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Shiness is an impressive looking Japanese-style RPG by indie developer Ynnis Interactive. The game will have five playable characters and a combat system similar to 3D fighting games. For Windows and OS X, with a possible PS4 port.

The Spy puts on his best Solid Snake impression in The Mystery Zone’s sublime mashup of Team Fortress 2 and the PlayStation classic Metal Gear Solid. They even used low resolution models and graphics.

(NSFW: Language) Another entry to the now bastardized simulation genre, Baking Simulator 2014 is like Surgeon Simulator except it’s about baking. Sam Oates made it in just two days for Ludum Dare.

A mariachi band plays a medley of catchy tunes from Super Mario Bros. at a wedding. We were disappointed to find out the bride and groom weren’t dressed like Princess Peach and Mario though. (Thanks Anwar!)

The Stomping Land is an upcoming multiplayer survival game where you play as tribes of hunters. What are you hunting? Dinosaurs. You can eat them, turn them into resources and even tame them. If you can catch one, that is.

We were stoked when we saw the first teaser for this urban sandbox game, and Insomniac has been hard at work making this Saints Row meets Jet Set Radio meets Infamous meets Bioshock: Infinite look like the Xbox One exclusive to beat.

Developer Bungie teases the loot system for its upcoming team-oriented FPS Destiny. The game has three weapon categories, lots of sweet armor and individual loot drops, so you won’t have to worry about greedy teammates.

Sony Online Entertainment showcases some of the player-created content on the closed beta version of Landmark, the upcoming crafting and building MMORPG that will be launching alongside EverQuest Next.

(Gore) A look at the stealthy and guns-blazing method of defeating the gadget-loving Nazis in Bethesda’s Wolfenstein: The New Order. It’s like Captain America: The First Avenger, except the Nazis won and you’re playing the Punisher.

CGI Kevin Spacey stars as the founder of a private military corporation whose soldiers are armed with exoskeletons and other high-tech weapons and equipment. Crysis meets Metal Gear Solid 4 in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

This ambitious simulator encourages players to shape and cultivate entire planets, and the simulation keeps going whether you interact with it or not, so you can play, or merely observe. The best part: NO microtransactions or paid DLC.

Our latest look at Bungie’s Destiny features a story mission in which players invade a camp already infested with two other warring factions. It’s looking more and more like a multiplayer Mass Effect. Pre-order to get in the closed beta.

After numerous false starts, Sony’s PS4 exclusive team-based racing game finally has a release date they’re sticking to: October 7, 2014, and the game is looking better than ever in its latest action-packed trailer.

This sample match of the upcoming 4 vs. 1 multiplayer FPS Evolve will give you a good idea of the game’s idiosyncracies. Turn annotations on and use the buttons at the bottom of the video to switch between each player’s viewpoint.

In Dragon Age: Inquisition, you alone have the power to seal the demonic gateways that have sprung up all over Thedas. Sadly, you’ll have to trudge through the worst gateway of them all before your journey even begins.

Peter Griffin’s Chris Roberts’ 2014 PAX East presentation of his upcoming space combat simulation game Star Citizen. Skip to 11:20 for gameplay footage, featuring dogfighting and asteroid ramming.

Now you can play Blizzard’s accessible multiplayer collectible card game on the go. If you already started playing Hearthstone on your desktop, just log in and your collection will be waiting for you on your iPad. Requires iPad 2+.

We love video games, but there are times where we just want to throw our controllers against the wall. Here, BuzzFeedPop sums up 50 of the most irksome things that happen during games. They forgot to mention the entire Ninja Gaiden series.

“We can no longer deny what is clear: our time on Earth is ending.” Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth has players exploring and settling on new planets, with eight “expedition sponsors” to choose from and a nonlinear tech tree.

Rezoner’s Limbs Repair Station is a cyberpunk puzzle game inspired by Papers, Please and System Shock. You play a mechanic who repairs electronic hands, learning about the game’s world and citizens in the process.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is about the rise of Handsome Jack. It takes place on Pandora’s moon and has familiar NPCs as playable characters, including Claptrap. Drops Q3 2014 for PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows. More here.

Sorry Lyoto, but the real Dragon is here. Alongside in-game footage of vicious knockouts and submissions, the latest gameplay video for the Xbox One and PS 4 MMA game reveals that Bruce Lee will be a playable character.

The sequel to one of the most gruesome puzzle games ever made. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number will feature multiple characters, new weapons, dual wielding and more. Drops Q3 for Windows, PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. More here.