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AS A COMPANION to my “100 Games of E3” post, I’ve also put together this list of must-see videos that came out of the show. Some are trailers, some are extended pieces of gameplay footage, but these were the games that got people buzzing the most at E3. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

First up, there’s the new trailer, which gets high marks simply for the choice of music : Woodkid’s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Iron,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which sets a pitch-perfect tone for the end of the trilogy. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span>Then there’s the extended bit of gameplay footage from the Ubisoft press conference, which is just as good, if not better. And as a bonus, you get a short clip of Annoying Guy introducing what the game might have looked like in an alternative universe. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BATTLEFIELD 3<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe the single piece of footage that generated the most buzz at E3 2011, this six minute clip of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Thunder Run\u00e2\u20ac\u009d mission, loaded with tank combat, does a wonderful job of showing off the new Frostbite engine. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BIOSHOCK INFINITE<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irrational didn’t release much new footage of Bioshock Infinite at E3, but they did put out this brief trailer featuring a taste of the insane gameplay it will will offer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BROTHERS IN ARMS: FURIOUS 4<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This E3 trailer got a lot of people talking, not necessarily because the game looks good, but because it signals such a radical new direction for the formerly reverential Brothers In Arms<\/em> series. It’s easy to see why everyone’s referring to it as Inglorious Basterds: The Game<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There were two big pieces of MW3 gameplay shown at E3 this year. The first opened up the Microsoft press conference, showing a team of SEALs infiltrating a sub in the New York Harbor, and then surfacing to a fairly striking scene. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The second demo was more traditional combat, a mission called Black Tuesday set in the streets of Manhattan. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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DEAD ISLAND<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

First off, if you haven’t seen the reveal trailer from a few months back, go watch that first. It’s only three minutes long and totally worth it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For E3, Deep Silver and Techland released a new trailer giving more of a taste of gameplay as well as some scenes from before everything goes to hell. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have no idea if this new Driver <\/em>game will be any good, but I can say one thing: this trailer makes me want to play it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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DUST 514<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In an interesting twist, this PS3-exclusive FPS from CCP Games will in fact be dynamically connected to the world of Eve Online, with overlapping economies and contracts that carry from one game to the other. And it looks damned sharp. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most talked-about games at E3, Bethesda’s Skyrim<\/em> presence consisted of a massive demo that touched on numerous aspects of the game. Here’s the G4 demo, narrated by Bethesda’s Todd Howard. It’s hard to watch this and not want to play it for yourself. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FAR CRY 3<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Revealed at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, anyone who was a fan of the Far Cry<\/em> or Crysis<\/em> games will want to check out this 8-minute gameplay clip. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you’re not a fan of the games, you can always count on the Final Fantasy <\/em>series for amazing cinematics, and the new trailer for FF XIII2 was no exception. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I thought this was one of the more entertaining trailers at the show, freezing the action and panning through the entire battlefield. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you’re interested, there’s also the extended demo from the Ubisoft press conference, which starts off with a whimsical look at what the game might have looked like 25 years ago, and then moves into 4-player co-op action. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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HALO 4<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was the talk of E3 before E3 even started: the leaked news that Halo 4<\/em> was in development. Sure enough, this brief trailer was shown at the end of Microsoft’s E3 briefing, with a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153holiday 2012\u00e2\u20ac\u009d release date. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MASS EFFECT 3<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There was a LOT of Mass Effect<\/em> action going down at E3 this year. There were a number of extended demos to check out, but the best place to start is the official trailer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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OVERSTRIKE<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Insomniac’s Ted Price was at the EA press conference to introduce the company’s latest IP, centered on a squad of four misfit mercenaries armed with crazy weapons and gadgets. How could anyone not like these guys (and gals)? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PREY 2<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the buzziest trailers at E3, Prey 2<\/em> seemingly came out of nowhere with this slick trailer showing a bounty hunter chasing his target through a sprawling alien city. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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RAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

id Software did a full-court press for Rage <\/em>at E3, releasing new trailers and showing off a bunch of gameplay from the game. Here’s a trailer for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Well,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which gives a look at some of the towns you’ll be hanging out in, as well as some of the combat you can expect. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One easy way to get a room full of gamers excited: play the Star Wars<\/em> theme. They would have been more excited had EA announced a release date for The Old Republic<\/em> at E3, but this slick CGI trailer, introduced by BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk, was a pretty nice consolation prize. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TOMB RAIDER<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s anyone’s guess how this Lara Croft reboot, shown for the first time at E3, will turn out, but the trailer, with just the right mix of adventure and creepiness, is worth checking out. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from unveiling the new PlayStation Vita portal, the highlight of the Sony press conference was this extended demo of Uncharted 3, loaded with impressive water effects. Don’t forget your rubber duckie! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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