Square Enix Outs E3 Lineup

By Nick Mokey Published May 29, 2009

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Though E3 remains days away, Square Enix has lifted the curtain on the titles it will be showing this year with a Friday press release detailing the upcoming show.

New titles include Front Mission Evolved, a third-person shooter based on the “wanzer” humanoid war machine, Nier, an action-adventure game that pits players against a virus, and Order of War, a real-time strategy game set during WWII. Supreme Commander will also see a sequel set to come out in 2010.

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