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Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

July 2012

11 Jul
New Release Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Angry Birds Trilogy Coming to a Console Near You

Activision and Rovio bring Angry Birds Trilogy, bundling the three original games, to Xbox 360 Kinect, PS3 Move and Nintendo 3DS.

10 Jul
New Release
NCAA Football 13 Now Available

EA Sports' NCAA Football 13 is out now, with refined Dynasty and Road to Glory modes and a new Heisman Challenge mode.

09 Jul
New Release Dreamcast
Phantasy Star Online 2 Coming to North America and Europe

SEGA confirms its free-to-play action MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to North America and Europe in 2013, a decade after the Dreamcast original.

09 Jul
Industry Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Reveals Comic-Con 2012 Lineup

Nintendo details its Comic-Con 2012 plans, including hands-on time with the new 3DS XL at its booth and an off-site Gaming Lounge for non-badge-holders.

07 Jul
New Release NES / Famicom Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Download: 8-Bit Summer Brings NES Classics to eShop

Nintendo's eShop '8-bit Summer' brings NES classics back, including the original 1987 Legend of Zelda, to the 3DS.

06 Jul
Industry
War of the Roses Now Taking Beta Applications

Paradox Interactive and Fatshark open beta sign-ups for their medieval multiplayer combat game War of the Roses.

06 Jul
New Release Arcade PlayStation 3 Sega Saturn
NiGHTS into Dreams Returns With Screenshots and a Trailer

SEGA announces an HD remake of the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS into Dreams for Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and PC this fall, with new screenshots and a trailer.

04 Jul
New Release PC
Endless Space Officially Released on Steam

Amplitude Studios' 4X space-strategy game Endless Space is out now on Steam for PC at $29.99.

04 Jul
New Release
Assassin’s Creed III: Rise Trailer

Ubisoft releases the Rise trailer for Assassin's Creed III, leaning hard on its American Revolution setting and the spark that lights a rebellion.