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While the new console 'n Kinect might pillage the lion's share a attention at the Xbox Reveal, the good ol' Xbox controller be getting some redesign love on the Xbox One as well. The control will feature an integrated battery compartment, Wi-Fi Direct, "impulse triggers" that incorporate extra feedback 'n, most important a all, a cross-shaped "precision" D-Pad.

Steam Trading Cards be the next 10-gallon hats from Valve. If ye understand that line, then the rest a this story will make sense t' ye. If not, then ye have every right t' scratch yer head 'n ask "Why?" t' everything that follows.

In beta starting today, Steam Trading Cards allow crew t' earn Steam rewards for playing games. The current line-up a participating games be Don't Starve, Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, Portal 2 'n Half-Life 2. crew will earn game-specific trading cards that can be collected t' earn "game badges, profile backgrounds, emoticons, coupons, 'n more."

Here's the simplest way we understand it: Create trading Card sets > craft badges > pillage prizes listed above. There's more details on the Steam Trading Card site.

Nyan Cat creator Christopher Orlando Torres 'n Keyboard Cat's owner Charles Schmidt have filed a copyright 'n trademark infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros. 'n 5th Cell over their creations' appearances in the Scribblenauts series.

The complaint, filed on April 22nd, alleges that developer 5th Cell did not seek permission t' include either copyrighted character in their published products or in related promotional material. The original Nyan Cat 'n Keyboard Cat videos have each been viewed tens a millions a times on YouTube, making them "extremely valuable for commercial uses," according t' the complaint.

"Plaintiffs claim that Warner Bros 'n 5th Cell's trademark infringement be willful 'n intentional 'n be requesting an award a treble damages 'n requesting the case be deemed exception under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), thereby entitling Plaintiffs t' an award a reasonable attorneys' fees," intellectual property-focused attorney blog Milord & Associates notes.

Plaintiffs Schmidt 'n Torres additionally seek an injunction against the sale a Scribblenauts products until the matter be resolved.

The Scribblenauts series allows players t' summon a wide variety a memes during gameplay, for both practical purposes 'n comedic effect. Keyboard Cat has appeared in every series entry t' date, while Nyan Cat be a more recent addition, appearing only in Scribblenauts Unlimited.

Capcom be bringing back DuckTales in a new game developed by WayForward Technologies. This be one a the two new games teased by Capcom ahead a the "World a Capcom" panel, along with Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles a Mystara.

The new DuckTales, a course, be inspired by the NES classic, a Mega Man-esque game in which Scrooge McDuck used his cane as both a golf club 'n a pogo stick. The new version has new hand-drawn sprites, 'n features original voice work. it be coming t' Wii U, PSN, 'n XBLA for $15.

Update: DuckTales Remastered be actually a full remake a the NES game, with new features including a museum 'n "A MONEY BIN ye CAN ACTUALLY SWIM IN!"

• Giant Bomb (5/5): "Everything in this new game exists in service a making it a great game in it be own right, not in stoking yer nostalgia for the games ye played over the last decade. As a character action game, it hits all the notes - fast, robust action, marvelous visual style, 'n a tremendous sense a attitude - ye could want in this type a game."
• Game Informer (90/100): "I be impressed by the sheer variety a Dante's moveset. Three guns, two angelic weapons, two demonic weapons, 'n one sword have unique abilities that ye purchase. Because some moves be more useful than others (I still love the Stinger/Trillion Stabs combo), ye can refund any spent points at no cost, encouraging ye t' experiment with the possibilities."
• IGN (89/100): "Long-time Devil May Cry fans unsure a Ninja Theory's treatment can abandon their fears. DmC hurls Dante into a newer, better world, complete with a glorious combat system 'n enough style t' make old Dante proud. This be digital action at it be finest, steeped in the blood a angels, spiced with gunpowder, 'n garnished with a middle finger."
• Edge (80/100): "DmC has a greater emphasis on story than the games that preceded it, then, which be just what ye'd expect from the maker a the narrative-heavy Enslaved 'n Heavenly Sword. But it be focus be absolutely where it best be: at the tip a Dante's sword. Playing true t' it be forebears' considerable strengths, DmC be still a game about crowd management 'n a making best use a it be myriad systems t' keep a combo going 'n maximise yer style rating."
• GameSpot (80/100): "DmC succeeds both in it be story 'n in it be brilliant combat, 'n it looks the business too, despite a few minor glitches 'n the more color-soaked levels looking like they've spent a little too much time in an Instagram filter. Sure, ye may baulk at Dante's trendy new haircut, or maybe even miss a little a that B-movie Devil May Cry insanity, but the heart a what makes the series so enticing 'n so much fun t' play holds true here."