Activision today confirmed that Infinity Ward is working on a new Call of Duty blockbuster and emphasised that the game will be powered by a “next generation” engine. The publisher appears to be quite keen on the “next generation” catchphrase, employing it no fewer than 12 times in today’s press release. Dubbed Call of Duty: Ghosts, the game will feature fresh characters and a new setting.

If you’re looking for more detail, we encourage you to check out the colourful live action trailer posted above. It will answer all of your questions, as long as your only question is “Will I be wearing a mask in the new Call of Duty game?”

Recent chapters in the series have landed during the November shopping rush and Ghosts won’t be breaking with tradition. The new game is scheduled to arrive on 360, PS3 and PC on 5 November. Unsurprisingly, it will also be making an appearance on “next generation” systems.

One of the pioneers of the survival horror genre is back with a new title called The Evil Within. Shinji Mikami, famed creator of Resident Evil has left Capcom and joined Bethesda’s Tango Gameworks team to produce this original horror game. To announce the game a live action short has been released showing some disturbing glimpses of what the game may have to offer.

Like most live action trailers, it is hard to know what will and won’t make the game, but for the eagle eyed viewer there are certainly touches of Mikami’s creature design throughout. From the barbed wire, to the creepy four armed girl, there is a certain identifiable style to the trailer that bears a close resemblance to things that have been seen in the Resident Evil series. There is even a flash of a giant carrying an oversized mallet, something of a RE trademark these days. Hopefully the game does enough to differentiate itself from that struggling franchise.

What has been confirmed is that the game will be coming in 2014 to current and next gen systems and that it will be a blend of action and horror. More details are being released shortly, but at this time fans of scares can only guess what Mikami has in store for them.  There is no doubt that the Survival Horror genre is floundering at the moment, hopefully The Evil Within can return the genre to its former glory.

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With recent offerings like Dishonored and Mark of the Ninja finding large and appreciative audiences, the stealth scene is arguably as strong as ever. After watching these newcomers strut their stuff, a key figure from the genre’s past is about to emerge from shadows.

Merciless antihero Garrett is set to return to the fray in Thief and publisher Square Enix has today revealed the first full trailer for the game. The action will take place in a grim city in which “the rich prosper” (they tend to do that), while “the less fortunate face misery and repression”.

The unadorned title of the game provides no hint of its storied heritage. The saga kicked off in 1998 with Thief: The Dark Project and was last seen in 2004 with Thief: Deadly Shadows. Square Enix subsidiary Eidos Montreal, best known for its work on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, will be the third developer to take a crack at the franchise.

Thief is scheduled for release on PC, PS4 and “other next generation consoles” in 2014.

Another piece of the PlayStation 4 software puzzle has fallen into place with the announcement of Primal Carnage: Genesis. Much like the similarly titled (but unrelated) Primal Rage and Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, this Unreal Engine 4 powered game will showcase the destructive antics of your favourite plus sized lizards.

The title is in development at indie studio Lukewarm Media, which has already produced a PC game under the Primal Rage banner. While that release focused on multiplayer action, the new instalment will be very much a solo affair. Still, with a T-Rex to keep you company, you probably won’t have time to feel all that lonely.

Lukewarm founder Ashton Andersen describes Primal Carnage: Genesis as “a mix of linear gameplay and open world exploration from a first person human perspective”. It will also be episodic in nature and Andersen believes that the team will be able to respond to fan feedback between chapters.

A release date is yet to be announced.