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Lots to talk about in the post-E3 week that was including Nintendo and Wii U news aplenty, the upswing in sales that the industry has seen in the wake of the next-gen onslaught, the first scattered mentions of next month’s SDCC, and our usual assortment of news and reviews.

Summer is traditionally a slower time for new game releases, but there are plenty of titles out there (both new and old) that are keeping the BG staff locked away in their air-conditioned lairs during the hottest months of the year.

A 30 minute game play demo of the new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was released earlier today. Being out on next gen an previous gen consoles, the graphics will vary for every one, the lucky ones out there with next gen so far have been told they …

Advanced Warfare might be the most unique and just plain different feeling Call of Duty yet.

A lot of controversy on today’s release of the popular PS4 and PC game Outlast surrounding the Microsoft ID@XBOX self publishing scheme. Apparently, Microsoft have said they will only release games on Xbox if they are released on other consoles at the same time or after Xbox releases, how ever, …

Ubisoft’s latest stunt/platform title Trials Fusion has a bunch of new tracks to race on, tournaments to race in, and a demo that’s out now on Xbox One.

So this seems kind of odd. Activision and Bungie’s Destiny will be released only on the PS3 and PS4 in Japan- and it’s set to arrive one week after the Xbox One launches in the territory.

You might or might not remember that last year Hideo Kojima (the lord of all things Metal Gear) was both super-excited and somewhat depressed by Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V. Well, he’s back with more of the same with news that GTAV will be hitting next-gen consoles.

Activision’s newest Transformers title brings on the bad guys in the return of Escalation Mode.

Wondering if Xbox One games will still have voice functionality built-in even in a post Kinect pack-in world? Wonder no more.

Meet the team as the members of the Inquisition come together in a trailer that’d fit any big budget Summer movie.

NPD reports that hardware sales were up 95% over last year as Mario Kart 8 and Watch_Dogs led game sales.

A retailer listing for an update of the critically acclaimed open-world title has it pegged for this Fall.

You’re going to be walking away (or should I say ‘rolling out’?) with some cool stuff depending on where you pick up a copy of the latest Transformers game.

After a mixed review of it’s reveal, Just Dance 2015 became the sixth release in the just dance franchise from Ubisoft. It’s release scheduled for October this year comes along with the new Just Dance Now, mobile phone app. Available on Iphone, Ipad, and Ipod touch and selected Android phones, …

With E3 having just wrapped, we’ve got a massive pile of new games to talk and write about. Of course, some made a greater impression than others and that’s what this week’s Friday spotlighted feature is all about.