This video documentary shows off over seven minutes of gameplay footage from Halo 3 ODST, the upcoming prequel to Halo 3.

Krazy Aces Closed Beta Client
This is the closed beta client for Krazy Aces, the multiplayer online aerial combat racing game set in a vibrant and colorful world where players battle to be the first to cross the finish line.

Majesty 2 The Fantasy Kingdom Sim Gameplay Movie 6
This is the sixth gameplay trailer for the upcoming RTS game sequel which will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 PAX 2009 Trailer
This trailer straight from PAX 2009 shows off Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, the superhero sequel from Vicarious Visions.

Halo 3 ODST Live Action Trailer
This trailer shows off two and a half minutes of gameplay and cinematic footage from the upcoming Bungie prequel to the massively successful Halo 3.

Romance Of Rome Mac Playable Demo
This is the Mac version of the playable demo for Romance of Rome, a hidden object game which featuring elements of quest and puzzle games, featuring 21 locations and inventory based puzzles.

Galactic Command Echo Squad SE Action Pack DLC
This DLC2 for Galactic Command Echo Squad SE contains the scenario from DLC1 as well as the additional content listed in the long description.

Check out nearly two and a half minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Halo 3 continuation game, Halo 3 ODST.

Halo 3 ODST Gameplay Trailer
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Get a glimpse of the gameplay in this upcoming Halo 3 prequel in this trailer.

Halo 3 ODST Cinematic Trailer
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This cinematic trailer for the upcoming Halo 3 prequel Halo 3 ODST shows just how harrowing and exciting the life of a Drop Ship Trooper can be.

This video documentary gives players a closer look at the upcoming expansion of Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST.

Halo Wars is one of those odd games that should be better received, an RTS set in the Halo universe featuring tons of units and vehicles from the expanded Halo canon and told with an interesting series of cut scenes and some fairly fun RTS missions. Unfortunatley I think far to many of the twitch oriented Halo gamers out there just can’t wrap their heads around strategy like an RTs and the RTS fans don’t live on the console, even if Ensemble Studio’s game does a pretty good job of translating the traditionally PC oriented experience to the console.

Regardless, those who found the swansong of the studio an enjoyable diversion will have more maps to play around with. The latest downloadable content pack includes 4 new maps and 4 new achievements for you achievement hounds out there – totaling 100 additional points. The new pack, called – “Historic Battles” will be available July 21st for 800 MS points.

800 Points for 4 maps? Seems a bit steep to me… maybe its just because of the extra achievements.

MapleStory is wooing main stream American youth with videos to air on television networks and as previews for the latest Harry Potter movie this summer. This brings MapleStory into the American public eye, the realm only pierced by  Halo 3 and World of Warcraft so far. The 2D side-scrolling MMORPG is already pretty popular enjoying a 6 million strong player base in North America alone. It’s aimed at kids 10 and up, but has a very wide age range of players, most of whom seem to take their cute super-deformed characters pretty seriously.

MapleStory is a free to play MMO with a cash shop that allows players to purchase Nexon Cash to trade for premium items. MapleStory Nexon Cash cards have been available at local retailers like Target, CVS and Best Buy for a few years. The MMO has also spawned the MapleStory card game and videogames for the Wii and DS. Still MapleStory seems to be simmering just below the surface of casual gaming culture. Perhaps these new videos can tip MapleStory into the mainstream spotlight. Look for the video shorts to start appearing on tv and in theaters later this month. Until then, you can check it out for yourself at http://maplestory.nexon.net.

Just in the nick of time we’re posting the embed for the Microsoft Live streaming coverage for Today’s Microsoft Press Briefing at E3. Follow the jump and you can watch the whole thing live, followed shortly by the GT opinions. Liveblogged below the embed… so open a second window to see and make comments so you don’t lose the stream if you’re watching “live”.

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The Forge is one of those features that you wouldn’t naturally include in a console shooter but as the portion of the Halo 3 community who are not spending their time cussing while “p0wning n00bs” or griefing their own teammates on Orbital will tell you Forges’ map redecorating functionality allows for some pretty awesome redesigned Halo 3 combat maps.

To commemorate the growth of the Forge Cafe community over at Bungie.net, a collection of folks interested in taking the tools and sharing tips tricks and creations with each other, hitting its inaugural 75 member mark the organizers have announced their first map making challenge/contest.

Members of the Forge Cafe community can compete to create a themed Halo playground. Seriously a playground built up like a theme park using the tools, items and environments of the established maps. The map design contest is not centered around a playable experience however, merely an aesthetic goal of making a map in Forge that will allow players to see the fun of an Adventureland setting. Details of the contest and a link to the Forge Cafe can be found after the jump.

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On February 3, New York Times bestselling author of Halo: Ghosts of Onyx blends will be releasing his latest book Mortal Coils, an urban fantasy mixed with ancient mythology and published by Tor Books. This will be the book one of five for his epic new series.

Eric Nylund is best known as a writer and story consultant for Microsoft Game Studios ans was instrumental in developing the Halo franchise and for Epic with the Gears of War franchise. In the past, he has also worked with BioWare, and Ensemble Studios and is the author of three of the five Halo novels which sold over two million copies which are: Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: First Strike, and Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Together, his novels have sold over two million copies.

His upcoming projects, which should be of interest to gamers and graphic novel/comic fans alike are a mini-series called Battlestar Galactica: The Cylon War which is a prequel to television show due out in January 2009. Also, a graphic novel titled Halo: Genesis will be published in the spring of 2009, and will appear in the Limited Collector’s Edition of Halo Wars.

Storyline for Mortal Coils is listed after the jump.

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