The gift-receiving holiday of your choice has passed by this weekend. Being the gamer, some clueless soul has bestowed upon you most un-fun, WTF-were-they-thinking-when-they-made-it game to you as a sorry excuse for a present (or some other mediocrity of similar sentiment).

It is clearly not the game you wanted this season, but how could they have known? This does not enthuse you, but you grin and accept it. Now that this “thoughtful” person is gone, what do you do with this near AOL-disc coaster? (watch out, 90’s reference!) And how do you get started on the game you actually want? Read More »

Audiences love macho men. Video games cater to this need by providing us with strong heroes, and we love to step into their shoes.

It makes gamers feel like badasses.

Whether or not all gamers have dreams of power trips, there’s no doubt an interesting protagonist is usually a plus. That said, here are some of the most memorable video game characters, presented in all their manly glory.

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Red vs Blue has released their final video of their Halo 3: ODST series in the form of a contest announcement. With the help of GameStop, fans can write their own Halo-themed public service announcement script that Rooster Teeth will choose and then create.

Gamers familair with the Red vs Blue series know their PSAs are some of the most hilarious videos out there. Interested fans can get the information here.

Go to BrutalLegend.com on October 1, 2009 at 12 PM to see a live demo of Brutal Legend from Double Fine Productions and a live QA through Twitter.

The public demo for Brutal Legend also goes live the same day so check it out.

The Red vs Blue series has been a staple connected to the Halo universe for a long time. Since the days of the original Xbox, the team at Rooster Teeth have been making videos using the games in the series to make hilarious narratives about characters created for the series, but using the assets in-game for great shorts.

Rooster Teeth and Gamestop are working together to make a series of videos for the new game, Halo 3: ODST.

Check out the first video for the 4 part series.

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When playing the newly released MoreGames iPhone game Knights Onrush one thing is pure and clear. Flinging enemy knights across the battlefield is easy as hell.

The game puts your fingers in control of defending a castle, which is on one side of the screen, while enemies come marching towards your abode in attempts to destroy your castle’s door to rush in and conquer. This is where your fingers come to the battleground.
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Saving the world and thwarting the malicious plans of evil organizations is tough work even for video game heroes. And while characters like Master Chief get all the glory, their trusty partners are often behind the scenes pulling all the strings unnoticed.

Without their directions, these main heroes would have become hopelessly lost. In addition, many gamers would’ve slowly gone insane without these vital instructions. So this is for all those unsung sidekicks out there, this is another hormone driven Fuck-Marry-Kill: The Trusty Sidekick Edition!

If this does not offer the acknowledgment they deserve, then I’m not sure what will.

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