Awesome Games

This Kickin’ Names trailer is brutally honest: yes, Serious Sam HD is the same bleepin’ game as the first one, but we’re looking forward to the revamped HD graphics 12/1.

If you’ll forgive the reference, this Need For Shift: SHIFT trailer for the Team Racing Pack hits fast and furious; you’ll get five new cars and a team racing mode, all as a free DLC.

The Big Apple goes small in a big way with this 4-D Cityscape’s NYC Puzzle; the fourth dimension is time, as it includes 125 buildings from City Hall in 1812 to the Freedom Tower in 2013.

This Watchers trailer finally shows off Dark Void’s baddies; not only did we have a hard time stomaching how alien they are, but so did they: watch for the inside-out moment at 0:35.

Because everybody loves a montage: this Customized Gameplay trailer for ModNation Racers packs the track with over two minutes of racing; it’s due out early 2010 on PS3.

The Horseman’s Road trailer for Darksiders gives us our first real look at the player’s powers and loot, and boy is it heavenly: burning armor, wings of shadow flight and abyssal chains.

We’re mostly looking forward to the updated retro gameplay, but this 3D Dot Game Heroes Launch trailer shows there is at least a plot; think stolen orbs, 2D evil, and 3D heroes.

Dreams of 20-sided mana-draining fairies now dance in our head thanks to Monster Manual, a music video by Mixel PIxel dedicated to AD&D; it’s animated by the prolific Dan Meth.

Due out 2010 as a full game, Dino-D-Day is available as a prototype Half Life 2 mod; it envisions an alternate WW2 with the Allies fighting Nazis literally armed to the teeth. Thanks, Chris!

This second Moments trailer for Battlefield BC2 may look similar to the first, but two important points: 1) ultra-realistic graphics never get old, and 2) neither does wanton demolition.

BioShock 2: Special Edition packs in the physical goodies with a 13″x13″ box, three vintage Rapture posters, a vinyl 180g LP of the original BioShock score, an artbook, and BioShock 2.

Slightly NSFW: Jeremie Duval’s Pulp Fiction and Mario mashup does Tarantino proud with guns and gasoline in place of fireballs; who needs Luigi when you have Travolta in overalls?

This Weapons trailer for Army of Two: The 40th Day is heaven for both gun freaks and combinatorial math geeks; choose from dozens of options for barrel, stock, scope, style, and more.

A dozen awesome trailers and a short film later, Assassin’s Creed II is finally available; this cinematic trailer launches the game and ends with a final, glorious knife-fight montage.

We’ve enjoyed Star Trek Online’s Future Past series, but this Tactics trailer really lights up the LCARS with a detailed look at space combat, ship upgrades, and personnel choices.

Beloved by bikers and a favorite of Sinatra (he was buried with a bottle), this Jack Daniel’s Chess Set celebrates its heritage; Jack serves as King while Black Label bottles are pawns.

It’s still in pre-alpha, but this Supreme Commander 2 trailer is both gorgeous and promising; we glimpse a vastly improved research tree, full 3D camera, and advanced pathfinding.

This Super Street Fighter IV Modes trailer pounds the message home with Team and Endless Battles, Replay Channels, and Bonus Stages; Tournament Mode will be via download.

Ravensword isn’t perfect (no skill trees), but it shines as an iPhone/iPod Touch RPG with nearly 50 characters, an open world, and plenty of side quests; not bad for a two-man team.

I sense a disturbance in your signal: we have a bad feeling about this Darth Vader Wii Sensor Bar Holder, if only because he just might Force Choke us for one Wii Fit workout too many.

Our blindingly fast paddle prowess is no match for this blindingly bright Chrome Ping Pong Table; limited to 10 pieces, each table is made from mirror-polished stainless steel.

28-year old indie game dev Eric Ruth’s NES Left 4 Dead is an 8-bit-style “de-make” of the franchise; it only offers 1- or 2-player but will be free for download January 4, 2010. Thanks, Boots!

You’ll need to speak Japanese to understand this Overview trailer for Resonance of Fate, but a video is worth a thousand words (and bullets): gameplay starts about 3 minutes in.