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Brief yet deadly, the teaser above is our first glimpse of Modern Warfare 2’s Multiplayer mode; it introduces the AC130 gunner mode, which you can unlock as a killstreak award.

At Gamestop only: due out 10/27, Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Edition includes a 2 GB USB drive, 10 exclusive cars (plus an Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro), and an Xbox 360 dashboard theme.

Taito’s Space Invaders: Infinity Gene is coming soon to the iPhone/iPod Touch; the retro shooter actually evolves as you play it, thanks to an Evolutionary Tree system.

This SDCC ’09 What’s New trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 shows off the game’s new infected (the spitter is gonna be a pain for campers), weapons (grenade launcher FTW) and locations.

We finally get some decent gameplay footage of Jack Black/Eddie Rigs in this Combat trailer for Brutal Legend; it looks totally metal, with axe swingin’, riff power-ups and more.

Samus shines again in this Metroid Prime Trilogy gameplay trailer; it includes the first two Gamecube games reworked for the Wii along with MP3 and is due out August 24th.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comes to the PC and Mac this Fall with Ultimate Sith Edition; it adds three new levels that’ll let you take on Obi-Wan, Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker.

If you were wondering how Band Hero, Activision’s almost-Guitar Hero would work on the DS, wonder no more: it’ll get both drum and finger-grip guitar attachments and a vocal mode.

We’re all aware of Dragon Age’s bloodiness, but the dwarves seem particularly well-suited to maximizing sanguinity at every swing of the axe: it’s always a good day to bleed.

This Lab Level gameplay trailer for Splosion Man is strangely addictive; anyone who likes fiery wanton destruction and big band, spy thriller-style music will definitely have a blast.

This walkthrough trailer for Alpha Protocol has us officially excited for the game: with custom weapons and abilities you can play as a technician, stealthy spy or soldier: it’s your choice.

It’s an unlikely combo, but South Park Tower Defense promises to be as irreverent as the series with zombified citizens and a besieged City Wok; the game comes out 10/7 on XBLA.

This Darksiders Hero trailer knocks it out of the 9th circle of Hell with demon hordes, a giant Dune-meets-Beetlejuice worm, and an apocalyptic war horse that shoots flames from its hooves.

Arkham Asylum’s villains are plenty scary, but this gameplay-filled, developer-lead Playing the Game Featurette shows that it’s really the big, bad Bat you really need to fear.

They definitely don’t teach these moves at boot camp: Fragger is a free Flash game where your object is to lob grenades at dim-witted grunts; hint: brush up on your projectile motion.

This Utah Trailblazers trailer for DiRT 2 is so desolate that there’s no music, but what beautiful desolation it is: everything from the dirt to the windshield wiping is gorgeously rendered.

Demons of the Badlands is a single-player DLC for Red Faction: Guerilla; we’re liking the focus on the Mad Max-ish Marauders, which is a perfect fit for its destroy-it-all gameplay.

We knew the Mario series was extensive, but we didn’t know just how wide and deep it went until we saw this Mario Family Line; it spans 30 years starting from the early 80s to present day.

Shadows of Lylat is a fan-made version of Star Fox that uses the Freespace 2 engine; more space sim than arcade shooter, it’ll include multiplayer, space/ground missions and more.

Not all ninjas need to be stealthy: Mini Ninjas has dropped two new trailers for sumo-sized ninja Futo; he gets a proper cinematic Hero intro but truly shines in the gameplay video.

We’re already hooked on Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, yet all we’ve seen is the trailer; it’s a side-scrolling platformer where you pilot a UFO that looks flat-out fun; thanks, Tommy!

Available 8/3 on Xbox and PC, Fallout 3’s Mothership Zeta promises to be the mother of all DLCs; you’ll use alien atomizers, wear spacesuits and fight battles in outer space.

Despite being set to a relatively chill jazzy piano soundtrack, The Great Red Herring Chase is anything but relaxed; it’s a car chase done entirely via typing with a classy film noir feel.