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Launch Trailer: Nostalgia

Launch Trailer: Nostalgia
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Available 10/27/09: epic launch trailer aside, we have high hopes for Nostalgia, a steampunk RPG for the DS; it’s developed by the same team that brought us FF III and IV for the DS.

Siren Trailer: Bioshock 2

Siren Trailer: Bioshock 2
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Note to self: when creepy narrator speaks of Rapture in the third person, RUN (or swim very quickly): this Siren Trailer for Bioshock 2 delivers with a nearly non-stop barrage of gameplay.

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Timeline #5: Old Republic

Timeline #5: Old Republic

The fifth video in SWTOR’s Timeline series is the stuff that legends are made of: a small band of defenders holds off a superior Imperial force on Bothan home planet Bothawui.

Free: Vector Conflict

Free: Vector Conflict

Don’t let the polygonal graphics and range of movement turn you off; Vector Conflict is a surprisingly addictive retro shooter that features upgrades and seemingly endless waves.

Back in the Game: Hazard

Back in the Game: Hazard

This two-part Back in the Game trailer (1, 2) brings our favorite video game characters to painful, pitiful life: Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond promises to put them out of their misery.

Behind Scenes: Uncharted 2

Behind Scenes: Uncharted 2
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This trio of Behind the Scenes trailers for Uncharted 2 obliterates any lingering doubts we had about the game; learn about Tech & Gameplay, Story & Art, or Making the Cinematics.

Launch: Forza Motorsport 3

Launch: Forza Motorsport 3
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With shoutouts to tuners, racers, and drifters, Forza Motorsport 3 seems to be trying too hard by being all things to all drivers, but the critics seem to love it; it’ll be available 10/27.

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Extraction: Army of Two

Extraction: Army of Two
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With an emphasis on teamwork, Army of Two: The 40th Day plays more like Army of Four with the co-op Extraction Mode; it’s available if you preorder or a month after 1/12 if you don’t.

Progression Trailer: AC2

Progression Trailer: AC2
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With healthy hints of Fable, this Assassin’s Creed 2 Progression Trailer reveals the heart of any good RPG: character evolution, which in the case of Ezio covers 30 years of his life.

Getting Started: Saboteur

Getting Started: Saboteur
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This Getting Started trailer for The Saboteur shows it’s not all stealth and subterfuge; anyone who gets to race cars, blow up blimps and liberate France is having a pretty good day.

Game Trailer: Metro 2033

Game Trailer: Metro 2033

It’s official: Ukrainian-developed Metro 2033 has been picked up to THQ; it’s a Russian version of Fallout, albeit with recent technology that’s more on par with Modern Warfare 2.

Funny: Link’s Distractions

Funny: Link’s Distractions

Slightly NSFW: Watching the Legend of Link’s Distractions, it’s a wonder Link ever got anything done; then again, chasing chickens may have less to do with ADD than a lack of free will.

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Civilization Network

Civilization Network

Hello, social network, goodbye, social life: details are scarce, but Civilization Network is Sid Meier’s next great world building game and will be played on Facebook; it’ll launch in 2010.

3D Dot Game Heroes

3D Dot Game Heroes

Launching 11/5 in Japan for the Playstation 3, 3D Dot Game Heroes has us giddy for its 3D voxel approach to retro-style, 2D graphics; no word yet on an international release date.

The Beatles: Abbey Road

The Beatles: Abbey Road
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Available this week: Abbey Road is a must-download DLC for The Beatles: Rock Band fans, with five tracks for $17 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 and six tracks a-la-carte on the Wii.

LEGO Foosball Table

LEGO Foosball Table

Made by graphic designer Matthew Davidson, this LEGO Foosball Table may look simple with wheels as knobs, but it’s fun to play; his son insists on several matches every night.

Altec Lansing Stage-Gig

Altec Lansing Stage-Gig
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Compatible with Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and DJ Hero, Altec Lansing’s Stage-Gig is ideal for extra on-stage (or on-couch) oomph; the 40W amplified speaker packs a 6.5″ woofer.

Covenant Elite Costume

Covenant Elite Costume

Putting the Halo in Halloween, Pete Mander’s Covenant Elite costume also puts anything we’ve ever fielded to shame; it features joystick-operated top and bottom mandibles.

Intro Video: Borderlands

Intro Video: Borderlands
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This intro cinematic for Borderlands doesn’t reveal anything new, but it sets the tone for the game with character intros and sweet roadkill; available today, it’s been getting good reviews.

Free: Xenogears ReMixed

Free: Xenogears ReMixed
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We always love freebies, but Xenogears ReMixed goes beyond awesome: based on Yasunori Mitsuda’s original Xenogears music, it’s reconceived by no less than 32 musicians.

D&D x Microsoft Surface

D&D x Microsoft Surface

Microsoft’s Surface finds its true calling with this Dungeons & Dragons concept: it’s a dream come true for tabletop gamers with virtual playing fields, although we miss the physical dice.

Trailer: Shattered Horizon

Trailer: Shattered Horizon

The deadly void of space has never looked more beautiful with this nearly soundless trailer for Shattered Horizon; 100% in-game footage, it’s packed with sweet zero-g combat.

Assassin’s Creed: Lineage

Assassin’s Creed: Lineage

Like father, like son: Ezio’s dad Giovanni gets real blood on his hands with Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, a series of three live-action short films that’ll be released on YouTube starting 10/27.

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