There have been a ton of preorder bonuses announced for Halo 4 but most of them are simply in game skins, armor variants, or emblems. (Not to say they aren’t awesome, there just hasn’t been much hype coming from the official sources.) Regardless, a reader of ours just pre-ordered today and got this nifty poster lithograph. Pretty awesome if we do say so ourselves. We’ve been told the offer is only valid while supplies last so you might want to get there soon.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) have announced the winners of the annual Into the Pixel (ISP) collection. “ITP is a testament to the artistry and creative vision of our industry’s innovators and remarkable talent,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association. The selection of 16 art pieces from various games that have released in the past year were chosen by various acclaimed industry professionals.

Zenimax Media has trademarked Hearth Fire which may be another piece of DLC for Skyrim. According to the filing, the trademark si for a: Computer game software for use with computers and video game consoles; downloadable computer game software offered via the internet and wireless devices. For now, we’ll have to settle for knowing that Dawnguard will be the first content releasing.

Ubisoft has released a little teaser for what is to come during their E3 press briefing which takes place Monday at 3 PM (PDT). The game itself releases on September 4. Make sure to stay tuned for our coverage all of next week.

It seems people have done some pretty deep digging. Various members of the Internet community have discovered a snippet of the Activision - Bungie contract which expressly prohibits Valve, Epic Games, or Gearbox Software from developing Destiny.