When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Awesome Games

Trailer: TMNT Re-Shelled

Trailer: TMNT Re-Shelled

Get ready for a massive 80s/90s cartoon flashback: your favorite half-shelled, pizza-devouring heroes are hitting XBLA and PSN on 8/5/09 with TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled.

Choose Your Apocalypse

Choose Your Apocalypse

With a recession, 2012, and Jackie Chan fighting viruses, the end-time signs are all here; Slate’s Choose Your Own Apocalypse lets you choose 144 possible causes of America’s death.

Advertisement

Daytraders of the Dead

Daytraders of the Dead

Similar to EZR, Daytraders of the Dead ups the ante with more satisfying powerups, enemies worth killing (undead bankers) and all the Federal bailout money you could ever want.

DM Trailer: Halo ODST

DM Trailer: Halo ODST
Buy

This Desperate Measures trailer for Halo 3: ODST shows why Nathan Fillion should narrate every game trailer: it’s a down-to-earth breakdown of the characters, weapons and story.

Splitter 2

Splitter 2

The premise of Splitter 2 is simple: drag your mouse through wood objects to allow a perpetually happy smiley face to roll to its destination, or just hack things to bits if you get stuck.

CoD Trailer: Der Riese

CoD Trailer: Der Riese

This Der Riese trailer for Call of Duty: World at War’s Nazi Zombies map is filled with cheesy one-liners and set to hideous music, but makes up for it with unadulterated undead mayhem.

Trailer: Mothership Zeta

Trailer: Mothership Zeta

Getting abducted by aliens tends to ruin your day, but this B-movie style trailer for Fallout 3’s final DLC, Mothership Zeta, promises the game will go out with an out-of-this-world bang.

Advertisement

Butterfly Effect: EVE

Butterfly Effect: EVE

EVE Online has been around for awhile, but this Butterfly Effect trailer does a brilliant job explaining its emergent, sandbox-style gameplay; that, and it’s a feast for the eyes.

Guess The Google

Guess The Google

Guess the Google is simple but surprisingly addictive game that presents an array of images which you’ll need to guess the search term for; it’s pretty finicky, so get your spelling right.

SDCC Trailer: Marvel UA2

SDCC Trailer: Marvel UA2
Buy

Shown at SDCC ’09, this official trailer for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 may not show anything new, but does a great job as a highly energetic and visual who’s who of the Marvel universe.

Epic Mickey

Epic Mickey

It’s been rumored that Disney is working on a steampunk game, but above is our first peek at the tentatively named Epic Mickey; it’s from websites of concept artists tied to the project.

Marines: Aliens vs Predator

Marines: Aliens vs Predator

We’re big supporters of the Corps, but this Marines trailer for Aliens vs. Predator (due out next year on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 36) shows just how hopelessly outmatched they are.

Advertisement

DIY: Laser Harp Hero

DIY: Laser Harp Hero

Stephen Hobley wowed us with his Laser Harp, but it gets better: he’s hacked it to work with open-source Guitar Hero clone Frets on Fire, appropriately dubbing it Laser Harp Hero.

DJ Hero Renegade

DJ Hero Renegade
Buy

DJ Hero Renegade Edition is pricey, but intriguing: you’ll get a black/gold premium controller, a case that turns into a DJ stand, and a 2-CD pack with unreleased Jay-Z/Eminem tracks.

Mega Bloks Halo Wars

Mega Bloks Halo Wars
Buy

Starting 7/31 at noon EST, Mega Bloks will make available 10k limited edition 1.75″ Halo Wars Steel Spartans; the real draw: 100 randomly inserted, ultra-rare Active Camo Spartans.

Firearms: Darkest of Days

Firearms: Darkest of Days
Buy

Sure, the gun training premise of this Firearms trailer for Darkest of Days is dorky, but you’d be missing the point: assault rifles vs Romans=best excuse ever for hedonistic anachronism.

Free: Music Catch

Free: Music Catch

Short but sweet, Music Catch is a free consumption-style game (think flOw) with a catch: it’s set to an utterly mesmerizing piano song which is cued to match the pace of the game.

Bowling Knights

Bowling Knights
Buy

Underneath King Arthur’s Court was also King Arthur’s lesser-known bowling alley: Bowling Knight tasks you with taking out the roundtable’s finest without knocking over the princess pin.

MP: Modern Warfare 2

MP: Modern Warfare 2
Buy

Brief yet deadly, the teaser above is our first glimpse of Modern Warfare 2’s Multiplayer mode; it introduces the AC130 gunner mode, which you can unlock as a killstreak award.

Rome, Warcraft 2 Style

Rome, Warcraft 2 Style

Oh, Italy, how far you’ve fallen: Rome gets redone as a giant Orc camp with this Warcraft 2-style map; it uses Cartagen, a mapping framework that can load GSS (geo style sheet) files.

Forza 3 GS Limited Edition

Forza 3 GS Limited Edition
Buy

At Gamestop only: due out 10/27, Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Edition includes a 2 GB USB drive, 10 exclusive cars (plus an Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro), and an Xbox 360 dashboard theme.

Space Invaders: Infinity Gene

Space Invaders: Infinity Gene

Taito’s Space Invaders: Infinity Gene is coming soon to the iPhone/iPod Touch; the retro shooter actually evolves as you play it, thanks to an Evolutionary Tree system.

What’s New: Left 4 Dead 2

What’s New: Left 4 Dead 2
Buy

This SDCC ’09 What’s New trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 shows off the game’s new infected (the spitter is gonna be a pain for campers), weapons (grenade launcher FTW) and locations.

ADVERTISEMENT

Home | About | Suggest | Contact | Team | Links | Privacy | Disclosure
Advertise | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Sites We Like

Awesome Stuff: The Awesomer | Cool Cars: 95Octane
Site Design & Content © 2008-2024 Awesomer Media / The Awesomer™