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With Fallout 3 in stores today, bone up on your post-nucular mythology with this Retrospective trailer by GameTrailers.com; it runs 15 minutes and does have some spoilers.

Physics Invader may not look like much at first, but it’s actually been coded to simulate physical laws, complete with falling debris that can block your shots (and act as impromptu shields).

We’re man enough to confess our man crushes, but this Guitar Hero: World Tour ad is almost too much; it’s got Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps, A-Rod and Kobe doing Risky Business in their skivvies.

It’s been two years since the X3 series has seen an update; X3: Terran Conflict is available at Steam as a standalone expansion, and judging from the sweet trailer above it’s a winner.

Logitech has finally weighed in with its own wireless Guitar Hero controller, and it’s a looker: materials include a rosewood fingerboard and metal frets. Also: a Neck Slider for World Tour.

Add Big Bang Mini to your “play while drunk” list: it’s a crazed version of Galaga, with 100 levels of clowns, monkeys and superheroes that explode like a mega July 4th/New Year’s party.

You’ve likely caught glimpses of those smokin’ Red Alert 3 babes, but EA has finally done us a favor and combined them onto a single wallpaper. Waging war is officially teh sex.

This latest gameplay trailer for Red Alert 3 gives a sneak peek into its many new units; Tanya apparently time travels, but there’s nothing more badass than the Empire’s Shogun Executioner.

Spoiler alert: this ten minute Dead Space video is packed with all the myriad ways you can die in the game; if you don’t feel like hurling your previous meal, take a pass.

Kings Island is basically a free online version of Diablo, down to the gothic fonts; the plot is a bit WTF (you’re supposed to battle farmers and farm girls) but it’s still nicely polished.

Metroid: Confrontation is a tech demo for AM2R, a Metroid II fan remake by DoctorM64; while the full version is still in the works, the demo is plenty playable and available for download.

Tom Clancy’s EndWar is available for nearly every platform under the sun, but we actually like the simplified DS and PSP versions most; they’re turn-based with 20 units per faction.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is now available and with it this launch trailer, which essentially acts as a grand tour of Southern California. The only problem? Traffic is never this light in LA.

From the same team who brought us Max Payne, Alan Wake is about an insomniac horror writer who travels to a sleepy small town. Fortunately for him, things go horribly wrong.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is the MMO successor to Knights of the Old Republic, and is a partnership between BioWare/EA and LucasArts. It’s in pre-alpha with no release date specified.

With Quantum of Solace just around the corner, this teaser for Sega’s upcoming Alpha Protocol has us donning our spy gear in anticipation; it runs on Unreal Engine 3.0 and releases 3/09.

It’s been ages since we played Minesweeper on the PC; this free Flash version is a nice update, with a Wild West setting (of all places). Not revolutionary, but it’s a fun time waster.

Although it’s not scheduled for release stateside, this Dragon Quest IX trailer really wowed us with the DS’ graphic abilities; the game features co-op multiplayer and turn-based combat.

Can’t wait for Fable 2 to come out on Tuesday? Check out this trailer, which shows off the first ten minutes of the game; frankly, we’re quite impressed with how cinematic it all feels.

More gear for your ultimate bachelor pad: the Optime Strategies Table is an updated version of the classic face-to-face arcade cabinet; you can also surf the internet and play MP3s with it.

After a long hiatus, Red Faction is back, with its third iteration taking place on a terraformed Mars. The trailer above marks the end of their beta (and of FPS views); the game will launch 1/09.

Based off of 2001’s Space Tripper, Astro Tripper is a side-scrolling shooter that features fat power ups, a pseudo 3D environment and 1080p HD graphics. It’s coming to the PS3 “soon”.

Atari ST, Amiga and C64 gamers should fondly remember Carrier Command; a new version is finally on the way and should arrive in 2009. Scope the teaser above for some juicy visuals.