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Stalin vs. Martians is the actual title to a ridiculous RTS being developed by three Russian studios; yes, you get to play as Stalin, and yes, it’s actually inspired by Vodka and borscht.

Bowja 3 tasks you with guiding a ninja through a series of adventures; you basically click around to progress the plotline, but the story is interesting enough to keep us clicking.

Keith Jardine and Rampage Jackson give us a taste of UFC 2009 Undisputed in the gameplay trailer above; you know a game is onto something when the slams make you wince.

Filled with cavalry charges, rifle fusillades and glorious naval battles, this launch trailer for Empire: Total War is a must-watch for megalomaniacs; it’s available both at Steam and in stores.

Above is a preview for iPhone game Heroes and Villains, currently in development by Infinite Ammo; you have the choice to help or hurt a helpless citizen by using superheroes.

It’s cobbled together from other videos, but this Launch Trailer for H.A.W.X. adds a nice kick to the near-future flight combat sim with an attack on the Capitol building and Air Force One.

Developers, journalists and gamers alike give Halo Wars a proper introduction with this Universe Expanded Trailer; Part One explores the Halo back story, Spartans and Harvest.

It’s very short, but this gameplay video of Resident Evil 5’s Uroboros has us slack-jawed over just how advanced graphics have gotten; it’s a nightmarish, shapeshifting mass of tentacles.

Most free games have little value beyond entertainment, but Globetrotter XL is an educational diversion that’s still fun; it tests how good your geography is while racing against the clock.

Snipers elicit a love/hate response from most MMO gamers, but we dig this trailer devoted to the Scout’s badge abilities from Killzone 2; the Predator-like cloak is total badass.

Similar to Castle Crashers, Portal Defender is fun hack and slash but filled with inside jokes that should be familiar to the indie developer community and loyal Newgrounds visitors.

Though Stormrise’s dynamic camera system isn’t brand new, we’re impressed by its implementation in this Line of Sight trailer; it’ll be available March 24 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Packed with 50+ classic Atari games, 2600 Online is proof that good gameplay always trumps graphics; Missile Command and Pac-Man still get our blood pumping, pixels and all.

DNA Heroes mixes Guitar Hero and genetics, swapping out Guns N’ Roses for Watson & Crick; correct base pairs grow your DNA strand, but miss ’em and you may grow an extra eye instead.

This What If? trailer for Codename: Panzers Cold War highlights the alternate history theme of the RTS game; it posits the 1949 Berlin airlift going awry, essentially resulting in WWIII.

Just when we thought we’d burned out on Little Big Planet: this Contra remake is a must-see for old-school NES fans, and includes 8 stages by 7 authors on the LittleBig Contra team.

The original trailer for League of Legends was all cinematic, so we’re glad they’ve released a proper (if colorful) gameplay video; WoW and DotA players are in for a treat.

You won’t be mistaken for Van Halen anytime soon, but iShred lets you jam on your iPhone with a stomp box effects; chords are assigned by buttons, leaving you free to strum away.

Ideal for those who prefer the slower, more thoughtful pace of turn-based play, Battalion: Nemesis is a 16 level strategy game with plenty of modern air, land and naval units.

Oregon Trail gets a proper “trail”-er: beyond the cartoony graphics, it adds new mini-games including fishing, panning for gold and berry picking; it even makes dying from dysentery look fun.

Get your Snake fix on the road with Metal Gear Solid Touch, the iPhone/iPod Touch version of MGS4; coming in Spring, gameplay is a bit different but the graphics aren’t half bad.

One look at the brontosaurus packing a cannon on its back and we were hooked: Dinowaurs is a multiplayer artillery-based shooter with upgradable weapons and even dino clothing.

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a prequel to the original CoJ; coming summer ’09 to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, it’s a Wild West shooter set in the 1800s where you play two outlaw brothers.