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The Banner Saga is a turn-based RPG for the PC & Mac with gorgeous art and tense combat. It has both single and multiplayer modes. Pay $15 to get in the multiplayer beta (Note: Not a pre-order.)

A look at the single player gameplay of Wii U launch title Scribblenauts Unlimited. Maxwell now has a side-scrolling semi-open world filled with people – and animals! – to help and play with.

(NSFW: Language) A lengthy montage of single player gameplay from Crysis 3. Have a look at the concrete and literal jungle of future New York as well as Prophet’s new weapons.

Progress bars suck. Beyond being irritating, they’re just plain dull. Not so on the Wii U, where hundreds of individual Pikmin carry your data in place of a progress bar during transfers. (Thanks VGBlade!)

Set in Tamriel 1000 years before Skyrim, Elder Scrolls Online sees three alliances fight to control a powerful city. Each alliance will feature different races from the Elder Scrolls lore. Out Dec. 2013.

William Shatner proudly presents his official app. Create Shatisms alone or with friends using 400 recorded words and emphasis options, and share your melodramatic masterpiece with the world.

The Ultimate Songbird Edition includes an awesomely-detailed version of the Songbird – the imposing winged guardian of Elizabeth, a 64-page art book, soundtrack, and tons of other goodies.

(Gore) This trailer for Hitman: Absolution shows the game’s Instinct Mode – which lets players see nearby targets and points of interest – and takes a not so subtle shot at a rival game.

Born Ready Games’ Strike Suit Zero is a space combat game focused on fast-paced battles, with kickass ships that transform into mechs. Think Wing Commander mixed with Macross.

This behind-the-scenes look at the hotly-anticipated FPS features interviews with developers, cast, and gamers. Premieres 11/11 at 7 p.m. ET on DIRECTV’s Audience Network (Ch. 239).

A look inside the key plot points of the next Far Cry game, your mission to rescue your friends who have been captured by pirates to be sold into slavery. And shark punching. And tigers. And bears.

The launch trailer for Mass Effect Trilogy, a re-release of one of the best RPGs of this generation. Play all three games as one continuous adventure, a first for PS3 owners. Out now for Xbox 360 & PC.

A remake of the 1984 beat ’em up, also made by Jordan Mechner. The game has 3 character classes and this awesome trailer. Available now on XBLA; PC, PSN and iOS versions to follow.

The trailer for Dragonborn, an upcoming DLC for Skyrim. The new content is centered around Dragonbeast, the first Dovahkiin, a dude so badass that he didn’t just kill dragons, he ate them.

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.