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By Times Free Press Staff June 26, 2010 1 min read

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Gamers, to your controllersNew entries in “Call of Duty,” “Halo,” “Fallout” among most-anticipated video game releases this fall

Via a rope launcher, players in

Ruin is one of the nine specialist characters that have been added to the multiplayer mode in "Call of Duty Black Ops III.". Each specialist has a unique weapon and ability that can be chosen before a match begins. [Contributed image.]

"Call of Duty Black Ops III" is set decades into the future, when humanity is feeling increasingly mistrustful of the ever-more-blurred lines between man and machine. [Contributed image.]

Players in "Fallout 4" will have to interact with a wide range of characters — from radiated mutants and ghouls to robots and human scavengers. [Contributed image.]

The customization system is exceptionally deep in "Fallout 4." Players will have access to hundreds of add-on weapon components as well as the ability to tweak their own appearance and build settlements for survivors. [Contributed image.]

In the GHLive mode of "Guitar Hero Live," players will view the performance from the perspective of the band via live action video. Based on their performance, bandmates and the crowd will respond dynamically to how well or poorly the player is doing. [Contributed image.]

The GHTV mode in "Guitar Hero Live" will let players perform along to music videos that will appear on a rotating schedule on in-game "channels." [Contributed image.]

During the campaign mode of "Halo 5: Guardians," players will step into the boots of Jameson Locke, the leader of a team of Spartan IV augmented soldiers tasked with tracking down the AWOL hero Master Chief and his squadmates. [Contributed image.]

New to "Halo 5: Guardians," the Warzone multiplayer mode will support up to 24 player battles during which computer-controlled allies and enemies will dynamically drop into the fray to amp up the action. Matches will mix together Spartan soldiers with Covenant and Forerunner enemies. [Contributed image.]

A new edition to the

Add-on character and level packs for "Lego Dimensions" will add more content to the game as well as offering even more pop culture crossovers with franchises such as "The Simpsons" and "Doctor Who." [Contributed image.]

In a return to the gameplay and racing style offered in 2003's

Gameplay in "Need for Speed" will focus on five core street-racing elements: high speed, customization, stylish driving, building a crew of drivers and outlaw behavior. [Contributed image.]

Environmental destruction is a core gameplay feature in "Rainbow Six: Siege." Players will be able to shoot holes in walls and apply explosive charges to floors and doors to open up new tactical routes through the confined maps. [Contributed image.]

The campaign of "Rainbow Six: Siege" follows the reinstatement of the Rainbow Six counterterrorism group in the wake of global attacks by a group calling itself The White Masks. [Contributed image.]

In "Rock Band 4," players can get creative in new freeplay sections that differ for each controller, including guitar/bass solos, vocal freestyle and drum fills. [Contributed image.]

In "Star Wars Battlefront," players can control a range of land and aerial vehicles as they play matches set during pivotal moments from the original film trilogy. [Contributed image.]

Using photogrammetry technology (in regular English, that means turning two-dimensional images or video into 3-D models), the graphics in "Star Wars Battlefront" achieve near photorealistic quality. The game also samples the audio from the films to create a screen-to-screen accurate digital representation of the film experience. [Contributed image.]

In "Rise of the Tomb Raider," series leading lady Lara Croft has overcome her skittish reluctance to violence and takes advantage of new gameplay tweaks to approach enemies via stealth and from on high. [Contributed image.]

As the followup to the 2013 reboot of the series, "Rise of the Tomb Raider" continues to tell the tale of how Lara Croft evolves from an uncertain, vulnerable archaeology student into a self-assured globetrotting adventurer. [Contributed image.]

With the 1999 release of "Tony Hawk Pro Skater," the game quickly established itself as one of the most popular extreme-sports titles. After numerous sequels, the franchise fell on hard times in 2009 after the commercial failure of "Tony Hawk: Ride," but it soon will be revived with the upcoming release of "Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5." [Contributed image.]

In addition to the eight environments and 80 missions included in the base game, "Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5" will include a Create-A-Park mode that allows players to design their own dream skating landscapes that they can share online. [Contributed image.]

Much like 2010's

By pairing separately sold Amiibo game figurines to their Wii U console, players in