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Rod Fergusson of Epic Games shows off some of the new features of the Gears of War 3 multiplayer, including new weapons, weapon skins, a detailed overhead map, enemy tagging and more.

(NSFW: Language) Got 12 minutes to spare? Sure you do. Especially if those minutes are to be spent watching the most extensive “Fault Line” gameplay footage yet from the upcoming Battlefield 3.

Aperture Science Founder and CEO Cave Johnson explains the origins and capabilities of the Long Fall boots in the latest trailer for Portal 2. First Butler, and now Johnson? Keep those fake execs coming.

Capcom and Namco pull back the lid on the upcoming cross-franchise fighter in this cinematic trailer. What, cutscenes aren’t your thing? Then watch 8 minutes of gameplay instead.

A peek at the drug-ridden, corruption-infested and mob-ruled abyss that detective Cole Phelps will have to confront while doing duty at the Vice crime desk, as his career progresses in L.A. Noire.

Capcom’s action horror video game series turns 15 this year, and what better way to celebrate than to come out with more games. This trailer features snippets from the five upcoming RE games.

In case it’s fallen off your radar, this gameplay trailer for Brink is a great reminder of the game’s incredibly bright and detailed graphics, weapons and customization options. Out 05/17/11.

Wage virtual war on foot or inside land and air vehicles, and customize your soldier as you level up and progress, all without paying a cent in EA’s newly launched online FPS Battlefield Play4Free.

Protect the things that matter most, courtesy of Aperture Science, as they reveal the consumer edition of their deadly gun-totin’ turret. Guaranteed to fire 65% more bullet per bullet.

The Bicycle Titanium Edition playing cards are based on the traditional Rider Back design, but with metallic inks and durable, professional-grade coating; available in steel blue and crimson red.

Arena Net celebrated April Fools’ Day with the technologically adept, naughty and totally fake Commando class. Watch the video to see how this modern warrior copes in a fantasy setting.

Mortal Kombat’s resident Hollywood star and crotch-puncher is acting and looking like a real douchebag, but his quick juggling moves and dirty tactics might make him your favorite fighter.

Earlier trailer for Mech Combat FPS game Hawken. While the gameplay trailer shows us the players point of view, this video is in spectator mode, giving us a great view of the map and the mechs.

TwitchGames’ Slice HD has a simple premise – move a variety of sharp objects out of the way to press a red button. It’s not for the squeamish, since the game’s blood effects are quite realistic.

This indie-made mech combat FPS is looking pretty spectacular, even in this unfinished work-in-progress state. No word yet on when we’ll be able to play it, but we want to – now.

A bit of vent-crawling and a mouse-based quick time event. Battlefield 3’s Frostbite graphics engine seems to be right up there with the Unreal Engine as well as Naughty Dog’s Game Engine.

From Ben Foddy, the man who made The Most Difficult Game Ever, comes GIRP, a mountain climbing sim. Not as ruthless as QWOP, but you’ll soon find yourself playing Twister with your fingers.

A graphically impressive gameplay video from upcoming Nintendo 3DS game Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D, featuring Jill Valentine and Albert Wesker shooting monsters in the face.

Gameplay from upcoming 2D fighting game Card Sagas Wars, featuring Halo‘s Master Chief and Metroid‘s Samus Aran. Another gameplay video with Link going up against Cloud Strife here.

Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza compiled this video of classic arcade game character deaths, set to Tears for Fears’ Mad World, chiptune-style. It’s not as comprehensive as 500+ Fatalities, but more fun.

Based on a classic game from the 8-bit era, this helicopter hostage rescue side-scroller gets a 21st century upgrade. We think the graphics and sound effects are just a wee bit better than the original.

Hipopotam Studios’ Pica Pic is a free online gallery and emulator of the handheld games that were a hit from the 80s to the early 90s. The look and graphics of the games are perfectly recreated.

Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is a tactical combat game for the Nintendo 3DS being developed with the help of Julian Gollop, one of the people behind the critically-acclaimed X-COM: UFO Defense.