From "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" to "Epic Mickey" and "DC Universe Online, " many titles offer special collector's editions brimming with such extras as action figures, bonus DVDs and even remote-controlled toy vehicles.

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OnLive's getting Driver: San Francisco, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, FEAR 3, Duke Nukem Forever and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, to name a few, and it's actually planning a Netflix-like flat rate pricing plan for back-catalog and indie games as well.

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The music is tranquil, the pacing is whatever I want it to be, I can collect and horde, I can be a thief or assassin (all my killings are assassinations because I am of the Dark Brotherhood be it contract or not).

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