The full list of changes and add-ons for World of Warcraft version 4.3, entitled Hour of Twilight, has gone up on Blizzard’s blog. New dungeons, raids and items have all been added. Specific new features include the new Raid Finder, Transmogrification, which allows for gear customization, and Void Storage, which provides access to deeper storage. There’s also the Darkmoon Faire which features new quests, recipes, toys, souvenirs, achievements, titles, and more. There should be enough here to keep the most enthusiastic WoW player happy.

Talk of Microsoft’s next console won’t go away. While we continue to hear rumors of its release, nothing concrete has been given. Fueling the rumor-mill is a report about how the Kinect 2 will be able to read lips and sense your mood. The device will allegedly know whether you are happy, like when you are playing Skyrim, or angry, like when you are playing Dark Souls. Some could say it looks like gaming may be headed to a time where the controller will not be needed. Question is, will gamers happily do away with their much loved handheld companion?

With the release of the PlayStation Vita rapidly approaching, we all presumed that PSOne classics like Final fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid would be available come launch day. According to Japanese magazine Famitsu, however, the PS Vita will not support PSOne games in time for Japan’s launch. There is no word on whether or not this service will be ready when the handheld hits American shores.

To celebrate Sonic’s 20th Anniversary, the fine folks at SEGA have released a four-part documentary about everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog. See how the speedster came to be, and what it was like creating his worlds and music. If you have missed the previous entries, you can find them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming entry to the Rainbow 6 series promises to be the biggest one yet. Rainbow 6: Patriots will feature tighter squad management and redesigned combat mechanics. Check out the images in the gallery below to get a taste of what’s coming.

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PC gamers will not have to wait for months this time around, and will no longer have to step lightly around the forums avoiding spoilers. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is now available in the United States for PC. The title marks the peak of master assassin Ezio Auditore’s role in the age-old war between Assassins and Templars. Here, Ezio walks in the footsteps of the legendary assassin Altair on a journey of revelation that will take him to Constantinople where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region.

And for those left still wanting more, Assassin’s Creed Embers™, a new computer-generated animated short movie, has also arrived. It expands on the final chapter of the life Ezio Auditore and his four-decade long adventure.

345 Games announced today that GameStop customers who pre-order Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat, will receive two full episodes of the Spike TV series, Deadliest Warrior. This bonus content will include one episode, never previously released, on either Blu-Ray or DVD.

Pre-orders for both PS3 and Xbox 360 copies of Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat are available through January 9. Only customers who pre-order the game will receive the bonus episodes.

PC and console drivers alike can get ready to put the pedal to the metal as Digital Reality revs its engine with Bang Bang Racing, their upcoming family-friendly, racing title for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC. It features multiple exotic racing locations from all around the world, nine reversible circuits varied with unique shortcuts, and 20 vehicles spread across four racing classes (muscle, stock, Enduro and Formula One) wrapped in colorful skins. It also allows players to take on up to three friends via local split screen multiplayer, and share global bragging rights through both Friends and Global leaderboards. The release date and pricing for Bang Bang Racing will be announced at a later date.

Seattle-based developer Zipper Interactive has announced that it is developing a new shooter for the PlayStation Vita called Unit 13. The game will allow players to choose one of six operatives in the game, each with unique abilities, as they fight through 36 missions across nine locations. Unit 13 also utilizes the Vita’s WiFi and 3G capabilities in a variety of ways, including leaderboards and co-op play.

Diablo III director Jay Wilson has confirmed that the development team isn’t planning to simply port the game to consoles. “We don’t want to port it,” Wilson said. “We want to build it for console. Our goal is to make a game that feels like it’s natively made for a console. If we make it, we want it to feel like a Blizzard game and that we built it for that platform from the ground up.” Wilson also admitted that Blizzard has never invested in consoles to the degree it plans to with Diablo III.

An intrepid Skyrim explorer has travelled beyond the invisible walls of the game and discovered that Bethesda has included Morrowind and Cyrodiil in the game’s already vast landmass. The lone adventurer, who posted his findings on Tumblr, journeyed to Stendarr’s Beacon, located at the south-eastern edge of Skyrim, along a path that comes to an end at a stone archway and an invisible wall. The land beyond that point is Morrowind. It seems that Bethesda has actually gone to the trouble of recreating these other lands, albeit in a scaled-down, low-res form. One would expect that future expansion packs may well open up these closed off areas!

The Sly Collection, currently available on a Blu-Ray Disc for the PS3, is getting added to the PSN next week. The collection can be downloaded in its entirety for $29.99, and the games within can be purchased separately for $9.99 each. The Sly Collection includes Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. The games all feature Trophy support and can be played in stereoscopic 3D.

Ubisoft’s I Am Alive will not be getting a PC release alongside its console versions. The reason, according to I Am Alive‘s creative director Stanislas Mettra, is PC piracy. On the topic of PC piracy, Stanislas Mettra stated: “It’s hard because there’s so much piracy and so few people are paying for PC games that we have to precisely weigh it up against the cost of making it.”

Today, Ubisoft released a new trailer for the 3DS version of The Adventures of Tintin: The Game. The title is an adventure that takes gamers on a journey through the world of Tintin, the intrepid reporter and hero from Herge’s original comic books. It provides players the opportunity to rediscover the movie’s environments, including Captain Haddock’s ship “the Karaboudjan,” Omar Ben Salaad’s Palace and the exotic city of Bagghar.

With various elements adapted from the Tintin comic books The Crab with the Golden Claws and The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham’s Treasure, gamers are able to continue the adventure from the movie solo or with friends in one of three gameplay modes. The single-player campaign offers a blend of exploration, puzzles and combat. It also includes such gameplay elements as sword fighting, aerial combat and driving.

The game will be available at retailers across North America December 6 for the Xbox 360 with Kinect compatibility, PS3 with Move compatibility, Wii, 3DS and PC.

As we get closer to Piranha Games’ 2012 release of MechWarrior Online, more and more details are being released. A new mech, shown in the image to the left, is the latest piece of information to hit the web. The DRG 1-N Dragon features two medium lasers, a medium-caliber Autocannon, and a Long-Range Missile Launcher.