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Warner Bros. has released a 40 second snippet of a more full trailer due soon, which depicts a CGI clash between Batman and Deathstroke. It's for the prequel Batman: Arkham Origins, set years before Asylum.

It gives us a glimpse at the "young, raw, unrefined" Batman in his early vigilante career, as he faces this "defining moment" against Deathstroke. Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham.

Sonic the Hedgehog is gearing up for a new adventure it seems as SEGA just yesterday has filed for the trademark of 'Sonic Lost World' in Europe. Details are non-existent for the game but we know its name at least.

Now let the speculation run wild. So 'Lost World' sounds dinosaury, right? Okay then Sonic gets 'lost' in a 'world' full of dinosaurs. Mystery solved. Next trademark please SEGA - that one was too easy.

Ubisoft has revealed the preorder bonuses that will be attached to Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Unfortunately, every retail chain and major site will have different bonuses, so gamers will have to be choosy about what appeals to them.

Kalypso has released a new gameplay video for their upcoming vampire stealth action game Dark. The video shows off more of the protagonist Eric Bane's possible skills and moves, and how to apply them.

Discord Games' 2D action RPG Chasm has battled its way to Kickstarter success over the weekend, getting almost $200k from just under 7k backers. Their stretch goals are still on the table thanks to pre-orders.

The action-RPG boasts procedurally created Metroid-like dungeons, presented in "authentic pixel art." A demo is available to try and there's a Steam Greenlight campaign.

Namco-Bandai has announced that a videogame adaptation of the animated series Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures will be coming to PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this coming Winter 2013.

For the nitpicking swarms out there, don't worry, because Ubisoft isn't going all Hollywood on us and just making a load of stuff and gadgets up when it comes to hacking in their open world of Watch Dogs.

They've turned to security specialists Kaspersky Lab to get feedback from "hardcore experts" on hacking. It's no code simulator, but Ubisoft don't want to just float of into 'yeah right' gimmicks.

Precursor Games has released a nine minute gameplay demo of the Eternal Darkness spiritual successor, Shadow of the Eternals.

There are some things best kept secret, and this is perhaps one of them. According to an exchange between a former Avalanche Studios bigwig and their current CCO, the Just Cause dev almost had Star Wars.

In fact they "almost got that deal" sealed, according to former studio manager Oskar Burman. If it had of gone through, LucasArts "would be alive today," replied Christofer Sundberg.

The first new IP from Techland since Dead Island is all about those feel good moments from the likes of Quake, Hexen, Diablo and Heretic back in the 1990s. The Polish studio is infusing co-op with fantasy.

They want Hellraid to feel like it was "made by guys in their '30s," touching on those simpler Quake and Hexen days. We choose between four classes and take on hordes of foes.