Hopefully coming to next generation consoles too, though Rockstar haven’t yet been forthcoming with a confirmation, the latest trio of trailers delves a little deeper into the lives of the game’s three protagonists, Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Crossing paths in the sprawling Los Angeles Los Santos, the underworld is set to tug on each of their lives, but all being playable on missions throughout the game, they’ll form an unlikely team on a messy route to the top. Grand Theft Auto V is slated for release on September 17th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Videogame auteur Hideo Kojima returns Metal Gear to its routes after the Revengeance sidestep. The Phantom Pain was officially announced at Game Developers Conference 2013 barely a few hours ago, showing off their new photorealistic FOX Engine. Though there’s no release date just yet, expect Xbox and PlayStation versions at the very least, though whether they’ll hit this generation or be on the likes of the PS4, we’ll just have to wait and see.

Inspired by classic point-and-click adventure games, Cardboard Computer’s Kentucky Route Zero delves into a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folk who travel it. To be released in five parts over the course of 2013, Act One has been available since early January for $7, or you can get all five for just $28.

Coming the next week, Dead Space 3 hits cross-console with focal character Isaac Clarke marooned on the ice planet of Tau Volantis, attempting to fight off the fearsome Necromorph threat with a new character, John Carver. Two hitsto date, though few make it to a third with their reputation still in tact, we’ve got high hopes for this one.

Though it’s unfortunately slipped from an estimated release in Q4 2012, Year Walk becomes one of the most-anticipated iOS releases in 2013. The fourth iOS project from Simogo, Year Walk is a first-person adventure that’ll see you venture out into the dark woods of 19th century Sweden to uncover what took place on a cold NYE.

The first full trailer for Rockstar’s eagerly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V, for the first time in the series, the game features three playable characters with the option to flip between during missions. With enough room for the entire gameworlds of GTA IV, San Andreas and Red Dead Redemption and more, while you can be sure the storyline and voice acting will be equally impressive. Pre-orders start now and the game hits stores Spring 2013.

Slated for release early 2013 on Xbox Live Arcade and PC, State Of Decay plays out a world similar to The Walking Dead, with gamers fighting to stay alive amid the zombie apocalypse, trying to build sustainable life for the future.

Evan Seitz‘s fun little video invites you to guess an A-Z of video games, how many can you get? We couldn’t top 20.

Hopefully released hot on the heels of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to help purge its memory, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes has been described by creator Hideo Kojima as a prologue to the iconic series. The first to feature an open-world environment thanks to Konami’s new FOX engine, don’t be surprised if Ground Zeroes skips the current-generation of consoles its scheduled for in favour of Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen machines.