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The spiritual successor to one of the best games on the PS3, Dark Souls is for players who want to work hard for every victory, with added emphasis on exploration. Also coming to the Xbox 360.

Nathan Drake channels John McClane in this trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, showing that he’s both a caring lover and a persistent fighter. And also keeps on falling off large vehicles.

Gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, showing old man Ezio and his predecessor Altair doing what they do best: jumping out of high places and stabbing people stylishly.

Watch Kazuya get spammed to death with Hadoukens and more in this action-packed look at the combat system of Street Fighter X Tekken. Also has a handful of character reveals.

BioWare highlights the third-person shooter aspect of Mass Effect 3. Watch Shepard, Liara and Garrus use a combination of powers and weapons to take down several soldiers of… Cerberus?!

Gunfire, explosions and tanks – what’s not to like? Check out the intense 64-player vehicle warfare – including jets – from this impressive Battlefield 3 multiplayer Caspian Border map. Looking good.

The first trailer for Valve Software’s upcoming RTS-action RPG hybrid DOTA 2. The lead designer for the game is IceFrog, who is also the current developer of the original DOTA WarCraft III mod.

A look at the loony character and weapon customization options in Gotham City Impostors. The unlikely combination of Batman, humor and FPS is turning out to be a winning recipe.

The life of brilliant cryogenics expert Dr. Victor Fries took a cruel twist; now he’s avenging his wife, donning a cold badass suit and becoming a archenemy of Batman in Arkham City.

(NSFW: Language) Quirky Japanese game? Yep. Sexy cheerleader? Check. Zombies? Indeed. Chainsaw kills? Absolutely. Sign us up. From the twisted minds of Suda51 and James Gunn.

Believe it or not, that’s a screenshot from Grand Theft Auto IV. The graphical improvement is due to Keilany Hassam’s iCEnhancer mod, which is currently at version 1.3 beta. More here and here.

A look at the brand new Spec Ops Survival mode. Play solo, split-screen local or online multiplayer. Stay alive, earn money to buy better gear, so you can stay alive, so you can… you get it.

The long-awaited sequel to one of the craziest racing games ever made, TrackMania² Canyon adds smooth, crisp graphics to the deep track-building and sharing that made it so popular.

Think Mirror’s Edge done in wireframe mode or Cannabalt in 3D, and you’ve got a good idea of what to expect from Fotonica. Check out the online demo version on Kongregate now.

The Kinect is filled with potential. It’s been used to control other gadgets and even help the disabled. And then there’s this profoundly depressing excuse for a video game. Hilarious, but still depressing.

(Spoilers/NSFW) GRRM fans, have your sense of humor at the ready – a parody is coming. Collegehumor turns the HBO series into a hilarious 16-bit video game. Watch the deleted scenes here.

Totally mess with gravity, the environment and your enemies, flinging them into the sky, onto the ceiling, or pinning them to the ground. Think Half-Life 2’s gravity gun – on major steroids.

Join the Resistance and drive and blast your enemies until you take down the Authority in this visceral FPS. Offers customizable weapons and vehicles, campaign, co-op and multiplayer modes.

If you love Final Fight, Valkyrie Profile or video games in general, watch – nay, experience this. Let YouTuber and modern-day bard Hortyort regale you with the tale of Metro City’s great mayor.

NBA 2K12 still has Michael Jordan, but this time he’s not the only legend on the block. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving will also be playable.

Currently being developed by a group of students of the DigiPen Institute of Technology, Nitronic Rush is a “survival driving game”, although its less Twisted Metal and more Tron meets Trackmania.

(NSFW: Language) Mario has a little problem. Casual games and smartphone apps are muscling in on his turf. So he gathers The Five Families (of gaming) to unite against the growing threat.

A walkthrough of one of the earlier missions available in Star Wars: The Old Republic, showing how Bioware has added player immersion in the narrative while still providing exciting gameplay.