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This generation is rapidly coming to a close, and unless you've got 26 hours to a day and eight days a week, it's unlikely you've been able to see everything on offer. The Batman Arkham franchise are three of the standout moments from the last eight years, and if you've yet to try them out, Warner Brothers have today announced that they have you covered.

It's a double-barrelled nightmare, but the first next-gen Middle-Earth game from Warner-Brothers (maybe not that last one) was today announced for Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

It's no surprise to anybody with a brain, but Call of Duty: Ghosts appears to have done very well. They've shipped a billion dollars worth of units (some 17 million), some of which will presumably have been snapped up by consumers. That's the problem - we just don't know.

I've been a huge fan of From Software's Armored Core franchise since way back when the original was first released on the Playstation, and while I personally feel that the series quality has seen a gradual decline over the years, mostly due to a change in focus in the form of "fast paced action" as opposed to "slow and clunky" mech battles of old, it has always held a special place in my heart. So naturally when Armored Core V was first announced, I was excited to get my hands on the latest instalment of my favourite customisable mech-based action game, ...

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in Spring 2014, and will be available to purchase from £19.99.

Due to backlash from gamers, Ubisoft has decided to drop their controversial Uplay service. The most recent outcry about Ubisoft's version of an online pass is over the Edward's Fleet game mode in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. In order to access the feature, gamers had to enter in the code that came with their new copy of the game, or pay a fee. However, because of the inability for some users to be able to play Edward's Fleet, Ubisoft is now offering it for free. Here's more from their official blog post:

Telltale Games has just announced The Walking Dead: Season Two. As the sequel to their mega-hit adventure game based on Robert Kirkman’s highly acclaimed ongoing comic series of the same name, the second season will run five episodes long and feature Season One’s co-star Clementine as the main protagonist. Here’s more from the official press release:  The Walking Dead: Season Two – A Telltale Games Series will continue the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned at the outset of…

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.

Fancy trading in your dust-covered Kinect next time you visit a GAME store? It's probably best you keep a hold of it - the biggest gaming retailer in the UK are giving just £3 credit for Microsoft's motion sensor, or £2.30 cash. That's less than $4.