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Pokemon X and Y have been out for a short while now, and it's no secret that the Poke-freaks out there have already managed to get through to the end. There's no doubt whatsoever that these people would consume every single piece of Pokemon content going, so it only makes sense that there would be DLC for X and Y, right?

Assassin's Creed Liberation HD will be released digitally in mid-January across multiple platforms, and if you're definitely interested in buying it for PC, you can jump on Steam right now and pre-purchase it.

Select UK retail outlets are now selling the Nintendo 2DS for £99, according to a report from MCV. The best deal is at Argos, which not only offers the 2DS at the discounted price, but it comes with two extra games: LEGO The Lord of the Rings, and Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed. The sans 3D handheld can also be purchased for £99 online courtesy of Tesco Direct and Amazon. Those that prefer the brick and mortar experience can find this…

Saints Row IV received some sexy new downloadable content today with Enter the Dominatrix. For $6.99, players get to experience an alternate storyline where the Dominatrix has trapped the Saints in a world filled with pimps, gimps and prostitutes. This latest DLC comes complete with new ways to cause some chaos with some new weapons, new enemies to try them out on, as well as all new missions. There’s even developer’s commentary that’s included, plus cameo appearances from old characters.…

If absolutely nothing else, this 17 minutes of gameplay footage from Batman: Arkham Origins proves beyond a shadow of the doubt that it is more of the same. Those worried by Rocksteady working on something else, or by the inclusion of multiplayer, need not worry. Watch this video. If you loved Arkham City, you're going to love Arkham Origins.

There's a Finnish games convention over the next few weeks, and a run down of the events reveals Frozenbyte will be announcing Trine 2 for PlayStation 4. Whoops!

Thinking of picking up the Deus Ex Director's Cut? It's probably worth knowing that people with some pretty powerful rigs are finding the game runs terribly at times, with frame rate drops where there definitely shouldn't be. Some are saying the port is obviously rushed, and given its original announcement as a Wii U exclusive, it's not much of a surprise.

A lot of us have been asking just when DayZ Standalone will be released. The top mod has been being converted to a full game for quite some time now, and apart from "when it's ready," and "soon," it doesn't seem we have much information on an actual time and date that we'll be able to buy it. We still don't have a set-in-stone calender entry, but it might be closer than expected.

Batman has been adapted into dozens of games, but the one franchise that has made players feel like they ARE Batman is the Arkham series. The first title in the series, Arkham Asylum, dropped players into a fully realized Gotham continuity. That game wasn't intended to cash in on the latest film or TV show, it was its own world. No origin story either; it assumed that the Player was already a bat-fan before they even picked up the controller.

Amazon are giving $10 to those that have been "inconvenienced" by the Watch Dogs delay. An email was sent out today to customers who had previously pre-ordered the Watch Dogs bundle.