Debuted during Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s latest Nintendo Direct address, the new trailer for Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS is — dare we say? — dramatic. Crafty YouTubers have already snatched the video and put it online, as evidenced above.

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Fire Emblem: Awakening’s brand new, way Japanese trailer

Borderlands 2 will be out in North America on September 18, and internationally on September 21. That date might be enough incentive for you to pre-order — it’s so far away, and you might forget! — but 2K offered initial incentive, in the form of the ” Premiere Club .” Premiere Club members will get a unique “Gearbox Gun Pack,” a “Golden Key” item to unlock something in the Golden Sanctuary Loot Chest, and the “Vault Hunter’s Relic.” These are all in-game items, by the way. 2K didn’t really build a “Golden Sanctuary” and send out keys to it

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Borderlands 2 out September 18 in North America, September 21 elsewhere

Another big Vita week for the PSN update. Last week’s “early” launch saw the additions of Escape Plan , Hustle Kings , and Super Stardust Delta — that last one being the free 3G game .

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PSN releases: Touch My Katamari, Plants vs. Zombies

Console gamers have been missing out on some Call of Duty Elite functionality — specifically, Clan Operations. Activision promised Clan Ops would be available soon and delivered today, flipping the switch that lets clans take part in competitions for extra experience and prizes. While all Elite members can take part in Clan Ops, only premium members will be scored and ranked on their performance

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PSA: Call of Duty Elite Clan Operations deployed on Xbox 360 and PS3

Sony Senior VP Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed to Wired that Sony Santa Monica team members are contributing to The Last Guardian — along with a few more. “Well, you know, it’s not just Santa Monica,” he says.

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Sony Santa Monica (and more) helping with The Last Guardian

You’ll be able to buy Mass Effect 3 digitally on March 6, the same day it launches in stores. And for doing so, you won’t just get the convenience of pants-optional purchasing — you’ll also get (just like with every other offer relating to Mass Effect 3 ) some DLC, in the form of an M55 Argus rifle.

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Mass Effect 3 available on PSN at launch, with DLC and theme bonuses

Forget about EA sending copies of Mass Effect 3 into space — that’s child’s play. THQ is taking things one step further and sending the Steelport gangstas into space with the latest Saints Row: The Third DLC pack. It’s included if you have a Season Pass, otherwise it goes for 560 MS Points ($7)

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Saints Row: The Third takes gangstas to space … today!

It takes more than a sad toddler and a gorgeous sunflower to get us all teary-eyed from the latest Mass Effect 3 trailer.

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Mass Effect 3’s ‘Take Back the Earth’ trailer is finally, seriously, complete (we promise)

Uncharted 3 is getting a new “Co-Op Shade Survival” mode in March.

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Co-Op Shade Survival mode coming to Uncharted 3

After a lengthy drought of mech games, it suddenly feels like armored mechanical behemoths are back en vogue, with Day 1 Studios adding Reign of Thunder to the roster. The game is a fast-paced, third-person free-to-play mech combat game.

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‘Reign of Thunder’ is F2P mech shooter from MechAssault dev