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Trailer: Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Activision has confirmed that the next installment in their mega-successful FPS Call of Duty series will be a sequel to Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops II will arrive on store shelves this fall on November 13.

The developer for Black Ops II is Treyarch, the same studio that build the first Black Ops (and which sold a record 25 million copies worldwide, making it the bestselling video game ever in the United States and Europe.) However, this time the setting will be in the future, a first for the franchise.

Halo 4 comes out November 6

Microsoft has dated the release for Halo 4 and it will arrive November 6, 2012.

The Xbox creator also revealed a tiny sliver of new information about what we can expect to see delivered in Halo 4. Already we were given the news that Master Chief and his AI Cortana will return in the next Halo game, but now we know that the events we'll see happen in Halo 4 are set four years after the conclusion of Halo 3. At the end of the last Halo game, the Chief and Cortana were sent off into uncharted space. It was strongly hinted that they were going to visit the homeworld of the Progenetors, the alien race that built the mysterious ringed Halo worlds.

Release date soon for The Walking Dead video game

Telltale Games estimates that we're about six to eight weeks away from the release of a video game based on The Walking Dead. The game will arrive on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network; other consoles or a PC version haven't as yet been acknowledged by the developer.

There are also some details about the game that can be reported. Unlike the comic book and AMC TV series, the main character in The Walking Dead video game isn't Rick Grimes. Instead, it's a new character by the name of Lee Everett, a man who was convicted of a crime before the zombie outbreak happened. Now trying to stay alive, Lee is given a new chance to redeem his better nature by helping save others from flesh-eating ghouls.

VGA 2011 trailers: Diablo III, Mass Effect 3, Command & Conquer: Generals 2, Amazing Spider-Man and more

Last evening Spike TV broadcast the 2011 Video Game Awards. As is customary for the event, several new trailers for big games scheduled for release throughout 2012 were shown for the first time along with the first mentions of new titles. If you missed the show or want a second opportunity to see the game trailers, here they are.

Trailer: Grand Theft Auto 5

It's arrived: the trailer for Grand Theft Auto V. Whether you like the violence-laden gaming franchise or avoid it, GTA5 is going to be one of next year's most talked about gaming releases. Today Rockstar Games released the first trailer for the title. Judging from the way the graphics look, the latest Grand Theft Auto has taken a major step forward in its looks and open sandbox gameplay.

Batman: Arkham City sells 4.6 million copies

Today marks the one week anniversary of the release for Batman: Arkham City, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's sequel to the bestselling Batman: Arkham Asylum. Now Arkham City can be called a bestseller too as the publisher has released sales figures for the game: more than 4.6 million copies of Batman: Arkham City have been sold for xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Trailer: Battlefield 3

Next Tuesday EA will release Battlefield 3, its first-person combat shooter. The video game software giant is putting a lot of marketing bucks behind BF3 because they now want to go after the Call of Duty fanbase that rival company Activision has built up over the past seven years. And judging from the launch trailer for Battlefield 3 that the company released today, they might just have a shot at establishing that beachhead.

Gears of War 3 sells 3 million copies

Since its launch two weeks ago, Gears of War 3 has now sold more than three million copies on the Xbox 360. That has pushed the total sales of the franchise past one billion dollars and positioned it as one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time.

Gears of War 3 arrives

The latest game in Microsoft's Xbox 360 franchise for Gears of War went on sale last night at the stroke of midnight. Gears of War 3, made by Epic Games, is now available for the Xbox 360. It's expected to be one of the console's biggest sellers this year, and advance orders have been huge.

Watch Portal: No Escape

Dan Trachtenberg is a commercials director, known for his 30-second spots for Lexus and Nike. I guess he's also a big fan of Valve's Portal video game because this guy's directed a short fan film, with high production values, that can serve as a prequel to the first Portal game.

Choose between Bats or Jokes in Gotham City Imposters

Producing fun superhero games is a harder task than most gamers realize. When a title like Arkham Asylum comes along and rocks, fans get their hopes up that superhero video games have evolved. But for every Arkham Asylum, there's a dozen meh releases like Green Lantern, Thor or Captain America.

12 minutes of game footage from Batman: Arkham City

With every new bit of marketing buzz the Batman: Arkham City video game looks likely to live up to the quality of its predecessor, Batman: Arkham Asylum. After watching Hugo Strange emerge as the sequel's main villain in an intense trailer, we've got new marketing to look at today: 12 minutes of in-game footage showing the fighting mechanics of the game -- plus a look at what Catwoman looks like in the Arkham City world.

Trailer: Star Trek - The Video Game

Another game trailer from E3, this one for next summer's Star Trek co-op video game.

Trailer: Halo 4

The first day of E3, the world's biggest video game exposition, arrived today. Amid a slew of new game announcements, new game trailers and new platform promises there stands out one heavy-hitter of an announcement: Halo 4, and a targeted release date for holiday 2012.

Star Trek video game announced for 2012

While development on the follow-up to 2009's hugely successful reboot of Star Trek has been as slow as trying to maneouver through a Tholian web, today Paramount Digital Entertainment announced that a brand new Trek adventure would be arriving on the major game consoles the summer next.