Awesome Games

If you liked Journey, Ico or Shadow of the Colossus, check out Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Guide two brothers as they search for medicine for their ailing father. Available on XBLA and soon on Windows and PSN.

The latest trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist is all about the fundamentals. Learn about the game’s plot, who your friends and foes are as well as the major gameplay features: co-op missions, gear upgrades, etc.

X Rebirth is a space sandbox game. Unlike other games that only look epic, developer Egosoft claims that X Rebirth will have a universe that is not only large but alive. If you can see it, it has a role to play, and you can interact with it.

For his latest Clueless Gamer episode, Conan O’Brien puts away the Xbox 360 and PS3 and dusts off an old Atari 2600. We have to agree that most of these “classics” really don’t stand the test of time. Nintendo, on the other hand…

The latest installment in the quirky and funny Super Mario RPG series. Mario & Luigi Dream Team for the Nintendo 3DS sees Mario entering Luigi’s dreams to defeat a new enemy and once again rescue Princess Peach.

The upcoming free-to-play MMORPG EverQuest Next will have destructible environments, a flexible class system and global events with permanent consequences. It also has a complementary sandbox game. Videos here.

The PC only The Elder Scrolls Anthology has all five main games in the series Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim the expansions and add-ons for Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim plus five physical world maps.

You’ll have to blow on the cartridge to start the game, but these pixel-perfect stop-motion animations of the first few levels of Donkey Kong by GuizDP are well worth the wait. The whole thing was made from melted Perler beads.

Cloudberry Kingdom is a crazy platformer with randomly-generated levels. It also has multiplayer and a variety of character customization options. Also available on Steam & PSN, and soon on Xbox 360 and Wii U.

A space exploration game for Windows, Mac & Linux. Build your own spaceship and if – if! – you don’t crash and burn, you can build space stations and erect bases in various planets. Buy now and get beta access. Free demo here.

We’ve seen what Super Mario Bros. could look like in first person. Now step into the red shoes of Sonic with Machinima’s first person – first hedgehog? -run through the Green Hill Zone. It’s not as dizzying as we thought it would be.

After months of waiting, here’s a look at the first DLC for BioShock Infinite. The video shown here is from “Burial at Sea,” which sends us back to Rapture, while “Clash in the Clouds” offers 60 frenetic challenges on four new maps.

There were only slight glimpses of vehicular carnage in the trailer for The Walking Dead’s fourth season but you can still fantasize about the slaughter survival machine you’d build to endure the zombiepocalypse with Hyundai’s app.

Might and Delight’s unique adventure game Shelter has players control a mother badger trying to raise her litter. Find food for your cubs and protect them from the dangers of the forest. Coming soon for Windows & Mac.

A look at some of the heroes’ powers in the Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101, including a gigantic hand, a battering ram and a glider and even a bridge. It seems like one of the villains has the same transformation power. More here.

A prison-building simulator inspired by the likes of Theme Hospital and Dungeon Keeper, made by the developer behind cult classics Uplink and DEFCON. What it lacks in graphics, Prison Architect makes up for in depth and humor.

You won’t just be able to summon DC characters in Scribblenauts Unmasked. You’ll also be able to mash them up to create your own hero. Let DC Comics head honchos Geoff Johns and Jim Lee show you how.

(NSFW: Language) Are you no longer disgusted by your Cards Against Humanity deck? Check out Crabs Adjust Humidity, an unofficial expansion of the world’s most offensive party game. It’s the Mega Bloks of card games.

This sim puts you behind the controls of robotic vehicles to explore the sandy and rocky surface of the red planet. While it’s not the most action-packed game, it’s the closest you’ll get to driving NASA’s Mars Rover. Coming to Windows PC.

The Kickstarter-funded cyberpunk fantasy RPG launches this week. Play as a Shadowrunner and complete dangerous missions for money and power. Wield magic and machines, hire companions and talk, hack or fight to survive.

The high-tech ninja Hiryu returns for more slicing and dicing in Strider. The video here features the first few minutes of the game. Trailer here. The game will be released in 2014 on the PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One and PC.

The latest version of the highly realistic tactical shooter. Play solo or multiplayer in 1st or 3rd person. Use 40 customizable weapons and over 20 vehicles in huge maps. ARMA 3 also supports user created content.

One of the evil assassins on the trail of the Batman this time is Copperhead, a deadly, snakelike villainess who might just give Catwoman and Poison Ivy a run for their money. Oh, and she used to be a man.

Final Fantasy XV has a real-time battle system similar to Kingdom Hearts. Switch between characters on the fly and chain attacks with various weapons to make combos. Coming in 2014 on the PS4 and the Xbox One.

Super Time Force is a 2D action game for XBLA. You can rewind time or switch to a different character, and when you do you get to play alongside your past image. Do it multiple times and you’ll have your own army of past selves.

Learn about Edward Kenway’s perks and duties as a pirate in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Take care of your crew and ship and you’ll have an easier time traveling and fighting. You may even get your own island forts.