Awesome Videos

This Watchers trailer finally shows off Dark Void’s baddies; not only did we have a hard time stomaching how alien they are, but so did they: watch for the inside-out moment at 0:35.

Because everybody loves a montage: this Customized Gameplay trailer for ModNation Racers packs the track with over two minutes of racing; it’s due out early 2010 on PS3.

The Horseman’s Road trailer for Darksiders gives us our first real look at the player’s powers and loot, and boy is it heavenly: burning armor, wings of shadow flight and abyssal chains.

We’re mostly looking forward to the updated retro gameplay, but this 3D Dot Game Heroes Launch trailer shows there is at least a plot; think stolen orbs, 2D evil, and 3D heroes.

Dreams of 20-sided mana-draining fairies now dance in our head thanks to Monster Manual, a music video by Mixel PIxel dedicated to AD&D; it’s animated by the prolific Dan Meth.

17,500 mph has never looked so graceful: Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) does a rendezvous pitch maneuver–a backflip–to allow ISS crew to examine its heat shield for damage.

Due out 2010 as a full game, Dino-D-Day is available as a prototype Half Life 2 mod; it envisions an alternate WW2 with the Allies fighting Nazis literally armed to the teeth. Thanks, Chris!

Guns ‘n Gardens makes the best of public access TV and societal collapse with How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse; it’s filled with DIY tips on weapons, first aid, and of course, gardening.

This second Moments trailer for Battlefield BC2 may look similar to the first, but two important points: 1) ultra-realistic graphics never get old, and 2) neither does wanton demolition.

Due out in a year, Google’s Chrome OS is a browser as an OS that targets netbooks with fast boot times, with all web apps and data served and stored in a cloud. “For dummies” intro here.

Slightly NSFW: Jeremie Duval’s Pulp Fiction and Mario mashup does Tarantino proud with guns and gasoline in place of fireballs; who needs Luigi when you have Travolta in overalls?

This Weapons trailer for Army of Two: The 40th Day is heaven for both gun freaks and combinatorial math geeks; choose from dozens of options for barrel, stock, scope, style, and more.

Pedro M. Cruz’ Decline of Empires reduces the top maritime empires of the 19th and 20th centuries (France, Portugal, Spain, and England) to blobs–albeit surprisingly descriptive ones.

A dozen awesome trailers and a short film later, Assassin’s Creed II is finally available; this cinematic trailer launches the game and ends with a final, glorious knife-fight montage.

We’ve enjoyed Star Trek Online’s Future Past series, but this Tactics trailer really lights up the LCARS with a detailed look at space combat, ship upgrades, and personnel choices.

It’s still in pre-alpha, but this Supreme Commander 2 trailer is both gorgeous and promising; we glimpse a vastly improved research tree, full 3D camera, and advanced pathfinding.

Extremely NSFW: Paranormal Activities: Deleted Scenes could have done without the raunchy scene in the middle, but it’s otherwise a hilarious look at what ghosts do in their off-time.

This Super Street Fighter IV Modes trailer pounds the message home with Team and Endless Battles, Replay Channels, and Bonus Stages; Tournament Mode will be via download.

Ravensword isn’t perfect (no skill trees), but it shines as an iPhone/iPod Touch RPG with nearly 50 characters, an open world, and plenty of side quests; not bad for a two-man team.

28-year old indie game dev Eric Ruth’s NES Left 4 Dead is an 8-bit-style “de-make” of the franchise; it only offers 1- or 2-player but will be free for download January 4, 2010. Thanks, Boots!

You’ll need to speak Japanese to understand this Overview trailer for Resonance of Fate, but a video is worth a thousand words (and bullets): gameplay starts about 3 minutes in.

A Romero version of Star Wars: Uncut, Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated is an ongoing collaborative project; artists reinvent scenes from the 1968 cult classic in their own style.

This Vanguard trailer for Mass Effect 2 amps up the Adept/Soldier with a wicked dash/warp move (think Sonic meets Hadouken); also glimpsed: heat-sink discharge and on-suit meters.