Games

Skate 2 isn’t just another skater game; it frees the player to get on and off their board at any time. Feeling obnoxious? You can even kick your skateboard at innocent passersby.

Although we loved the naval footage, this latest trailer for Empire: Total War shows off its land battles. Focused on the 18th century, expect plenty of gloriously epic gunpowder battles.

This trailer for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is one of our favorites; performed to music by Blind Guardian, there’s just something about smashing skeletons to rock that is oh-so righteous.

Paul Eres has put together a fantastic montage of 100 indie games developed with YoYo Games’ Game Maker application, around since 1999. Click here to see a list of the games.

Endless Zombie Rampage is a free flash game and not very complex, but the satisfying crunch of body parts and vast array of weaponry (minigun, anyone?) makes this a great time killer.

Tired of stock Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers? Peak’s Starpex Guitars mimic the real thing; they’re heavier, feature muted strum buttons and get three awesome color schemes.

This latest “Faith City” trailer for Mirror’s Edge focuses on the classic security vs. freedom debate. It’s a cell-shaded masterpiece, enough so we wish the actual game looked like this.

The canteen and metal box aren’t anything special, but one week’s worth of Double XP for buyers of Call of Duty: World at War Collector’s Edition may make it worth it for some.

Mixing steampunk with concepts of verticality, we’re really looking forward to Damnation. It’s a cross between Dark Void and Mirror’s Edge, so expect to do a lot of jumping and climbing.

Don’t have money for a Femisapien? light-Bot is a free puzzle game with a simple premise: program a robot to move across a grid in the most efficient way possible (hint: use functions).

One look at the “Crash Carnage” label for this MotorStorm: Pacific Rift trailer and we knew it was pure gold; it makes road rage on a Los Angeles freeway look like a ballerina class.

This latest “Combat Chain” trailer for Tom Clancy’s WW3 RTS, End War, briefs players on various unit classes. Not much gameplay, but you won’t have to wait long: it’s coming 11/4.

Pulled once by Apple, iPhone app Phonesaber is now back and fully legal. Renamed Lightsaber Unleashed, it’s being offered for free to promote The Force Unleashed.

After a cryptic countdown, Bungie revealed the teaser above for Halo 3: Keep It Clean; looming over a futuristic city suffering a disaster, it’s an expansion pack for Halo’s campaign mode.

Resistance 2 has a slew of new gameplay videos out; our favorite one has the player trying to take out a massive Chimera Goliath. Be sure to stop by Joystiq to see the rest of them!

Coming out of USC’s Interactive Media unit, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is like Braid on crack. If you’ve ever wanted to literally kick your own ass, you can do it here.

This is not your standard YouTube video: this ad for Wario Land: Shake It is pure genius. We’ll leave out the details for you, but let’s just say your GUI elements don’t stand a chance.

We were never big fans of Tron, but indie-developed Tank Universal gives those neon polygons a nice coat of glow paint with particle effects and 20 levels of tank-on-tank combat.

Paradox Interactive’s space shooter, Dark Horizon, is now available on their site through GamersGate for $30. Check out the trailer above, which is packed with plenty of space combat.