characters to use. For example, I was asked by a squirrel to make a crown for him. I used the touch screen to cut away with a virtual pair of scissors. The end result was this:

You can aim and pose your photos; I did quite a terrible job

I was very easily able to retrieve this image off of Tearaway's website. Repeating the theme of having the game world interact with the real world, Tearaway lets you keep track of all the photos you take in the game and lets you access them online. Look, the game tweeted this image for all to see.

Eventually, you'll also be able to unlock guides to make your own real papercraft figures. By progressing through the game, you'll get access to PDFs that you can print and assemble to recreate things you've seen on your adventure.

And you'll want to make mementos, if only because the world that Media Molecule has crafted for Tearaway is so charming. The papercraft art style is lovingly rendered on Vita, and looks unlike any other game on the market right now. And even more endearing than the visuals is the music; the soundtrack is simply marvelous.

Thanks to its unique presentation and fun use of Vita's native features, Tearaway manages to become something more than "just another platformer." Vita owners are starved for good original content, and Media Molecule seems poised to make an adventure that's truly unique to Sony's handheld.

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An ad on Amazon discovered by IGN talks up the unannounced "playable Deathstroke DLC." Pre-orders from the online retailer will entitle you to the add-on content, as well as $10 of credit.

It's unclear if the promo will be exclusive to Amazon, or if other retailers will be able to get in on the pre-order DLC. Either way, it's unlikely to be locked away for too long. For example, when Best Buy got exclusive access to Robin DLC for Arkham City, it only took a few weeks before the general public could buy it.

Batman: Arkham Origins

In many ways, Origins feels like an expansion pack of City. If you're accustomed to how City plays, you'll find that pretty much everything is the same. It didn't take long until I was gliding through Arkham City and combo-ing dudes on top of rooftops. Even your inventory is largely the same, with many of the gadgets from City transferring over to Origins. "We have no intention of nerfing him," a WB rep told us. They want players to have a "fully functional Batman from the start."

Although the core gameplay experience remains largely untouched, there are some noticeable additions to the campaign. Perhaps the biggest enhancement is the city. Batman has access to a much larger playground this time around, going well beyond the limits of Arkham City. WB Montreal wants to make "a city worth spending more time in," although how they plan on doing that is unclear at the moment--especially considering there are no civilians on the street. (Apparently, that's explained in the story somehow.) In our mission, we were flying through the Diamond District in south Gotham City, and we spotted a still-active subway system operating. According to WB Montreal, the city is so large this time around, that you'll be able to call upon the Batwing as a fast-travel system from various points on the map.

As you glide through the city, your radio will be abuzz with local surveillance, and there will occasionally be "dynamic 911 missions" you can intercept. Like before, you'll also stumble upon side missions involving Batman's rogues gallery. A new addition for Origins is Anarky, a villain who wants "freedom from institutions." A new "Most Wanted system" will keep track of the numerous side-stories that will be told in Origins.

Anarky is a new addition to the Arkhamverse

Combat gets a few new minor additions. As promised, Origins will give more insight into how you're playing. After each encounter, you'll see how your XP breaks down, and you'll be given a Capcom-style rank: C, B, A, and S, of course.

Origins introduces a few new enemy types as well. There's a new heavy enemy that looks like a cross between the Black Mask and Bane. He can grab Batman, which triggers a QTE sequence where you'll have to mash A in order to escape. Like similar heavy enemies in City, red arrows will appear over his head before his attack, which has to be dodged instead of countered. Once you perform a super-stun (with three taps of Y), you'll be able to rip off the armor off the hulking enemy.

Perhaps the most interesting new enemy added to Origins is the martial artist. This enemy type can counter your counters, which triggers a short slow-mo animation where you can counter their counter. It changes the dynamic of Batman's FreeFlow combat, and keeps you on your toes just a little bit more.

Predator sequences play largely like in previous games, but Batman does have access to at least one new gadget. The "Remote Claw" lets you latch two items together. This allows you to create a walkway, or string two enemies together. It can also hilariously latch an enemy with an explosive gas canister. While I did appreciate being able to create my own walkway, I found myself resorting to my Arkham staples. It's difficult to see how WB Montreal can design a challenge that makes you use the Remote Claw in a unique way.

Finally, the most interesting new addition to the Arkham formula in Origins is the enhanced investigation. When Batman investigates a crime scene, he can now create a 3D "reconstruction" of the scene, allowing him to fast-forward and rewind through a full virtual replay of the crime. In the demo we played, a helicopter got taken down. By going to a rooftop and rewinding the footage, Batman discovers that the helicopter was hit by a bullet that ricocheted off a sniper on an adjacent building. Who could pull off a shot like that? Deadshot, of course.

