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This new trailer will give you a glimpse of the gorgeous environment and clever physics-based gameplay you can expect when you play as the powerful knight, the swift rogue, and the crafty wizard.

New release slate championed by Crytek’s multiplatform shooter, TT Games’ latest block game, and Square Enix’s fighting game; The Sims Medieval, Ghostbusters: SOS, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell Trilogies, and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood PC also out.

Next Sunday Nintendo will release its new portable, the 3DS. But this week’s focus is placed on aliens, building blocks, and fighting.

Leading the week is Crytek’s Crysis 2 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the platform that birthed the series, the PC. The shooter sees players fend off an alien threat once again, aided by a nanosuit that grants the user superhuman abilities ranging from speed boosts to active camouflage.

The sequel features two major distinctions from its predecessor. The original Crysis featured lush tropical environments, but Crysis 2 takes place in the urban jungle of New York City. And, as said, the game will see release on consoles in addition to the PC.

Gamers looking to grab the latest Traveller’s Tales Lego game this week can pick up Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. The game will introduce new battle modes, including close-encounter combat techniques and the ability to build customized bases and fortresses. Gamers can take the side of either a Jedi or a Separatist, each of which comes with its own special abilities.

On-the-go gamers looking for a new title to play can pick up Square Enix’s Dissidia 012 Duodecim this week for the PSP. The game features multiple roster additions, including Final Fantasy IV’s lance-wielding dragoon Kain. A number of familiar faces will also be returning, including Sephiroth, Tifa, Onion Knight, Cecil, Golbez, Zidane, and Terra.

While the action is still primarily one-on-one, Square Enix is implementing a new assist feature that will let players summon backup allies in battle. Dissidia 012 Duodecim will also include new game modes, items, and costumes, as well as the ability to play through a storyline focused on the character Chaos.

The Sims franchise continues to grow this week. The Sims Studio unleashes The Sims Medieval on Tuesday for the PC/Mac. Announced in early August, The Sims Medieval is a stand-alone Sims spin-off from the creators of The Sims 3 and other series entries.

The title, the first in a series, will have players create heroes, venture on quests, build and control a kingdom, and play every “hero sim” character in the game. Additionally, The Sims Medieval gives players the chance to control people from all walks of life, including kings, queens, knights, wizards, blacksmiths, and bards.

On the download front, Atari will release Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime this week on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. The top-down game set in New York City will be a cooperative adventure title playable online or offline with up to four players. It will drop players into the boots of the Ghostbuster team’s newest recruit and task them with working cooperatively to take down “gigantic bosses.” Also, gamers will have a range of weaponry at their disposal, including the proton stream, the plasma inductor, and the fermion shock.

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Here’s the first official trailer for Thor: God of Thunder.

Find out what kind of sweet ride you’ll be hopping into in the upcoming Lego Star Wars game!

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Eidos Montreal reveals release date for long-awaited cyberpunk action-RPG; UK release set for August 26.

The traditional press release may want to watch its back, as more and more companies are using Twitter to make major announcements. The latest example comes from Eidos Montreal, which today used the microblogging service to reveal the release date for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Square Enix’s long-in-development action role-playing game will arrive on the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on August 23 in North America and August 26 in the UK.

Deus Ex will be available in two versions: The regular $60 edition and a $70 Augmented Edition. The latter will include premium packaging for the game, a 40-page art book, a DVD with behind-the-scenes features, and a motion graphic novel included on a bonus disc. Players who preorder from specialty retailer GameStop will get a new mission–complete with a cameo from original Deus Ex protagonist JC Denton–as well as in-game assists in the form of a grenade launcher, explosives, and an automatic lock pick.

Developer Eidos Montreal has said it wants to stay true to the spirit of the original Deus Ex, allowing players to choose their own approach to each level. Depending on the augmentations players choose, they can go through each part of the game with a focus on combat, stealth, hacking, or even social interactions. For more on the game, check out GameSpot’s previous coverage.

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BioWare’s RPG sequel and Nintendo’s twin titles join Torchlight, MLB 11: The Show, and Major League Baseball 2K11 on the release docket.

The first quarter isn’t even over yet, but it has already seen a host of high-profile games hit the market. This week’s release docket is particularly full, with a variety of high-profile titles for the role-playing gamer, the sports fan, and Pokemon junkies.

EA is hoping Dragon Age II will cast a spell over gamers this week.

