Not because the 80s have gamers been ready to step into the shoes of the enduring John Rambo. Even then, the 1985 Commodore 64 game Rambo and Rambo for the NES didn’t inspire a similar form of reverence Sylvester Stallone‘s movie character did. Now, with decades of the game industry full of the kind of stealth and over-the-top shooter experiences that appear perfect for the Rambo character, one publisher is finally taking a possibility at the franchise.

Reef Entertainment this week released a primary look trailer for the imminent Rambo: The Online game . It sort of feels the sport would be a “fixed perspective” first-person shooter, meaning it will become on rails kind of like arcade games similar to The home of the Dead or Area 51. Unfortunately, the visuals appear to match the archaic game design:

The game is predicated at the first three Rambo movies – First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rambo III. Reef promises “shoot-outs, stealth killings, demolition, knife-play, and more,” though the trailer doesn’t adequately show how these will fit into gameplay. No matter its quality, Rambo: The Online game would be headed to both consoles and PC sometime this winter.

Classic NES platformer DuckTales is being remade for a trendy audience this year by the 2D platforming masters at WayForward. It was only given a vague Summer 2013 launch date when it was announced at PAX East earlier this year, but now we all know the sport is coming next month.

Capcom announced today that DuckTales Remastered would be hitting the PS3, Wii U and PC on August 13. Unfortunately, the sport won’t be out on Xbox 360 until 9/11. The delay may very well be via Xbox Live Arcade’s slots being filled all throughout August as a result of Summer of Arcade.

DuckTales Remastered may be available on all platforms for $14.99. In case you feel like spending $5 more and own a PS3, you may get the PS3 exclusive retail edition of the title that includes a download code and a collector pin for $19.99. The retail edition will launch a little in a while August 20.

To coincide with the announcement of the game’s release, Capcom has released a brand new video cleverly titled “Wayforward Duckumentaries” that goes into how the developers updated the NES classic for contemporary hardware. It also covers how Wayforward nailed the “authentic Disney look and feel” for the sport. Spoilers: They contracted some of the original artists from the DuckTales TV series.

[h/t: Polygon]

Deus Ex: The autumn is officially out for iOS platforms. The sport is an offshoot of the 2011 game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s also probably the most ambitious mobile games yet released, trying to bring the experience of a console stealth/shooter to the small screen.

Rather than follow Human Revolution protagonist Adam Jensen, the sport follows a British mercenary named Ben Saxon as he investigates a world drug conspiracy. Though the controls for the sport were adapted for a splash screen, The autumn seems to be just almost like its PC and console predecessors.

The Fall sells for $6.99/£4.99/€5.99 in Apple’s App Store. The sport will run on iPhone 4S and newer iPhones, 3rd-generation iPads and newer iPads, and at the latest generation of iPod Touch devices.

As seen within the launch trailer below, the graphics within the Fall don’t come near those of the great-looking Human Revolution. However, much of the gameplay Deus Ex fans love does appear to have made it into the mobile game.

Rovio, the developer behind the Angry Birds series, today announced that it’ll publish a game called Tiny thief on Thursday, July 11. The sport, the second one to come back out under the publisher’s ‘Rovio Stars’ label, should be available for both iOS and Android.

Rovio Stars is Rovio’s initiative to publish third-party titles on mobile platforms. It’s a tacit acknowledgement that a single mobile developer cannot stay innovative enough on its own to dominate mobile gaming, and that the recognition of the Angry Birds franchise might not last forever. The 1st game released under the label was Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage.

In contrast to Icebreaker’s physics-based action gameplay, Tiny Thief is a more laid-back hidden object and puzzle-solving game. The sport is decided in a medieval world crammed with offbeat characters and humorous events. The effect, as seen within the trailer below, is a game that seems kind of like classic point-and-click adventure games equivalent to Day of the Tentacle and Monkey Island, which might seem an ideal fit for touch-based mobile gaming.

Assassin’s Creed III introduced plenty of elements to the franchise that mostly garnered a powerful “meh” from gamers, but most can agree that its introduction of ship battles was definitely the highlight. That enthusiasm for naval combat could have been the explanation Ubisoft turned to pirates during this year’s title.

Today, Ubisoft released a brand new trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that shows off the game’s pirate gameplay and naval combat. Like several good pirate, players will spend lots of their free time hunting treasure that they find on maps. A few of the treasure which you find may also help you upgrade your ship to tackle the tougher naval challenges.

Some people will claim that they’re becoming bored with Assassin’s Creed, and that’s a legitimate argument. Others argue that pirate games are passé, but that one’s a bit of harder to defend. It’s rare that we get a pirate game, not to mention an outstanding one; and Assassin’s Creed IV is calling to be a very good pirate game.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will launch on October 29 for the Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U. It’ll even be a launch title for the Xbox One and PS4.

Just yesterday, GameStop announced that it had completely sold out of its initial allotment of PS4 units. Now another retailer has announced a similar.

Amazon announced today via its Games Facebook page that it has completely sold out of its initial allotment of PS4 and Xbox One launch units. Because the retailer notes, it only took them a month to sell throughout the launch unit preorders:

After a crazy and exciting month, we’ve sold through our initial allocations of PS4 and Xbox One. Thanks to all who’ve ordered and shared your opinions. We’ve got the everyday Editions for both consoles still available, but we can’t guarantee these at release. Please check back here as we’ll update you first if we receive further release day allocations.

What Amazon didn’t say is that it has sold out of its dearer launch day bundles in addition. The sell through rate of those bundle only further cements that the hype for next-gen consoles is incredibly high, and should remain so within the end of the year.

Amazon may well be sold out of both the PS4 and the Xbox One, but GameStop still has the Xbox Sooner or later One Edition available for preorder. There’s no make sure that will probably be available much longer, however, so that you better preorder now when you have your heart set on an Xbox One this holiday season.