The release date for TellTale’s Tales of Monkey Island is nearly upon us (July 7), and a new gameplay trailer was released today.  The first chapter, entitled “Launch of the Screaming Narwhal”, will include the cast you know and love from the Monkey Island series.

The gameplay trailer shows the game has kept it’s humor in tact.  I’m the kind of player who likes playing around with dialog to find out as much information as possible, or to simply see what kind of humorous dialog I can uncover.  The banter between Guybrush and Governor Marley is a great example of why I loved the Monkey Island series.

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If you’re anything like me, ever since Left 4 Dead came out last year, you’ve been waking up in cold sweats reliving your game sessions.  It’s been keeping gamers fighting zombie swarms on a daily basis while keeping every experience fresh with the AI Director.  For the first time in its company’s history, Valve is working on a direct sequel that is going to be released nearly a year after the original.

Left 4 Dead 2 will have 4 completely new survivors to fight your way from Savannah, GA all the way over to New Orleans, LA.  As with the original Left 4 Dead, the survivors of Left 4 Dead 2 are folks who normally wouldn’t be found together: a high-school football coach, a mechanic, a local news reporter, and a gambler and conman.

Enough of my rambling and on with the gameplay footage!

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During EA’s press conference yesterday, it was announced that Realtime Worlds has partnered with the publishing giant for their upcoming MMO, APB.

In APB, you’ll play as one of two opposing sides: The Enforcers or The Criminals.  The Criminals are out to make a name for themselves, even if it means taking a more dishonest route, while The Enforcers serve as the justice in an unjust world.  The game will also offer a huge variety of customizations, from the obvious aesthetics, down to what kind of music is played while your driving around.

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The first ever gameplay footage was shown yesterday during Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference and it looks absolutely amazing.

In Halo 3: ODST, you play as The Rookie.  The Rookie is deployed into a mission, but becomes seperated from his teammates.  He goes out in search of his teammates, or at least what happened to them.  Along the way he’ll find artifacts that were left behind by his teammates, which will trigger a flashback and allow players to experience what happened first hand as they take control of one of The Rookie’s teammates.

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