Awesome Games

Developers, journalists and gamers alike give Halo Wars a proper introduction with this Universe Expanded Trailer; Part One explores the Halo back story, Spartans and Harvest.

It’s very short, but this gameplay video of Resident Evil 5’s Uroboros has us slack-jawed over just how advanced graphics have gotten; it’s a nightmarish, shapeshifting mass of tentacles.

Slam back a pint of Cherry Grog with your very own World of Warcraft Beer Stein; handcrafted in Brazil/Azeroth, they’re covered with bas-relief art for the Horde, Alliance and Lich King.

Most free games have little value beyond entertainment, but Globetrotter XL is an educational diversion that’s still fun; it tests how good your geography is while racing against the clock.

Snipers elicit a love/hate response from most MMO gamers, but we dig this trailer devoted to the Scout’s badge abilities from Killzone 2; the Predator-like cloak is total badass.

Similar to Castle Crashers, Portal Defender is fun hack and slash but filled with inside jokes that should be familiar to the indie developer community and loyal Newgrounds visitors.

Though Stormrise’s dynamic camera system isn’t brand new, we’re impressed by its implementation in this Line of Sight trailer; it’ll be available March 24 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Packed with 50+ classic Atari games, 2600 Online is proof that good gameplay always trumps graphics; Missile Command and Pac-Man still get our blood pumping, pixels and all.

DNA Heroes mixes Guitar Hero and genetics, swapping out Guns N’ Roses for Watson & Crick; correct base pairs grow your DNA strand, but miss ’em and you may grow an extra eye instead.

This What If? trailer for Codename: Panzers Cold War highlights the alternate history theme of the RTS game; it posits the 1949 Berlin airlift going awry, essentially resulting in WWIII.

With stainless steel, aluminum and unbreakable glass, the Lux Minimalist Foosball table is more modern art than game; players can be customized in one of 12 finishes including gold.

Just when we thought we’d burned out on Little Big Planet: this Contra remake is a must-see for old-school NES fans, and includes 8 stages by 7 authors on the LittleBig Contra team.

The original trailer for League of Legends was all cinematic, so we’re glad they’ve released a proper (if colorful) gameplay video; WoW and DotA players are in for a treat.

You won’t be mistaken for Van Halen anytime soon, but iShred lets you jam on your iPhone with a stomp box effects; chords are assigned by buttons, leaving you free to strum away.

Ideal for those who prefer the slower, more thoughtful pace of turn-based play, Battalion: Nemesis is a 16 level strategy game with plenty of modern air, land and naval units.

Oregon Trail gets a proper “trail”-er: beyond the cartoony graphics, it adds new mini-games including fishing, panning for gold and berry picking; it even makes dying from dysentery look fun.

It was every 80s kid’s dream to have a home arcade; you’ll be able to do so on a small scale with the Sega Taikan Collection, which includes five mini cabinets (one is a mystery).

Get your Snake fix on the road with Metal Gear Solid Touch, the iPhone/iPod Touch version of MGS4; coming in Spring, gameplay is a bit different but the graphics aren’t half bad.

One look at the brontosaurus packing a cannon on its back and we were hooked: Dinowaurs is a multiplayer artillery-based shooter with upgradable weapons and even dino clothing.

Short for Tetris and arm wrestling, “Tresling” slightly mans up the classic puzzler; movement is accomplished by overpowering your opponent while an extra button rotates pieces.

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a prequel to the original CoJ; coming summer ’09 to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, it’s a Wild West shooter set in the 1800s where you play two outlaw brothers.

From collecting the morning dew in human skulls to using med-packs to heal zombie bites, The Onion tackles the difficult issue of preparing our kids for a post apocalyptic future.

This awesome trailer for Dante’s Inferno makes us wonder why more games aren’t situated in Hell; it not only overflows with maggots and demons but a nearly divine art style.