Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier from Ubisoft arrives in stores on May 22nd. Ubisoft has released this official “Documentary” trailer that shows what the life of a Ghost team member looks like from the inside. Take a look:

The game enables players ton control Control Sergeant Kozak and his unit, across 14 missions in 8 locations, from Africa to the Arctic Circle. Over 50 weapons are available. There is also a Gunsmith mode, where you can customize your weapons. Up to 16 players can participate in the multiplayer mode. The game is available on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

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Blizzard Entertainment teamed up with director Peter Chung and animation studio Titmouse to create this short film for Diablo III called “Wrath.” The film depicts a fundamental moment in the battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. A screen shot from the game is pictured above. Take a look:

Diablo III arrives in stores on May 15 for the Windows and Mac. It features five new character classes, including Witch Doctor, for battling the unholy forces of the Burning Hells. The game’s Havok physics system enables players to rain hell on their enemies by using the interactive environment as a weapon: lay cunning traps, turn destructible objects against your foes, and use environmental obstacles to your advantage. The game can be pre-ordered here on Amazon.com. The official website for Diablo III can be found here.

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Electronic Arts and Insomniac have announced Outernauts, an online game designed for Facebook. Players are cast as members of United Earth’s elite Outernaut force. Players have to capture and train exotic alien beasts for battle. You can also discover mysterious planets, harvest loot, and fight alongside or against friends.

Ted Price, President and Founder of Insomniac Games, says, “We see a huge opportunity to reach an entirely different audience of gamers through Facebook. As we have demonstrated for nearly twenty years in the console games space, we’re confident we can help evolve the definition of a game experience on Facebook. With Outernauts, we are delivering a deep story with real RPG strategy, coupled with Insomniac’s signature sense of humor.”

Here is the Outernauts reveal trailer:

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2K Games announced that a free playable demo of Spec Ops: The Line, is now available for gamers who are Gold Xbox Live members and on the PlayStation Network. The demo will become available for all Xbox Live members on May 15, 2012.

The single-player game is set within Dubai after a series of cataclysmic sandstorms cut the city off from the rest of the world. Playing as Captain Martin Walker, gamers add to the city’s destruction by engaging in action-packed firefights as they search for Colonel John Konrad and his missing battalion, The Damned 33rd. Gamers will blast their way through sandstorms with a variety of weapons and explosives, even using sand as a weapon to strategically bury enemies in their path.

Spec Ops: The Line will be available in North America for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on June 26, 2012, and internationally on June 29, 2012. Here is the official narrative trailer:

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Rovio announced its 2011 financial results. The company’s popular Angry Birds franchise brought in over $100 million for Rovio in 2011. Rovio says the total number of game downloads reached 648 million by the end of year 2011 and the total number of active monthly users, across all platforms, reached 200 million. The company now employs 224 people, up from 28 at the start of the year.

Rovio recently announced its “Share & Play” feature for Angry Birds that lets you embed a playable level of Angry Birds on a blog, web page or Facebook Timeline. Take a look:

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