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The Nintendo E3 website is now up and running and counting down to when Ninty takes to the stage at this year's E3 in LA. It all starts on June 11th at 07:00 in LA. This converts to 15:00 in UK/Ireland or 16:00 in Central Europe. Be sure to tune in.

Making it to E3 is hard enough, even if you live in the US. For those of us in Europe (and further afield) it’s a vague impossibility, a mess of cost and inconvenience that far outweighs the visit’s usefulness. That’s why EToo sounds such a good idea. Sponsored by PlayStation and with over 30 developers present, from June 10th to 13th, the Loading Bar in Soho will be filled with some of the biggest indie games out there, as well…

EA have ditched online passes, thanks in part to the way that at least the Xbox One handles used titles, but they've gone one step further than that. Starting this week and going on over the next few weeks, EA will be releasing their previous online passes to fans for free. If you have pre-owned copies of games still playable online, it's only a matter of time until you'll be able to jump in to the multiplayer fray for absolutely free.

The Last of Us demo unlocks today, good news for those that bought God of War: Ascension almost three months ago on the promise of the demo being included inside the box. Still, the wait is over, and you'll soon be able to see what the fuss is about. It should go without saying that if you want to avoid spoilers ahead of its release date, you should probably avoid playing the demo, as well as reading impressions online.

Ever dreamed of living within a fantasy castle? How about a mysterious, dark mansion? If you've ever dreamed in living in a location based upon one of your favourite games, property blog Movoto has worked out exactly what it might find a similar property, and it might be more expensive than you'd think. On the bright side though, if you have a couple of million spare you'll be able to to buy similar properties in some of the most beautiful locations in the world. Just watch out for zombies.

We reported last week that Mirror's Edge 2 was listed on Amazon Germany and it has since also been spotted on the Italian Amazon site. Today new and more concrete proof has been uncovered by a member over at NeoGaf.

The comparison between the covers of Rise of the Triad Dark War and Rise of the Traid 2013 are incredibly similar, but serve as an interesting marker on how gaming has changed over the last twenty years. Whether you're looking at the difference between art styles - that the '95 one was a replacement for actual in-game graphics - or if it's as simple as the zip on Thi's top being in a sightly higher position on the 2013 version of the cover. Either way, the reboot of the shareware classic is well on its way.

Sonic the Hedgehog is returning on Wii U and 3DS this year. Sonic Lost Worlds was unveiled at the last Nintendo Direct, although nothing about the game was revealed. That's changed now, with quite a nice trailer introducing the main badniks, as well as some new gameplay. It looks different. It's too early to tell if that's a good thing, although it seems like Sonic may actually be a little slower than he has been before.

Konami took to Twitter during the night to tease fans with the voice actor who will voice Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5.

The Global Hardware Charts over at VGChartz estimates that the PS3 is now ahead of the 360 in total console sales. With 77,313,472 units sold to the 360's 77,311,669 that puts Sony's console in 2nd place of this generation of home consoles after 7 years of being in 3rd place.