Awesome Games

This Metal Gear Solid 4 video starts off like any other, at least until God himself (aka Hideo Kojima) appears and proceeds to get super-stealthy awesome on the streets of San Francisco.

Available for presale, this Game Over t-shirt shows the Mario brothers in their golden years; shuffleboard with Koopa shells and Bowser on an IV drip, who woulda thunkit? Thanks, John!

Gametap’s Re\Visioned series is back in a big way with six brilliant animated shorts that reimagine classic Atari 2600 games including Pitfall, Pressure Cooker and Cosmic Ark.

It’s not top-shelf machinima, but we’re still floored by Halo: All I Play-Oh; it’s a music video by Usethefork set to Jude Kelley and Dan Amrich’s Halo parody of RHCP’s Snow.

True to its name, Two Rooms is a puzzle game where you’ll need to move two entirely separated pieces to reach a common goal; you’ll need to use sliding walls, crates and buttons.

The jury’s still out as far as Terminator: Salvation’s actual gameplay is concerned, but we’re digging the intro cinematic above; it shows the player evading numerous HK-aircraft.

The distinctions between the reasons in this Top 10 trailer are blurry at best, but that’s not the point: Prototype will be a boon for anyone who appreciates wanton acts of destruction.

This debut trailer for Bad Company 2 doesn’t show gameplay, but it’s the most succinct (and badass) explanation of rock/paper/scissors and its relevance to war we’ve ever seen.

The Wii lags behind the PS3 and Xbox 360 in terms of graphics, but the video above shows what Super Smash Bros. Brawl would look like at 720p thanks to a Dolphin emulator.

This challenge room walkthrough for Arkham Asylum shows why superpowers aren’t necessary to make a game fun; be sure to pick your jaws up off the floor when you leave.

No, we’re not talking about a crazy ex here: Scary Girl is fantastic looking game based on Australian Nathan Jurevicius’ artwork; it’s a trippy blend of platforming, fighting, and puzzles.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s teaser is funky, yet awesome: it ditches visuals for cryptic soundwaves that soon morph into something much more sinister and ominous.

Filled with flying ninja scrolls and more enemies than you can shake a shuriken at, this debut trailer for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 rocks; the ginormous Buddha at the end totally pwns.

A retrogasmic blend of pixelated goodness, blippy soundtracks and 2D/3D perspective shifts, this latest trailer for Polytron’s Fez has us uber-excited over the gameplay possibilities.

Blowing on the Warp Whistle too hard apparently takes you to the Windy City, as seen in the goofy video above; a great mix of 8-bit and live actors, the best part is right at the end.

R.U.S.E. is a World War II RTS with two key innovations: a truly massive sense of 3D scale and a the eponymous “Ruses,” which are deceptive powers you can use to your turn the tide.

Stormrise is now available, and with it this launch trailer gives a proper introduction; it’s a mix of cinematic world-ending voiceovers and a breakdown of the game’s various features.

Due to launch this winter, OnLive brings the thin client concept to gaming; with games delivered through the web, you’ll be constrained not so much by hardware but by bandwidth.

There’s so much action in this launch trailer for BattleForge that it gets us dizzy (in a good way); it’s a card-based strategy game with 200 initial cards and an an auction/trading system.

Due out this June, Spore’s Galactic Adventures expansion adds further depth to the space phase; this Captain Trailer focuses on a single avatar, which ain’t a bad thing.

A perfect complement to the Video Game Periodic Table, this Periodic Table of Controllers is fairly comprehensive with game controllers from Atari, Nintendo, Coleco and more.

This latest Fly High trailer for Wheelman has us even more excited over the Burnout meets GTA hybrid; Vin Diesel’s character carjacks by leaping from one vehicle to the next. Thanks, Janne!

Tired of getting pwned by noobs? The Xtensor Hand Exerciser is designed to improve reaction times by rebalancing strength and flexibility; it can also treat tennis elbow and arthritis.