Awesome Games

Sure, the Joker and Harley Quinn already made the rounds in the Arkham Asylum, but that doesn’t mean we’re not looking forward to taking them on in this latest, villain–infested Bat-installment.

Trailer for the upcoming 3DS game Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney. Millions of fans will object if you don’t release this outside of Japan, Nintendo. Turn on annotations to read the subtitles.

Producer Ken Mah from Namco Bandai Games shares some insights into the crazy gravity (or anti-gravity) and physics-based gameplay strategies in the trippy new FPS, Inversion.

A montage of the wonky physics in the FIFA 12 demo. It kinda makes us wish that the actual game would have an an option to keep it broken so we can do the hilarious kickoff pileup ourselves.

To showcase their Teagueduino hardware platform, Teague Labs created this physical side-scrolling ‘video game’ based on Super Mario Bros. Looks pretty entertaining based on reactions.

Can an action game be over-the-top and still have a decent story? Yep. Asura’s Wrath is not that game though. But if it plays as good as it looks, screw the story. Bring on the planet-sized enemies.

A sample multiplayer battle in Starhawk, with a map that encourages dynamic tactics and fighting whether on foot, on jetpacks, on vehicles or on the transforming mecha-jet Hawks.

A track in the newly released TrackMania² Canyon. It’s not as crazy as this one, but not even the chillout music can cover the fact that it has cars arcing over walls like droplets from a fountain.

Modder Cr4zyb4st4rd has made a mutator for Unreal Tournament 3 that turns the Redeemer – the most powerful weapon in the series – into a meme launcher. Might as well call it the Humiliator.

Mario turns 30 this year! Here’s a medley of the themes and music from his various games – from Donkey Kong to Super Mario Galaxy – which are every bit as memorable as the games themselves.

The gravel-voiced cop who pioneered bullet time in video games is back. Rockstar Games picks up the Max Payne franchise from Remedy Entertainment, losing the noir style but keeping it gritty.

Fans of the classic Space Invaders will dig this Japanese import, which converts your iPad or iPad2 into a mini Space Invaders cabinet. Has built in charging dock and speakers. A bit pricey though.

If you’ve wasted as many hours of your life playing Plants vs. Zombies as us, take a break, put down your iPhone, and enjoy this musical interlude, courtesy of the always coherent Crazy Dave.

Ace Combat won’t just let you fly fighter planes, they’ll let you pilot choppers too. If you we were wondering whether the game is a sim or an arcade, here’s two words for you: barrel roll.

The huggable and nimble warriors Rufus and Bob star in the latest trailer for mega crossover fighting game Street Fighter x Tekken. Makes us wish the actual fights were really this dynamic.

Ready to upgrade your Xbox 360? If Call of Duty is your game, you might just have to pre-order this 320GB console, with matching controllers, special startup sounds, and of course, MW3.

(NSFW: Language) Play as a war correspondent and shoot and edit videos for your story in this innovative FPS by Defiant Development, filmmaker Robert Connolly and journalist Tony Maniaty.

We thought Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One was all about multiplayer, but it’s good to see that Insomniac hasn’t ignored single-player either. Too soon to tell about all the side-scrolling, though.

An engrossing performance featuring scenes from the Uncharted 3 trailer by sand artist Natalya Netselya. Her medium is a perfect fit for the Arabian setting of Nathan Drake’s latest adventure.

Freddie Wong shares how his typical workday mornings go. Or at least how gamers imagine it. The first 25 seconds alone make it worth watching. Can you name all the games he referenced?

U.S. Marine Sgt. Blackburn enters the city of Tehran and blows stuff up real good in BF3’s Operation Guillotine, a joint operation to capture key members of the PLR leadership. (Thanks Flex!)

The high definition PS3 bundle of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are now available for pre-order. Both games now have PlayStation Trophies and are compatible with stereoscopic 3D displays.

Spov Design’s stylish clip for the just-released Resistance 3 was inspired by the game’s Saul Bass-inspired, Olly Moss-designed cover art and features a gritty, minimal palette. (Thanks, Sion!)