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The folks down under will once again have to deal with jacked up prices thanks to import fees, as it has been announced that the PlayStation 4 will cost in Australia A$549 while the Xbox One will run A$599. Both will be launched this Holiday 2013.

How does a hacking vigilante in a futuristic Chicago evade the long arm of the law? Ubisoft have a demo walkthrough from the developers on how Aiden Pearce uses his skills to mess with the city, from cameras to helicopters.

We also get to see how our 'camera hopping' can help out allies also evade capture, and create distractions. There's also a tease about involving a 'mobile player' help us escape.

The cloud-based features for Sony's PS4-bound PlayStation Network is to begin overcasting our virtual skies early next year as the next-gen console launches this holiday for North America and Europe.

Shuhei Yoshida has also confirmed that PS4 is "region free", followed by a smiley face. That means you can import a PS4 on the cheap. PS4 has 'no DRM' for used games.

During the Sony E3 2013 conference a gameplay trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins swooped forth, and showed off what the new studio team has been up to with the Dark Knight. It also includes some notable figures.

Arkham Origins explores those early days when Batman was a "young, raw, unrefined" crime fighter. We're also teased some interesting new gadgets that sure what have helped in Arkham City.

The E3 2013 trailer let loose for Sucker Punch's inFamous: Second Son paints quite the picture. We actually get treated to some gameplay shots, interspersed with some family drama. Oh - and a soaring smoke bomb.

It seems we'll be getting a lot more 'cinema' in our inFamous adventures, but there's little to brood over as our new character Delsin Rowe is pretty stoked about his new powers.

Sony announced at their pre-E3 press briefing that Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is working on a Mad Max game. No other info is known about the title, save for the possibility that it'll be released in conjunction with Mad Max: Fury Road.

Sony announced during its pre-E3 press briefing that The Elder Scrolls Online would also be appearing on the PlayStation 4 in Spring 2014.

Star Wars: Battlefront was officially announced by Electronic Arts and DICE in a brief teaser trailer showing some action on the planet Hoth.

Konami kicked off Microsoft's pre-E3 press briefing with a stunning gameplay trailer of Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.

You can't have an Electronic Entertainment Expo without Electronic Arts surely? That'd make it E2 or something, right? Tonight EA will begin their E3 2013 conference at 1:00pm PDT/9.00pm BST/10.00pm CET.

The live stream will be available here at your convenience, cramming bandwidth with multi-platform this, DLC monetisation that, and maybe something about a galaxy far, far away...