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The Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 2013 is on once again, and AusGamers is on-scene in Los Angeles, to bring you all the news from the show.

Those who have been experiencing bugs with the Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.7.0 will be happy to know that an updated Minecraft Pocket Edition 0.7.1 fixes several bugs noticeable in its predecessor.

Dota 2 is due to launch this summer in its full form throughout North America and Europe, Valve's VP of Marketing Doug Lombardi tells Gamespot .

Lego has given the go-ahead for a Mars Rover model after its fan-built design received massive support on its Cuusoo page.

Community-run site ValveTime has a confirmation from Valve of plans to officially launch Dota 2 this summer.

For the demo, I stuck with my favorite Wizard character class which was already leveled up to around 35 and packed full of potent, boosted abilities like Disintegrate and Frost Nova.

Our friend and longtime [H] forum member has an in-depth write up on how League of Legends, SC2, and DOTA 2 run on the Microsoft Surface Pro.

According to an article in the new edition of PC Gamer magazine, Dota 2 will be released in its full form prior to The International 2013.

You can tell us a bit more about this wish list if you want below. If not, we'll fill in some details for you until you're ready .

When Intel takes time out of their keynote speech at Computex to announce and hype a product, you can pretty much be assure that it is something special.

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During an E3 demo today, Skylanders executive producer Scott Krager announced that the newest entry in the series, Swap Force , will launch "day and date" for both the XBox One and PlayStation 4 -- though the specific release date for these consoles is still unknown.

Releasing a new video, Sixense Studios announced that all owners of the Portal 2 In Motion DLC will receive Non-Emotional Manipulation, an all-new co-op campaign specifically designed for Playstation Move, for free.

Activision has sent over details of its E3 2013 line-up, accompanied by the announcement that Skylanders Swap Force will be released on next-gen consoles.

The E3 expo in Los Angeles is already the biggest video games show of the year but next week's event will help decide the shape of gaming for the next decade.

Steam News announces a free weekend is underway for Sid Meier's Civilization V, and that the turn-based strategy sequel is on sale for 75% off .

'Non-Emotional Manipulation' is a co-op campaign designed for PlayStation Move. It follows the Portal 2 In Motion DLC , which introduced Move functionality to the 2011 title.

Valve have unveiled that they're almost done working on a new Dota 2 documentary, Free to Play .

Are Jason West and Vince Zampella carrying around lightning in a bottle? The two arguably kicked off the most successful franchise in modern gaming history with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, just before a bitter split with publisher Activision.