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Rapper Dan Bull returns with an infectious rhyme that pays tribute to the Halo franchise. Who’da thought you could rhyme Machinima, Cinema, Prisoners and Dillinger? Grab the track here.

A team-based game that seamlessly combines FPS with RTS. Players can choose to be humans or aliens, then one player on each side plays from overhead to manage his team’s resources.

Developed by researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology, Pinch makes multiple mobile devices act as one, enabling them to form a larger interactive display and extend and app’s screen.

Spartan Ops is an optional episodic content to complement Halo 4. It’s made of weekly story cut scenes and new missions that can be played solo or co-op. Requires an Xbox Live Gold membership.

(PG-13: Language/Gore) One of the year’s indie darlings, Dennaton Games’ Hotline Miami is an 80s themed ultra violent top down stealth game with a sick soundtrack by Jasper Byrne.

An intriguing take on the racing genre, Real World Racing features a photorealistic top-down perspective, real world locations created from actual aerial maps, and realistic car physics.

While the live-action launch trailer for Halo 4 is pretty sweet, this one will make you hug your Xbox 360, as it seems like the game will squeeze every ounce of performance out of your old friend.

The launch trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 provides a glimpse of Connor in his younger days. Then it zips forward to his eventual career as a badass hunter. A hunter of deer, bears and redcoats.

Inspired by Assassin’s Creed III, Richard Ryan shows us what would happen if the enemy shot a cannonball at our car in the Revolutionary War, in glorious slow motion. Wait, what? (Thanks Chris!)

(NSFW: Language) Insomniac Games’ Ted Price takes us inside Fuse (formerly Overstrike), including the game’s cool weapons, skill-based progressions and co-op gameplay. That Arcshot looks awesome.

With the latest in the Halo saga just days away, we get out first ever glimpse of the painful installation of Master Chief’s augmentations in this live-action launch trailer – and a powerful new foe.

Includes Red Dead Redemption, GTA: Episodes from Liberty City, L.A. Noire and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition for the price of one game. Available for PS3 and Xbox 360 starting 11/6/12.

A beautifully stylized side-scroller, Apotheon transports you to the world of ancient Greek mythology as you pass through treacherous lands with sword, spear and shield. On Steam in 2013.

The launch trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 teases players with the new technology, equipment and action-packed scenes in the game, backed by AC/DC’s classic Back in Black. Available 11/13/12.

Star Command is an upcoming retro spaceship management game for PC, Mac, iOS and Android. Players will take care of their crew and ship while traveling around the galaxy. Gameplay demo here.

In-depth footage of Halo 4’s multiplayer modes. The improved multiplayer combines deathmatch, co-op, strategic and storyline elements, and rewards players for teamwork, not just kills or flag carries.

What started out as a fan-made demake of Grand Theft Auto is now a full-fledged game, filled with references to 80’s videogames and geek culture. Available on PC, PSN and soon to XBLA and Wii.

An epic space combat sim being developed by Chris Roberts, creator of the Wing Commander series. Star Citizen will have a persistent online world with optional single-player and mission modes.

Warframe is an upcoming free-to-play third person combat game that boasts character classes with unique powers and abilities. This video shows off two of the classes, Loki and Mag.

We’ve had our fill of single-player, so now’s your chance to see how Crysis 3 will look in multiplayer, starting with the cool new, cloaked Hunter mode and the King-of-the-Hill style Crash Site mode.

(SPOILERS, NSFW: Language) An early mission in Dead Space 3. If you’re not interested in cinematics, we suggest skipping to around 6:40 to see the gameplay, which is still as spooky as ever.

Lead Designer Stone Librande sets up a small casino city in this gameplay demo for the new SimCity. Take a look at the new UI, the changes in mechanics and the magical 90º train track.

(NSFW:Language) A visceral, action-packed car chase scene from the upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter – that looks every bit as cinematic as anything in one of the Uncharted games.