The latter title–or titles–are Pokemon Black and White version. Having already sold over 5 million units in record time, the twin games debuted on March 6, in line with Nintendo’s Sunday high-profile releases. The two titles introduce a handful of changes to the established gotta-catch-’em-all formula. Developer Game Freak has expanded the games’ online functionality through features such as Global Link, where players can access special content by uploading their save files to a website. Black and White also introduce more than 150 new Pokemon that players can add to their Pokedexes, as well as changing seasons. The two titles are exclusive to the DS.

RPG lovers get a big-name release this week in the form of Dragon Age II from celebrated developer BioWare and Electronic Arts. The game–which is already available in demo form–will see the player transform Blight-survivor Hawke from “a destitute refugee to the revered champion of the land,” with new combat mechanics for the game’s three archetypal classes. Although Hawke gains fame as the Champion of Kirkwall, the game will peer into his mysterious rise to power over a 10-year period. It will be available for the Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on Tuesday, March 8, which will also see the release of the first two DLC packs for the game, The Exiled Prince and The Black Emporium.

Tuesday will also see baseball fans get a choice of two sports sim titles. 2K Sports will release Major League Baseball 2K11–which boasts Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay on the cover–for the 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC, and PlayStation 2. Meanwhile, Sony will release the latest in its acclaimed line of first-party baseballers, MLB 11: The Show, for the PSP, PS3, and PS2. The latter game will see the introduction of pure analog controls and co-op play to the series.

Xbox Live Arcade will see a notable release this week in the form of Torchlight. The action-RPG from Seattle-based developer Runic Games was originally released for the PC in late 2009. The hack & slasher sees players exploring a mine which leads to a labyrinth of dungeons from ruined civilizations. Players must fight a series of monsters of ever-increasing toughness to discover the source of a magical–but corrupting–mineral called ember.

For further details on the week’s games, visit GameSpot’s New Releases page. The full list of downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and are subject to change.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6
Pokemon Black Version–DS–Nintendo
Pokemon White Version–DS–Nintendo

MONDAY, MARCH 7
G.G Series: Horizontal Bar–DS–Genterprise
GO Series: Earth Saver–DS–Gamebridge
Heavy Fire: Black Arms–WII—Teyon

TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Atari’s Greatest Hits Volume 2–DS–Atari
Beastly Frantic Foto–DS–Storm City Games
Dragon Age II: The Black Emporium–MAC, PC, PS3, X360–Electronic Arts
Dragon Age II: The Exiled Prince–MAC, PC, PS3, X360–Electronic Arts
Dragon Age II–MAC, PC, PS3, X360–Electronic Arts
Major League Baseball 2K11–PS3, PC, PS2, PSP, X360, DS, WII–2K Sports
The ,000,000 Pyramid–WII–Ubisoft
MLB 11: The Show–PC, PS2, PSP–SCEA
Petz Bunnyz Bunch–DS–Ubisoft
Ship Simulator Extremes: Ferry Pack–PC–Paradox Interactive
The Sims 3: Barnacle Bay–PC–Electronic Arts
Yoostar 2–PS3, X360–Yoostar Entertainment Group

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
Torchlight–X360–Microsoft Game Studios

GDC 2011: Rockstar San Diego’s Western triumphs at Game Developers Conference’s annual ceremony; Mass Effect 2, Limbo, Minecraft, also honored.

Each year, the Game Developers Conference‘s crowning event is the Game Developers Choice Awards, one of the most prestigious ceremonies in gaming. Hosted once again by the comically gifted head of Double Fine Productions, Tim Schafer, the evening wasted no time in getting started, awarding the Best Audio trophy to Red Dead Redemption.

After making a crack about his onetime legal foe Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Schafer went on to introduce the Best Debut category, which was won by Independent Games Festival Grand Prize winner Minecraft from Mojang. Interactive Achievement Awards Game of the Year Mass Effect 2 picked up the trophy for Best Writing, often an augury for the GDCA’s Game of the Year.

Moving on to Best Game Design, Red Dead Redemption rode off with the trophy, putting another notch in developer Rockstar San Diego’s belt. Minecraft got another trophy for Best Downloadable Game, as well as the Innovation Award, leaving game co-creator Markus Persson virtually speechless.

Best Visual Arts went to Playdead’s Xbox Live game Limbo, which was also the subject of one of the night’s various skits by nerd-comedy troupe Mega64. Best Handheld Game was won by ZeptoLab’s Cut the Rope.

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