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Yea, that gun is made out of paper. Usually paper craft is pretty awesome, but you can tell it’s paper. That thing looks like it could be solid metal. In case you’re unsure of what “that thing” is, it’s a laser pistol fromFallout 3. It was made by Leo Firebrand ofFirebrand Creations, and I dub him officially awesome. He made the gun in a mostly straightforward manner (whatever that means), but the handle had to be done in papier-mâché because of its ergonomic design....

Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Star Wars’Empire Strikes Back, THQ is partnering up with ngmoco to makeStar Wars Imperial Academyfor the iPhone and iPod Touch. TheEliminateengine from ngmoco will go into a first-person shooter game where you play as a stormtrooper recruit. You’ll go up against other recruits in four-player multiplayer battles across the Star Wars galaxy. Expect mobile deathmatch action in Hoth, Cloud City, and Tatooine, using weapons straight out of the series....

Wolfensteinis one of those series that has constantly kept my attention. I think it has something to do with the brilliant utilization of the flamethrower coupled with Nazi stomping action. But one must not forget his roots, and it looks like id hasn’t. The above trailer is the first footage of their new mobile game,Wolfenstein RPG. Yeah, that’s right – busting Nazis for experience points. Not surprisingly, the game will be in full 3D and span an epic nine levels....

The latest games to be added to theXbox LIVE Arcade Hitsline-up areWorms,Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, andFeeding Frenzy. The three titles can now be purchased for the nifty price of 400 Microsoft Points each. I happen to own all of these games for some odd reason, and yes, that includesFeeding Frenzy— it’s a good stress reliever, albeit an embarrassing one. However, if someone held me at gunpoint and forced me to pick just one game, I’d probably go withWorms....

I’ve never been a fan ofHalobecause I’m too cool for school, and popular games are hella lame, and no one cool likes what everyone likes. I also wear thick rimmed glasses and listen to pretentious music, so that makes me a better person than you. So there. Yet — this is a big “yet” — after what I’ve been shown ofHalo: Reach, I think I might break down my pretensions and accept what is here:Halo: Reachlooks really, really cool....

Yakuza 3time is so close that we’re already talking about preorder bonuses. I thought this day would never come. Those of you that have been following the game know that it comes out on March 9th. If you haven’t preordered yet, you might want tohit up GameStop, as they have an exclusive in-game add-on as a preorder bonus. they call it the Challenge Pack, and with it you’ll be able to challenge friends in 2-player minigames like darts, golf, bowling and the like....

2K Games has officially unboxed the official special edition for BioShock 2in an official video for its official Youtube channel and it is an officially silly affair. TheBioShock 2Special Edition will come with a vinyl LP, a soundtrack CD, an art book, three lithographs, and a big impressive box that will make your mother proud. The video’s worth watching for the ending. The sheer mindlessness of it is hilarious. Say what you will aboutBioShock 2, the whole thing is worth it just for that....

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2came out this week, and if you happened to downloaded it, chances are you’ve become madly addicted to the game. It really isthat good.Thevideo aboveis a behind-the-scenes look at Bizarre Creations and how they went to great lengths to make sureGeometry Wars 2turned out the way it did.This isn’t your average “making of” video, so don’t skip over it. Even if you aren’t a fan of the series, you’re going to find the clip to be pretty funny....

Eugen Systems, creators of theAct of Warseries and last year’sR.U.S.E., are working on the unfortunately titledWargame: European Escalation. It’s a game about a war set in Europe where things are escalating, you see? Set during an alternate history 1975-1985 period, the game will have you fight NATO or Warsaw Pact forces with conventional weapons. It will also featureR.U.S.E.‘s IRISZOOM engine, so we can probably expect the same kind of tabletop overview of massive battlefields for large conflict resolutions....

Today 2K Sports have announced the “Football Ressurected” campaign to promote their upcoming title,All-Pro Football 2K8. The campaign merges the two ingredients that are known to sell units at retail: football and hip-hop. The two are so closely related that they might as well replace all half-time shows with ciphers and graff bomb contests, and ditch all cheerleaders in favor of The Zulu Kings. All kidding aside, the campaign does look pretty slick,kicking off with an episodic online video seriesdirected by Maz Makhani (who also worked on the R Kelly video classic, “Feelin’ On Yo Booty” and more recently, Nickelback’s “If Everyone Cared....

If the million emails in our tips inbox are to be trusted, then IthinkApogee Software might be reforming. Further proof we have comes in the form of a press release that starts with “Legendary Apogee returns to action.” Ah, so that settles it then. The Apogee name is marking its return with theDuke Nukem Trilogy, set for release on handhelds. TheTrilogyis made of three (shocking) episodes entitledCritical Mass,Chain ReactionandProving Grounds....

Not to jump all overCTZ’s toes, but seriously,seriously, that is justSOtrue, isn’t it? Shameless plug-o-rama:XKCD– for when other web comics won’t help you with your math homework.

In-game art has certainly come a long way since a few cleverly-placed squares could pass as a tank or a dragon. What would titles likeOkamiandShadow of the Colossushave been without their stunning visuals to make us feel as though we were part of their worlds? With each new generation of consoles bringing us exponentially more beautiful graphics and imagery, quality artwork has become vital to the success of many games....