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Vehicles: Op. Flashpoint 2

Vehicles: Op. Flashpoint 2

Operation Flashpoint 2 flashes its mechanical credentials with this Vehicles Trailer; it’s war porn on wheels (and wings), with attack helicopters, scout buggies, flak guns and more.

Toronto Lightning Storm

Toronto Lightning Storm

Shot by Sam Javanrouh with a Canon 5D Mark II, this 347 frame video of a Toronto lightning storm shows that it can strike twice–multiple times for the CN Tower in the middle.

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Featurette: Stargate Universe

Featurette: Stargate Universe

Running nearly 5 minutes, this Stargate Universe featurette gives us a decent sneak peek into the latest addition to the SG franchise; the season premier is Friday, 10/2/09 on SyFy.

Gadgets: Arkham Asylum

Gadgets: Arkham Asylum
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Being a superhero without superpowers ain’t all bad: this Gadgets trailer for Batman: Arkham Asylum shows off his favorite toys, including the batarang, grapnel gun and explosive gel.

Condescending Army Ad

Condescending Army Ad

CollegeHumor takes US Army’s marketing efforts to task with Condescending Army Commercial; cross disciplinary skills = good; owing every single skill to the Army = good grief.

Video: Nano Air Vehicle

Video: Nano Air Vehicle

This Nano Air Vehicle is no toy; it’s a mini spybot that can hover and is the first of its size with its own power supply; it’ll eventually be used to snap stealthy pics and relay GPS data.

QuakeCon Trailer: Rage

QuakeCon Trailer: Rage

Think Fallout 3 with less RPG and more runnin’ and gunnin’: this QuakeCon trailer for id Software’s post-apocalyptic FPS Rage looks spectacular; the game is on track for a 2010 release.

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Launch Trailer: Wolfenstein

Launch Trailer: Wolfenstein
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Raven Software’s long anticipated Wolfenstein finally hits store shelves 8/18/09; this launch trailer sums it up, with Nazis, monsters, magic, zeppelins and interdimensional gates.

People: Assassin’s Creed II

People: Assassin’s Creed II
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Assassin’s Creed II gets even better with this Power to the People trailer; alongside a new economic system, you’ll get to work with thieves and mercs, as well as Machiavelli and da Vinci.

iGoogle Goes Social

iGoogle Goes Social

iGoogle, Google’s formerly plain-jane web portal page, has recently been revamped with social networking features including 19 social gadgets that you can share with friends.

Build Trailer: Cities XL

Build Trailer: Cities XL

City builders are more than the sum of their parts, but based on this latest Cities XL Build Your Dreams trailer we’re liking those parts; it arrives 10/8 in Europe, with no US date announced.

Videos: Zombieland Rules

Videos: Zombieland Rules

Jesse Eisenberg plays the straight man to Woody Harrelson in Zombieland Rules, a set of short but funny clips that hype the movie; remember the bowling balls and Bounty, folks.

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The Ballad of G.I. Joe

The Ballad of G.I. Joe

Funny or Die’s The Ballad of G.I. Joe is instant internet gold; it’s a lonely cowboy paean to not-so-real American heroes, with appearances by Sgt. Slaughter and Julianne Moore.

Tumbler Go-Kart plans

Tumbler Go-Kart plans
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Be the coolest dad on the block (or the dorkiest 30 year old, your pick) with a Tumbler Go-Kart (“T-Kart”), a mini version of Batman’s ride minus reverse; buy the full plans on eBay here.

Funny: Google Opt-Out

Funny: Google Opt-Out

The Onion’s Google Opt-Out is a brilliant take on bureaucratic double speak: Google knocks you so far off grid you can forget about basic sanitation, medical care or escape.

Full Trailer: Astro Boy

Full Trailer: Astro Boy

The full trailer for Astro Boy is finally up and starts off the same as the teaser, but really kicks ass with new characters, humor and action; the animated movie hits theaters 10/23.

Video: Big Bang Briefly

Video: Big Bang Briefly

Big Bang Briefly is the most important video you’ll watch today, and possibly ever: it explains your existence and that of the entire universe, and all of it in just over two minutes.

Funny: NOOb Boyfriend

Funny: NOOb Boyfriend

NOOb Boyfriend is both hilarious and depressing: there’s total pwnage by l33t parents from start to end, but the world is in for massive suckitude if future adults act anything like this.

Video: Scratch Input

Video: Scratch Input

Using little more than a sensitive mic, CMU students have created a UI that can sense gestures scratched or tapped onto just about any surface; think desks, walls, and even your pants.

A Video Game Quintet

A Video Game Quintet

A Video Game Quintet is awesome overload, with cosplaying, interpretive dance and homages to Zelda, Pokemon, Tetris, Super Mario and even Pong; PS: epic Halo solo at 1:55.

Short Film: The Seafarers

Short Film: The Seafarers

Slightly NSFW: The voice acting is hammy and it starts off slow, but The Seafarer redeems itself in the second half: think giant robots with laser beams, machine guns and cannons.

Dev Diary: Dante’s Inferno

Dev Diary: Dante’s Inferno

This Developer’s Diary for Dante’s Inferno gives us an overview of the game’s fantastic (yet disgusting) environments, with a stomach turning look at the Gluttony level; TUMS strongly advised.

NASA: Planetary Smash-Up

NASA: Planetary Smash-Up

NASA apes Roland Emmerich with this Planetary Smash-Up video; it was created after the Spitzer Telescope recently detected evidence of a collision around a star 100 light-years away.

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