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In case you somehow missed the media blitz that was last year’s Spike Video Game Awards, it’s a bit like a mini-E3 filled with B-list celebs and terrible award show banter. Honestly the winners hardly matter compared to all the trailers that premier there. Last year we got our first glimpses of Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 and Uncharted 3, and the year before they revealed Arkham City. Now we already know that the Dec 10 event will have at least three big announcements, with the reveal of an Alan Wake sequel, BioWare’s next game, and the first time we’ll see Metal Gear Solid: Rising since E3 2010...

When Peppy Hare taught a generation how to do a barrel roll during their time with N64 classic Star Fox 64, we never thought it would become such a cultural touchstone. Sure, our friends and colleagues knew the importance of barrel rolls, but now something as huge and powerful as Google has a sly wink to the furry space opera. Just type “do a barrel roll” into the search bar and see what we mean...

Child’s Play is a charity after our own hearts, as the organization (founded by the cartoonists behind Penny Arcade) is about bringing videogames to sick children in hospitals. We even took part in a little bit of charity for the organization during our recent 24-hour marathon. Now Child’s Play is entering its season of holiday charity drives you can help out with, and that includes its yearly auction filled with one of kind items that happens December 8...

Silent Hill: Downpour, the next console game in the iconic survival horror franchise, was scheduled for last month but then got silently delayed by Konami. Before we only heard it was coming out early 2012, but now we have a more specific release window, as well as release dates for the Silent Hill HD Collection and Silent Hill: Book of Memories. The first three months of 2012 will be overflowing with Silent Hill’s specific brand of horror...

11/11/11 might be more famous to gamers this year as the release date for Skyrim, but it’s also Veteran’s Day, the day of the year we give tribute to those that risk their lives to protect us. And soldiers underneath the training and heroism are just like us, at least when it comes to the desire to play games. The life of a soldier can be a boring one and the charity Operation Supply Drop makes it their cause to bring games to our boys. And this November as part of Veteran’s Day, you can help them help our friends overseas...

Motion sensing controls are neat and all, but what about a controller or handheld that could sense your mood and translate your fears, stresses, and joy into a game in real time ? No, we're not talking about Nintendo's long-delayed Vitality Sensor (that's still a thing, right?), we're talking about a patent filed by Sony for a biometric sensor that may or may not be coming to a PS Move wand, PS Vita, or DualShock controller near you.

The patent, unearthed by Sileconera, shows PlayStation brand controllers and a PS Vita-like handheld outfitted with special surfaces designed to collect biometric data...

Still not sure if you want to get Uncharted 3, even after reading our 9/10 review? Will watching the first 20 minutes of gameplay for the PS3-exclusive change your mind? Then this video might help you out, but it comes with a heavy price, namely spoiling all of the early game. And if you don’t want a major, MAJOR SPOILER, stop watching around the 10 minute mark. You have been warned.

Anyway, here’s the video for first two acts of undoubtedly today’s biggest release. Enjoy!

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3’s expanded roster is full of wonderfully strange additions, and now one of the most confusing finally gets showcased in these new trailers. Some might have thought adding Phoenix Wright was niche, but that’s nothing compared to Rocket Raccoon. Perhaps 99% of readers haven’t heard of the space-faring animal-man, but those dissatisfied should find solace in today’s other gameplay reveal for Frank West...

Can't wait for PlayStation Vita's February 22 release date? Well, there's good news and there's bad news: the good news is that Sony has announced a bundle for the US and Canada that will be coming out on February 15 – a full week before their new handheld will be made available to everyone else – and it comes with the system, a case, a memory card, and a game. The bad news is that, depending on where you live, you might have limited choices as to which system you get...