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(NSFW: Lyrics) Epic shows off their bloody-good looking update to Horde mode in Gears 3, and also tip us off to a bit of the game’s soundtrack, featuring “Gears of War” by Ice-T’s Body Count.

Original hero Frank West returns in this do-over of Dead Rising 2, with new environments, weapons and gameplay. We’d be content with it not having long loading times and timed missions anymore.

New gameplay video for Diablo III, showing off all five classes smashing, slashing and casting. Spider summon? Zombie towers? Witch Doctor FTW! Still no release date though.

Five of the best indie games, cross-platform, DRM-free. Name your price.Even donate part of your payment to charity. Also includes limited free play of some beta games. Minecart? Mindcraft?

(Spoilers) A recap of Uncharted’s story, for newbies who’d like to brush up on the adventures of Nathan Drake before playing the 3rd installment. Also reminds vets of how silly the stories are.

Bioware sat down with Gamespot to give a gameplay demo of Mass Effect 3, showing off new features like the Omniblade, sentinel armor powers and weapon customization. Demo starts at 2:05.

One of the best halftime performances from the University of California’s marching band. We’re well aware that this video is three years old, but this deserves to get ten times its current view count.

Gameplay trailer for the latest in EA’s racing series, Need for Speed: The Run. Drive across the United States in an illegal race in the best and latest cars, from the Audi R8 to the McLaren MP4-12C.

The title isn’t the only unique thing about this game. Inspired by the Book of Enoch, the hero’s holy weapons become corrupted as they are used, and must be purified to go back to full strength.

Uses the original gameplay code, so it plays exactly the same as it did 10 years ago, but with the graphics of a current gen game. Switch the visuals to classic mode if you’re feeling nostalgic.

The folks at Epic Games talk about the progression of their hit shooter, and how the final installment in the trilogy has the most personal story, and show off a bit more in-game footage and cinematics.

Cage fighters clash in this trailer for fighting game crossover Street Fighter x Tekken. Craig Marduk and King tag team against Hugo and his manager Poison – no Zangief? –  plus Cody and Guy.

There’s a nightmare in the Outworld tournament – a living nightmare. Wes Craven’s classic horror character enters Shao Kahn’s tournament, glove-mounted razors and hellish powers in tow.

Comedy trio Mega64 presented this parody of the original Deus Ex to the developers of the sequel, who were no doubt blown away that these man-children were capable of recording a video.

The no-necked Oswald C. Cobblepot and his goons take on The Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham City. We’re not sure what to make of the cockney accent though. Watch to the end for a special cameo.

We slaughtered enemies – and conquered puzzles – with the brawny War. Now it’s time for another Horseman of the Apocalypse to take center stage, and it’s none other than Death himself.

Video game de-maker extraordinaire Eric Ruth is working on what’s shaping up to be his best effort yet: Team Fortress 2 as a 4-player beat ’em up, with trademark moves for each of the classes.

A look at the tactics, tools and weapons at your disposal in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. There’s nothing awfully revolutionary, but if you want variety, this game seems to have it in spades.

Game-making genius Tim Schafer pitches his latest concept to an unlikely executive, Cookie Monster. With the exception of the cookie-eating part, he reminds us of every boss we’ve ever had.

Alpha gameplay from StarCraft Universe, an MMO mod of StarCraft II with emphasis on team raiding and fast-paced action. While not made by Blizzard, it does have the company’s blessing.

Chess can be a slow-paced game, establish some urgency by making your pieces out of ice. And when you’re sick of playing, just use freeze some extra game pieces to chill your drinks.

The latest trailer from Batman: Arkham City dives into the obsessive and warped mind of the Riddler, aka Edward E. Nigma, and gives up a glimpse of some of the traps in store for the Caped Crusader.

This nasty new biological weapon is capable of infecting enemies and turning them into contagious plague bombs to spread their ailment to others. Reminds us of Halo’s Flood except in gun form.