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Bethesda Games has confirmed that Their upcoming MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online will be making its way to the Playstation 4 and Xbox One next Spring. Previously announced for the Mac and PC, The Elder Scrolls Online allows armchair adventurers to for the first time team up with friends to explore the storied world of Tamriel, or take the fight to hundreds of other players in skirmishes across the kingdom’s vast landscape in competitive PVP matches. Fans have long clamored for the chance to venture into the wilds of Bethesda’s imaginative Elder Scrolls universe with other players and it’s no doubt many fans will be pleased to hear of the game’s transition to next-gen consoles. Speaking of the wilds of Tamriel, recent artwork released by…

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Today Tecmo Koei showed off their newest Vita title in the form of a beautifully gritty samurai action game titled Toukiden. Crafted by the team behind the Dynasty Warriors games, Toukiden puts players in control of a Slayer, a warrior whose sole duty is to vanquish the demons that plague the land inspired by Feudal Japan.  The story begins to unfold in the Utakata village headquarters. Here players can take on quests to combat the evil Oni forces before they devour all of humanity. Players can undertake their bloody mission solo, or team up with up to three friends via ad hoc to take on Toukiden’s towering monstrosities. Toukiden is currently scheduled to be released this holiday season. Stay tuned to HeyPoorPlayer for more details…

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It’s a little perplexing why Nintendo chose not to show us this during their Nintendo Direct, but a new trailer has been released for the upcoming Link to the Past sequel on 3DS. The game has been given the new title of Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, most likely in homage of the dark/light worlds of its predecessor. The new trailer shows off various environments that are very reminiscent of areas from A Link to the Past, as well as further showcasing of the new power to turn into a drawing and move along flat surfaces. The more vertical-minded dungeon design is being shown off as well. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is set to release this holiday season. What…

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Today at E3 Microsoft and Rare confirmed what many gamers already suspected by showing off a new entry in the long dormant Killer Instinct series. Fans immediately began to suspect a new title in the combo-centric fighting game franchise was in the works when last month Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer hinted teased attendees at the Xbox One reveal on May 21st “Fans of Rare and Rare IP I think will be pleased with what we’re going to show at E3. Rare remains an incredibly important part of our development capabilities.” The brief gameplay trailer of this Xbox One exclusive shows series mainstays Glacius and Saberwulf squaring off, unleashing a barrage of the series’ signature lengthy and lethal combos. The game is being…

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Today Square-Enix has revealed an impressive E3 gameplay video of the upcoming RPG Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The trailer is short but impressive, featuring some impressive visuals and level architecture powered by Square’s capable Crystal Tools engine. The footage also manages to show off the game’s action-oriented swordplay and fluid animation, such as the swaying of Lightning’s clothing as she sprints and the way she maneuvers around the environment. We also get to see some of the monstrous baddies that Lightning will encounter in the newly revealed city of Yusnaan. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is due to be released on February 11th 2014 in the US and February 14th in Europe.

With just one day to go before the games industry’s biggest event of the year, one of the most explosive trailers may already have made its way to the gaming public at large. The E3 2013 trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming technology focused action-adventure Watch Dogs has been leaked to gaming blog All Games Beta .  The trailer focuses on Aiden Pearce (voiced by Noam Jenkins) a sort of high-tech vigilante, as he stalks his mark through the streets of a near-future Chicago. After tailing his target, who seems to be involved in the flesh trade, into the clubs inner sanctum that seems to be the operations center of criminal enterprise, a gunfight ensues and Aiden Pearce proceeds to use his technological savvy to hack into…

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Pre-E3 stress is high with all of us. As such, Trevor has gone back to his roots, running wild with the tigers in some far-off jungle, Burt has cryogenically frozen himself until the whole thing is over, and Marius locked himself in his basement a week ago muttering something about dating sims, and we haven’t heard form him since. We all have our own ways of dealing with stress, I suppose. As such, Frank, Jay and Andrew remain to give us some E3 predictions this week. Check us out at HeyPoorPlayer.com and Mushroomtomatoes.com, on Twitter @HeyPoorPlayer, on Facebook in the Hey Poor Player group, on YouTube at Noiseless Mound, on Tumblr at hppofficial.tumblr.com, and on reddit at reddit.com/r/heypoorplayer. Music for this week’s episode includes the Duck Tales main theme and Castlevania…

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Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Ed Boon and DC Comic’s Creative Co-Lead Jim Lee talk about the origins of Mortal Kombat’s iconic Ninja with a nasty sting, Scorpion. Scorpion will be making his way to the arenas of Injustice: God’s Among Us on June 11th. The DLC will be available on PSN and the Nintendo eShop for $4.99, and on Xbox Live for 400 Microsoft Points. Do you plan to be adding this legendary Kombatant to your roster of super powered brawlers? Let us know in the comments below!

With E3 fast approaching, Square Enix and Edios Montreal have released a new teaser for the upcoming Thief 4. In addition to its PC and PS4 releases, the game is also now confirmed for release on Xbox One, and the game is slated for a 2014 release. With the recent success of Dishonored, a game like Thief is sure to see plenty of attention. So what are you hoping for in this new game? Let us know in the comments below!

Developer Zombie Studios and publisher Atlus have joined forces to bring us Daylight, a new survival horror game for PC and PS4. The game is a first-person survival horror adventure in which you wake up in an abandoned hospital, armed only with a cell phone by way of light source. The darkened world around you is randomly generated. Each area, item, and spooky foe appears in a different place each time. The game was written by industry veteran and IGN alumni Jessica Chobot, who also gives a voice to the game’s protagonist as she roams through the abandoned building in search of a way out. Zombie Studios hopes to light up the way in terms of next-gen horror with Daylight. The Unreal Engine 4 creates…

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