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One of the most popular gaming series of the last decade has been Sony’s God of War franchise. With its epic gameplay and amazing presentation, the God of War series is one of the few AAA franchises out there.

God of War wouldn’t necessarily be where it’s at without the work of T.C. Carson, the man responsible for voicing Kratos’ rage.  Kratos has almost become a new mascot for the PlayStation brand and besides the character’s unique design, many know him for his deep rage filled voice.  Over the course of four games Mr. Carson has done a terrific job of voicing Kratos, a character who despite being a badass is quite a tortured soul.

Naughty Bear is somewhat of an odd game and that’s obvious in each new trailer we’ve gotten.  It’s not that often that we see a teddy bear go on a rampage and kill his fellow bears through a variety of gruesome ways.  The concept of the game may not be for everyone but this latest trailer should win a few people over.

At this point I think we can just drop all hope that films based on video games will be good. Hollywood now has its bulls eye of creative bankruptcy on Kane & Lynch, which itself could work well as a film.  For a long time actor Bruce Willis has been rumored/attached to play Kane while names like Mickey Rourke and Billy Bob Thornton have popped up for Lynch.

Given my recent mood as of late, it’s rather nice to see dudes pummel and kick one another in this new EA Sports MMA trailer. Lately EA’s venture into the world of MMA has been restricted to simple screenshot updates so it’s rather nice to see the game in motion again.

Last time we got a look at the West and then the weapons at your disposal. Now Rockstar Games gives us a look at the “Life in the West” in this new Red Dead Redemption docu video.  Despite what some may think the Old West wasn’t just filled with Cowboys shooting one another. There were actually “common” folk such as Blacksmiths and Ranchers.

Since it was announced in November, there’s been a nice amount of buzz for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.  After all how can’t there be given how the first trailer for the game had Kane & Lynch running naked through a Chinese restaurant?

Square Enix Europe today announced that Kane & Lynch’s latest violent escapades will be available to enjoy on August 24th in North America and Aug. 27th in Europe. To celebrate this news SE Europe released a brand new gameplay trailer exclusively to IGN. 

Originally I was a bit on the fence about things, but now I’m rather psyched for Skate 3 now.  The game of course is keeping a lot of the same fundamentals but there are a few new additions, one of which is Coach Frank.  The previous Skate games had a rather straightforward training mode to catch everyone up on things but with Skate 3 it’s being revamped a bit.

Somehow Square Enix’s upcoming Action-RGP NIER just became more amazing today. SE has announced that they’re partnering with DC Comic’s Wildstorm label to release a series of NIER comic books. There will be three books total, all of which will expand the NIER universe and answer questions that are unanswered in the game.

Just the other day I was thinking about Namco Bandai’s upcoming noir action game Dead to Rights: Retribution. Being a huge fan of DtR on the PS2 I’ve been keeping a close eye on this reboot/reimaging of the franchise.  After being on the under the radar for awhile, Namco Bandai has released some new screens and a trailer of the bloody violent goodness that is DtR: Retribution.

Unless you’re an enthusiast of fantasy games developed by Japanese studios, chances are you have no clue about Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom. Developed by Folkore developer Game Republic, Majin revolves around a young man who stumbles across a ruined kingdom. With the help of his new and rather large friend named Majin, the two go on a quest to eradicate the dark forces at hand and bring peace to the land.

With a planned Summer release, it’s no surprise that Activision is slowly ramping up the marketing blitz for Transformers: War for Cybertron. So far we’ve seen a decent amount of the game, both in the form of a snazzy pre-rendered trailer and actual gameplay footage.

When they’re not getting arrested by accident the good folks over at IllFonic are hard at work on Nexuiz, a new fps game.  Based on the PC open-source game originally developed by AlienTrap, Nexuiz aims to bring a simple yet action packed fps experience to console gamers. The game itself almost harkens back to the good old days of Quake as it’s essentially a no-frills arena fps game.

Even though Yakuza 4 is about to be released in Japan, Sega has announced plans for a fifth iteration of their crime saga.  This is almost a non news story of sorts since the Yakuza series sells like absolute gangbusters in Japan, a stark contrast to its sales history in North America.

One of the best things about video games is the amazing concept art that’s made. It’s these detailed and often grand visions that serve as the template and prototype for what we eventually get to play or watch.  Often we’re sometimes lucky to view concept art via in-game bonus content or in some cases a small 20 page book. 

These small tastes of concept art usually leave core enthusiasts such as me wanting more.  It looks like Sony knows there an audience who enjoys the art of video games as an Uncharted 2 art book has been announced.

Sony’s unique take on kart racing will soon be upon us as it was announced today that ModNation Racers is set for a May 25th release. Since being unveiled at E3 last year the game has caught the attention of many since its Sony’s latest game featuring the “Play, Create, Share” moniker.  Earlier this year the game received positive feedback from those who participated in the beta so it looks like Sony could have another hit on their hands. I wasn’t lucky enough to get in the beta which resulted in another piece of my gamer soul turning to ash.