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Art director Adam Miller gives us the lowdown on the steampunk style of Damnation; it’s definitely more hard-edged, more mechanical and less ornate than your typical Victorian fare.

iPhone and iPod Touch gamers are in for a treat this May: Star Defense is a 3D Tower Defense-style game situated on one of 7 planets, with 15 weapon types and a survival mode.

Namco Bandai continues to build up hype for the Xbox 360 version of Tekken 6; the trailer above is basically a fast-moving action onslaught; in other words, plenty of eye candy.

Capcom’s Bionic Fireman is a viral video done in style: it shows an alternate use for the Bionic Commando’s grappling arm, but both we and the kitty think he should keep his day job.

A long awaited reboot of a classic 80s game, Lode Runner is coming to XBLA Wednesday; you’ll have the ability to create or share levels with co-op or competitive multiplayer modes.

Few personalities fit in as well at Arkham Asylum as Harley Quinn; head-turning outfit aside, the voice acting does a good job conveying her special brand of insanity. Thanks, Whitney!

Gavin Halfleft of Negative Gamer has finally found a use for those burping Xbox Avatars: listen as he belches out this stomach churning rendition of the Tetris theme song.

Developed during a two week seminar at the Utretcht School of the Arts, Triangulum is a co-op game where four players work together to eliminate enemies and heal each other.

This latest gameplay trailer for Trine shows off the action platformer’s co-op elements; it’s a bit like Little Big Planet, albeit with a combat fantasy element and one helluva soundtrack.

Confed vets, relive battles past with these awesome papercraft Wing Commander models; we’ve got Dralthis and Rapiers, so all this party needs is the Tiger’s Claw. Warning: popups.

Filled with small choke points, watchtowers and destructible obstacles, this 20 minute StarCraft II Battle Report pits the Zerg vs. the Terran and overall makes for an exciting game.

Order of War is probably the eight billionth WWII RTS we’ve seen, but the surprise is that it’s made by Square-Enix; it’ll be the first Western-developed game by SE outside of Japan.

The Beatles: Rock Band LE isn’t just riding on the coattails of The Fab Four; it includes a Hoffner Bass controller, Ludwig drums with pearl accents and Beatles replica kick drum head.

Remember Indiana Jones, before it was ruined? This cinematic intro for Wolfenstein is nothing short of bad ass, with plenty of Nazi butt kicking and secret weapons a-la Temple of Doom.

The folks over at TechRestore have taken a stop motion sledgehammer to a Nintendo DSi, compiling over 1,000 images of Nintendo’s latest pride and joy in various states of undress.

Part action montage, part Japanese-subtitled soap opera, this complete trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII looks utterly fantastic with a nice soundtrack; still, what happened to the voices?

The wailing sirens get a bit grating, but this teaser of Burnout: Paradise’s Cops & Robbers mode is otherwise a nice preview of the cars Paradise City’s finest will be using.

Diego Silverio’s Tetris Furniture concept doesn’t just resemble bricks from the classic puzzle game–the pieces have real functions, from doubling as storage to serving as a low-slung couch.

A low-cost motion simulator for businesses, the Predator lets you pitch up to 350lb +/- 15 degrees and includes a racing seat, force feedback wheel and support for off the shelf PC games.

Resident Evil 5 is many things, but its Versus Mode is not a run-and-gun shooter, especially in multiplayer; this goofy real-life spoof makes its limitations painfully obvious.

This Ghostbusters: Rule 3 trailer is a boon to prospective proton packin’ Bill Murray wannabees everywhere, with wanton destruction and explosions, all in the name of saving a city.

The Japanese debut trailer for End of Eternity is out, not that language matters — there’s no speech, just lots of gorgeous visuals that really show off the game’s steampunk overtones.

Adolescent gaming behavior meets very grown-up realities with The Clan, a goofy short film directed by Scott Patch about a group of slightly aged Xbox Live gamers; please, more!