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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.

New Release

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.

02 Jul
New Release
Total War: Rome II Coming in 2013

SEGA and The Creative Assembly announce Total War: Rome II for PC in 2013, returning the grand-strategy series to ancient Rome.

01 Jul
New Release
Guardians of Middle-earth Gameplay Trailer

Warner Bros. releases the debut gameplay trailer for Guardians of Middle-earth, a console-exclusive MOBA featuring Gandalf, Gollum and Sauron, due this fall.

June 2012
30 Jun
New Release Nintendo 3DS
Code of Princess Trailer and Pre-Order Offer

Atlus USA posts a new trailer for its Nintendo 3DS brawler Code of Princess, with an art book and soundtrack CD for pre-orders.

29 Jun
New Release Arcade Xbox 360
Mini Ninjas Adventures Now Available on Xbox 360 Live Arcade

Mini Ninjas Adventures is out now on Xbox 360 Live Arcade, a 21-level Kinect action game for 800 MS Points.

29 Jun
New Release
The Secret World Early Access Granted

Funcom opens early access to its conspiracy-horror MMO The Secret World for pre-order customers, ahead of the July 3rd launch.

28 Jun
New Release Arcade
MechWarrior Online Developer Diary

A MechWarrior Online developer diary lays out the free-to-play mech sim's four pillars, Mech, Information, Role and Community Warfare, ahead of its August 7th launch.

28 Jun
New Release Arcade PlayStation 3
The Expendables 2 Videogame Info and Screenshots

Ubisoft announces The Expendables 2 Videogame, a four-player top-down co-op shooter coming to PSN, XBLA and PC this summer.

27 Jun
New Release PC
Tribes: Ascend Now Available on Steam

Hi-Rez Studios' fast, skiing-and-jetpack free-to-play shooter Tribes: Ascend is now on Steam, with new features in tow.