Sci-fi

Lady Luck (or the neon lights) must be shining down on Sin City, because it seems to be faring quite well in this teaser for Fallout: New Vegas; the game is due out Fall 2010.

If you thought Aliens vs. Predator’s Survival Mode was intense, this Infestation Mode trailer is filled with spine-tingling, chest-bursting mayhem as aliens “convert” marines into allies.

Bioshock 2 gets a suitably creepy trailer to announce its launch on 2/9/2010; it’s purely cinematic, but you’ll catch a glimpse of Big Daddy’s cool-est and most shock-ing weapons.

Left 4 Dead fans, eat your hearts (and brains) out: A.D. is a CG animated zombie flick with a jaw-dropping, bad-ass style we can’t get enough of; it’s directed by Ben Hibon of Codehunters fame.

Because even Palpatine’s No. 1 needs to do a No. 2: FM’s Everybody Poops t-shirt reveals Vader’s real ultimate power in the universe, but we hope he does it in a galaxy far, far away.

NSFW: the guy who created the epic Phantom Menace review is back with an epic Avatar review; if you’ve been looking for a totally un-PC antidote to Avatar’s hyper-PC themes, this is it.

Filmed in only 3 1/2 weeks over Christmas Break, Star Wars vs. Star Trek puts the ultimate fanboy debate to rest once and for all with an epic finale that’s literally a war of words.

Aliens vs. Predator fulfills its promises of fame and gory with its 4-player co-op Survival Mode; you’ll play as Marines defending against waves of aliens, with 2 maps included + 2 DLC maps.

We teased Dan Gaud’s Leap last year, but watch the entire short film above; the sci-fi/thriller was shot using a RED One with editing and effects by Final Cut, Softimage XSI, Mudbox, and Nuke.

This Episodes IV and V trailer for Lost Planet 2 has no shortage of epic scenes; it’s filled with mechs, subs, satellite cannons, pirates, deserts, ice ages, and oversized headgear.

Ah, Mass Effect 2, you manage to squeeze in one more trailer for 1/27 or 1/28, but at least it’s a badass one: bounty hunter and merc Zaeed Massani is a free, zero-day DLC.

Pumzi is a 21 minute Kenyan sci-fi short film that is as sexy as it is sophisticated; it’s directed by Kenyan Wanuri Kahiu and funded by a producer of Alive in Joburg (District 9’s predecessor).

Get a sneak peak at season 1 of Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica in the TV trailer above; the season starts 1/29/2010, but watch the entire two-part pilot at SyFy for free here.

Take a trip down acid-spit-covered memory lane with this Heritage Developer Diary for Aliens vs. Predator; it discusses how the new game expands on the original 1999 classic.

Get ready to kick some Collector ass through the Omega-4 mass relay 1/26/10: celebrate Mass Effect 2’s arrival next week with this absolutely epic launch trailer. Thanks, IceBone!

It didn’t do well in theaters, but we’re still rootin’ for Astro Boy as a robot-tastic flick; it arrives on Blu-ray/DVD 3/16/2010 with deleted scenes, featurettes, and two new animated scenes.

Avoid it if you haven’t seen Avatar yet, but Creating the World of Pandora is an excellent look behind the scenes; it covers visual effects, sound effects and actor training.

Supreme Commander 2 shows off its gameplay with two Battle trailers (1, 2), but most significant is that it now has (some) personality: they’ve added characters and dialog a-la Starcraft.

Available on DVD 1/25/10: equality gets taken to its illogical extremes in 2081, a 25 minute dystopic short film; it’s based on Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, Harrison Bergeron.

Already a best seller in Japan, Decimation X is now available on XBLA; essentially space invaders on steroids, the 2D shooter offers custom soundtracks and 2-4 player co-op modes.

Punk Drunkers and DSSF team up for this old-school Players Only Space Invaders jacket; the embroidered art, coin slot zipper, and pi score = retro-tastic. Thanks, Devon!

They may steal our cows and take over our cats, but Clement Morin’s animated short film, Invasions, shows that alien dudes do things for the exact same reason that human dudes do.

Upcoming FPS Brink gets a Character Customization trailer that shows how you can tweak your avatar, from archetype and build to face overlay and clothing; car tire armor for us, please.

This N7 Dev Diary for Mass Effect 2 shows how you can make Shepard a badass (or just an ass), but at the heart of it are the N7 missions: these optional quests are found by exploring planets.

Aside from a few strange sign choices, Johannes Krohn’s Alien Assault t-shirt is an exercise in 8-bit isometric awesomeness with giant robots, laser beams, and hapless humans.

Laser Cats 5 is James Cameron’s next billion-dollar sci-feline flick; the SNL skit is a cinema geek’s dream, with references to Cameron’s biggest movies and an in-alien-able cameo.

This Sci vs. Fi doc for Mass Effect 2 sounds technical, but it actually waxes philosophical on having a free world with a fixed ending, the virtues of sci-fi, and the interactivity of games.

NSFW or anyone who’s had breakfast: this Killing Moves trailer for Aliens vs. Predator is so brutal and fast-paced we had to take a breather; seriously, not a good day to be a colonial marine.

Mass Effect 2’s Soldier class gets a gun-slingin’ trailer above; it’s the only class that can use assault rifles and all special ammo types, plus the concussive shot and adrenaline powers.

The Transformers: War for Cybertron video we teased last month? It’s back as a two minute trailer and it’s utterly awesome: Optimus and Megatron: “One shall stand…one shall fall!”