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There's one thing everybody thinks when they see Dead or Alive or one of its beach-based spin-offs for the first time - man, this would be so much better at a higher resolution. Koei Tecmo appear to be on the edge of announcing a new Volleyball title and have registered the name Xtreme Beach Volleyball in Japan, a game that'll probably end up on at least PlayStation 4.

Although the next Call of Duty was set to be revealed this Sunday, the trailer that was to accompany it leaked overnight and Activision has decided to lift the lid early. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare looks like it'll offer yet another explosive entry in the series. It'll also star respected actor Kevin Spacey of House of Cards, Seven, Usual Suspects and American Beauty fame.

Konami have today announced the adjustment on the price of Metal Gear Solid Revengeance and some of the DLC on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The discount will be permanent, meaning that those that have yet to dip into the slash-fest have no reason to rush to the digital stores.

Some people have been saying this is the generation of the re-release, but with the excitement over the Bioshock Unreal 4 render, that's no surprise. People want the same games they played last generation, only looking slightly better. Now the team behind the Quixel Suite of art tools have redone Deus Ex: Human Revolution and rendered it in the Unreal Engine 4, and, again, it's something that'd be awesome to see playable.

Curve Studios have this morning announced Stealth Inc 2, the follow-up to their hugely successful stealth title that appeared across PC, PlayStation devices and smart phones. The sequel will be exclusive to the Wii U, making use of the gamepad for mulitplayer. Not only that, this time around you won't be limited to testing areas - PTi Industries is going open world.

If you own a PlayStation 4, a Vita or have downloaded the official PlayStation App on your smartphone, you'll have seen an update notification today. The PlayStation 4 has been updated to 1.7, and the other two platforms have been updated to allow for new features or to fix old ones.

Nintendo has a knack for surprising fans with interesting videos, promotions, and games. It happened again today. As I ate my pre-work breakfast and scrolled through Twitter, I noticed Nintendo had posted a Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Direct. Not a time for a direct, but a direct itself. And it was fantastic. If you were not excited about the game yet, prepare to be sold.

Bioshock was quite a nice looking game when it was first released, but it hasn't aged well on consoles. Even though it's only seven years old, I'm positive there are people out there that wouldn't mind seeing a bit of an update for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. You can add at least one more person to that list. The video below shows Bioshock as it would look in the Unreal 4 Engine. It convinced me, it might just convince you too.

The days of three big companies spending thousands of dollars on three huge press conferences appears to be over. Nintendo's experiment with hosting a Nintendo Direct instead of a press conference last year must have worked, as the company has again opted out of holding a press conference in 2014. Instead, Nintendo has announced a number of other events that will happen during E3.

EA have this morning announced that the previously Xbox exclusive Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare will be coming to PC very soon. You can pre-order it from Origin today, although the press release also says that you'll be able to pick it up through other stores.