Being able to rewind and fast-forward through a fully augmented 3D crime scene is the kind of stuff that CSI fans dream of, and the way it's handled in Arkham Origins is quite clever. It's reminiscent of "memory remixing" from Remember Me--albeit without the terrible combat.

While Origins doesn't reinvent the Batman wheel to the same degree that the first two Arkham games have, it's clear that WB Montreal has the chops to make a game worthy of the name. It may be a largely familiar experience, but the small new tweaks made to an already-solid formula should suffice for Batman fans looking for another Arkham fix.

Like any console on the verge of announcement, the Next Xbox has been rife with rumors for months. Some are more persistent than others, but as time has passed without official word from Microsoft, the console has gained a very distinct image in the collective minds of the Internet. This isn't necessarily what the console will be, but it's what the Internet thinks it will be. Starting tomorrow, we get to discover just how close the rumors were to the reality.

Xbox 360 games on the Next Xbox

In April, a Bloomberg report stated matter-of-factly that Xbox 360 games won't be compatible with the new console. This was hardly surprising, since the Xbox 360 used an emulation method to offer limited compatibility with original Xbox games. The console enjoyed healthy sales through its lifespan, which could have indicated to Microsoft that players didn't value BC as much as we might expect.

Shortly after, though, another rumor claimed that the backwards compatibility would be separated by model types. Users who wanted a console that could play their old games would reportedly have to shell out an extra $150 -- almost as much as simply buying a new Xbox 360 itself.

New Controller

The Xbox 360 controller hasn't received many complaints, but documentation purportedly from Microsoft appears to boast improved ergonomics and lower latency in the next version of the controller. No word on a new D-pad, so fingers crossed everybody.

Always-On Kinect

The Kinect was Microsoft's jump into motion-based gaming, but it was an add-on that granted some functionality and exclusive games. The next console may make it a vital part of the experience. According to a report the Next Xbox will come equipped with a Kinect, and it must be plugged in and calibrated to even function. That will allow developers to count on it and create games with both devices in mind from the very beginning. For its part, the device sounds much more capable, sporting the ability to detect up to six people, and instantly identify users. The darker side of that is the ability to block content to unregistered users, as Microsoft patented last year.

Free-to-play Push

It should come as no surprise that console manufacturers are eager to catch up with the PC's bustling free-to-play market. Epic Games VP Mark Rein recently claimed that both Microsoft and Sony are actively courting developers with promises of F2P functionality and built-in business models to allow for in-app purchases.

The Always-Online Fiasco

Rumors had lingered for months that one or both of the next-generation consoles would require an always-on Internet connection, with one particularly detailed rumor claiming the next Xbox would have a 3-minute grace period. As the rumor went, the console would give three minutes of a lapsed connection before cutting off access to your game, as a way to account for connections that occasionally lapse. Adding fuel to the fire was a Microsoft director, Adam Orth, who took to Twitter to express his confusion over the fuss. "Every device now is 'always on,'" he said. "That's the world we live in." Microsoft hastily issued an apology for his comments, distanced his opinions from those of the company, and he subsequently left.

More recently, a rumored internal e-mail claimed the console would "just work" offline when engaging in activities that one would reasonably expect: watching a Blu-Ray disc, watching live TV, or playing a single-player game. The conflicting reports mean that one of them is in error, or Microsoft changed its mind.

Xbox expands to Entertainment

The reported memo regarding the Xbox's always-online status (or lack thereof) also gave an indication of its long-rumored entertainment plans. The mention of live TV tied into what we had heard for months, that Microsoft plans to shift the Xbox to a represent a general entertainment brand. This was backed up by LinkedIn profiles from Microsoft engineers, which stated they aim to "radically change the way we watch TV" and "reposition Xbox to serve an audience beyond traditional gamers." The company is even looking into expanding its original programming to complement its variety of TV apps.

What's in a name?

Guesses at the name of the next Xbox have ranged from the "Xbox Infinity" to the elegantly reductive "Xbox." A series of domain registrations seem to imply significance to the name "Xbox Fusion." The name implies disparate causes being brought together, which could tie into the other persistent rumor about Microsoft's entertainment plans.

