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Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combine the most expansive turn-based campaign and the largest, most cinematic real-time battles yet seen in any game.

Set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, the new game makes use of the 3D abilities of the 3DS, and allows Link to become a drawing and move along walls.

Combining over 10 years of experience, building upon the strength of its predecessors, and set in the most detailed environment of the series to date, Arma 3 offers gamers radical engine improvements and a unique sandbox-style military gameplay experience.

Sonic Lost World sees Sonic face his most powerful enemy to date – and this time there are six of them.

Final Fantasy XIV, an all new massively-multiplayer role-playing game set in the vast realm of Eorzea, has been rebuilt from the ground up, and centers on the core concept of rebirth, featuring a new world to explore and storyline to experience.

Pokémon Rumble U is a fun-filled action game, with intuitive controls, wild battles, and the first Wii U title to feature Near Field Communication (NFC) figures.

Set in the year 2025, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into global conflict featuring advanced weaponry, robotics and drone warfare in a new Cold War scenario whose seeds are being sown in today’s headlines.

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is the sixth title in the puzzle game franchise, the third part of the prequel trilogy, and will be the last Layton title to star Layton himself as the protagonist.