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Editors' picks

Does The Last of Us fetishise violence and bloodshed?

Keith Stuart: The trailer for Naughty Dog's new game was a hit at E3 2012, but does The Last of Us go too far?
E3 2012: Mark Lamia talks CoD: Black Ops II

Steve Boxer: Treyarch's studio head tantalises with some new details about Call of Duty: Black Ops II's campaign and multiplayer games

Lego Batman 2: DC Heroes review

Nick Cowen: Lego Batman 2 is bursting at the seams with content to get stuck into
Xbox 720 leak: a giant hoax?

Keith Stuart: Xbox 720 to have Blu-ray drive, Kinect 2 and augmented reality glasses? A leaked document says it will – but can we trust it?
Game of Thrones review

Steve Boxer: Game of Thrones is a decent game let down by one sub-standard element
The UK Top 20

The Euro 2012 effect kicks in as Fifa 12 bounces back to No 1 on the chart

Game reviews

Gravity Rush

Steve Boxer: Gravity Rush is the perfect riposte to those who insist that mobile phones have rendered portable consoles redundant
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock

Dan Martin: The year's first outing for the good Doctor leaves a lot to be desired
DiRT Showdown

Steve Boxer: Loud, brash and in-your-face, DiRT Showdown provides entertainment in spades
Max Payne 3

Keith Stuart: A breathless hair-trigger blast-'em-up that veers thrillingly between high-class clubs and low-life strip joints
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Mike Anderiesz: Future Soldier puts the Ghost Recon franchise right back at the cutting edge
Dragon's Dogma

Steve Boxer: Capcom's first attempt at an open-world RPG is destined to become a cult classic
Diablo 3

Mike Anderiesz: Server glitches aside, Diablo 3 is everything fans of the series would expect: an entertaining and gorgeous-looking dungeon hack
Starhawk review

Nick Cowen: If you're a shooter fan looking for a break from the norm, Starhawk is certainly worth picking up
Hitman Sniper Challenge DLC

Nick Cowen: Sniper Challenge is a slow-paced, tense affair that rewards those with nerves of steel and the patience of a saint
Minecraft: Xbox 360 edition

Keith Stuart: Even in its limited, outdated form, Mincraft: Xbox 360 Edition remains an essential purchase – but one that needs to grow from these solid foundations
PS Vita: the essential guide

Keith Stuart: Everything you need to know about Sony's latest handheld console – the games, the hardware, the future – analysed and assessed

Latest multimedia

Metro: Last Light – making-of video

Live action video game trailers are all the rage at the moment, and this short but interesting clip takes us behind the scenes of the recent Metro: Last Light mini-movie

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Aliens: Colonial Marine trailer - video

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Max Payne 3 launch trailer – video

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In pictures

E3 2012: opening day in pictures

Gallery (14 pictures)
E3 2012: the 10 most anticipated games

Gallery (10 pictures)

Latest from our blogs

NaturalMotion raises $11m funding for mobile social games expansion

British publisher taps Silicon Valley VC firm Benchmark Capital for San Francisco expansion. By Stuart Dredge
Chatterbox: Thursday

The place to talk about games and other things that matter
E3 2012: Mark Lamia talks Black Ops II

Steve Boxer: Treyarch's studio head tantalises with some new details about Call of Duty: Black Ops II's campaign and multiplayer games
Draw Something: which apps should be turned into TV shows?

Stuart Heritage: As the Pictionary-style app is headed for television, what other games should commissioners have an eye on?
Does The Last of Us fetishise violence?

Keith Stuart: The trailer for Naughty Dog's new game was a hit at E3 2012, but does The Last of Us go too far?
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CommJam

Friday 1 June

Parents evening last night was a horror show. Anyone got any ideas on how to make a 12 year-old do some sodding work?
pistashio

Thursday 31 May

Just watched the trailer for Hitman Absolution, astonishing stuff. I've never played any of the previous installments, but I may be tempted to give this a go. I do like the fetishisation of main stream culture...
Simian

Wednesday 30 May

DnD last night, 2 hours long battle vs zombies, cultists and priest. the cultists died easily but were brought back as zombies by the priest. made for a long battle till we managed to get people severing their spines after dropping them to the ground. eventually all the minions were dead and we charged the necromancer, who ran away though a secret passage.
Lazybones

Tuesday 29 May

I like to keep my word and I try and keep my word, but ... sometimes I have to accept that I have kept the letter of my word, but not the spirit of it, and is that that makes me a weasel
Meliano

Monday 28 May

Games? None - did you see the weather? After an incredibly dry local RFU dinner on Friday, full of old fart back slapping like only the great game can produce, I went on a tour of the Adnams brewery on Saturday which was rather excellent. Then proceeded to spend much of the weekend barbecuing. Pretty damn spectacular weekend. Hope it stays like this for the long weekend!
Simian

Friday 25 May

Happy towel day, I prefer this to the stupid star wars day.
Fatmanjoe

Thursday 24 May

Dragon's Dogma arrived last night (ah lovely Shopto and your early preorders). Ended up staying up 2 hours later than I should have. I can see this game eating vast chunks of my time. Spent almost an hour just looking at other people's pawns before deciding which to hire. Seems quite difficult, but not on the same scale as Dark Souls. Did notice a bit of slow drop in for enemies at some points (which is a bit irritating) but nothing game breaking thus far. Game starts with one of the demo missions. Am now slightly annoyed that I have to go to the Lake District this weekend (only annoyed that I have to go with extended family, all in-laws) instead of gaming.
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