Respawn Exclusive

Microsoft surely wants to make a splash with the next generation, and has had a good relationship with Activision to offer timed exclusives for Call of Duty content. It could have another big deal in the works, as a recent rumor states that the next Xbox will get the first game from Respawn Entertainment as an exclusive. The "Titan" project is rumored to be a large-scale mech game, which ties into previous reports regarding a sci-fi focus for the new developer. We may see the first footage or an announcement at tomorrow's event.

If so, the new studio from Jason West and Vince Zampella would be sharing a stage with their former employers, Activision. We already know that the presentation will include a first look at the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Although longtime Batman actor Kevin Conroy voiced the Dark Knight in the first two Arkham games, WB Montreal wanted a younger sounding voice for Origins. They turned to Roger Craig Smith, who actually does sound quite a lot like Conroy in Origins. Yes, although he is probably best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, he's also the voice of Chris Redfield from Resident Evil and Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed. That man has range.

However, there's a casting even more surprising than Batman's. The Joker returns in Origins, and like Batman, WB Montreal wanted to cast a younger, more spry actor for the role. Donning the purple suit this time around is Troy Baker, voice of Booker DeWitt from BioShock Infinite and Joel from The Last of Us. Although he's been typically cast as gruff heroes, he pulls off a remarkable Mark Hamill impersonation for Origins. (Fun fact: Baker also did voice work in Arkham City as Harvey Dent and Robin.)

It's a prequel, so Joker's feeling pretty healthy

Here's our list of next week's new releases:

PC

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and Fast & Furious: Showdown

• Call of Juarez Gunslinger

• Dust: An Elysian Tail (download)

• Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes (download - $40)

• Fast & Furious: Showdown (download)

• Resident Evil: Revelations

• Skyward Collapse (download - $5)

• The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (download - $15)

Xbox 360

• Call of Juarez Gunslinger (XBLA)

• Fast & Furious: Showdown

• Resident Evil: Revelations

PlayStation 3

• Call of Juarez Gunslinger (PSN)

• Fast & Furious: Showdown

• Resident Evil: Revelations

Call of Juarez Gunslinger and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

Wii U

• Fast & Furious: Showdown

• Resident Evil: Revelations

• Sniper Elite V2

Vita

• Men's Room Mayhem (PSN - $2)

• Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (PSN)

Nintendo 3DS

• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

• Fast & Furious: Showdown

There are six kinds of items you can pick up in the environment: blades, binding, rags, alcohol, explosives, and sugar. Usually, these items can be found by entering buildings and searching through cabinets and drawers. And even then, you won't find a lot--most of the time, you'll only pick up scraps, not enough to use in a crafting recipe.

Explosives can help

However, should you gather enough supplies, you'll be able to craft six different items:

• Melee Upgrade = Blade + Binding
• Shiv = Blade + Binding
• Health Kit = Rag + Alcohol
• Molotov Cocktail = Rag + Alcohol
• Proximity Mine = Explosive + Blade
• Smoke Bomb = Explosive + Sugar

As you can see, some of these items have the same recipes--notably, the molotov cocktail and the health kit. From my experience, always having a shiv on hand is essential to be able to quietly take out a clicker, for example. The melee upgrade is also nice, as it allows you to kill enemies in one hit--although you won't get many uses out of it.

The last recipe you unlock is the smoke bomb, which I haven't had a chance to use yet. However, this is how the game describes it:

Oxidized sugar creates a smokescreen that will hide you from your enemies. They ignite with a concussive burst, stunning any enemy caught in the explosion radius. Enemies can't see through the smoke, and won't shoot at a target they can't see. use this to escape when overwhelmed or rush in while enemies are stunned.

There are other objects you can collect in the environment as well. Pills can be used to upgrade Joel's abilities. You can upgrade his maximum health, distance of his "listen mode," crafting speed, healing speed, weapon sway, and the ability to use the "shiv master" technique, which allows you to save yourself when grabbed by a clicker. (It's pretty helpful!)

'Listen Mode' lets Joel slow down and hear enemies

You'll also be able to collect tools and parts, which will let you upgrade your weapons whenever you find a workbench. You can create addition holsters, for example, to carry a second pistol or a long gun. You'll also be able to enhance your individual weapons, like reload speed, fire rate, clip capacity, recoil, and range.

The hunting rifle is probably one of the most complicated weapons to upgrade in the game, as it requires higher-level tools. At level one, you'll be able to increase its reload speed and clip capacity. At level two, you can add a scope, and at level three, you'll be able to create armor-piercing rounds.

Given the ruthlessness of Naughty Dog's new world, it's crucial that you find and craft as much equipment as you can--it's the only way to give yourself a real fighting chance to survive.