It's always cold in Call of Duty: Black Ops, but hey, I'll take frozen facial hair over embarrassing sweat stains from the eternally sun-baked Middle Eastern levels. Yuck!
Video Blips:
• Call of Duty: Black Op's weaponry is increasingly whimsical — this multiplayer footage features a crossbow, a ballistic knife launcher, and a remote-controlled car packed with explosives. What's next? Frying pans? Lightsabers? Marvin the Martian's Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator? The sky's the limit in the Call of Duty world! [YouTube]
Continue after the break for a very presidential Madden NFL 11 trailer, the frenzy of a Monday Night Combat match in full swing, and a joint-popping clip of DJ Max Portable 3.
• Give your team a Super Bowl victory and Madden NFL 11 rewards you with a grandiose celebration, including a congratulatory ceremony from President Obama himself. Remember, kids, if you can't think of a better reason to become president, you can always look forward to shaking hands with chunky-looking athletes. [GameTrailers]
• Monday Night Combat Art Director Chandana Ekanayake and Creative Director John Comes walk us through a typical multiplayer battle. Everything seems right, but the exclusion of exceedingly vocal and trash-talking punks is strangely disheartening. [GameVideos]
• Prepare for rhythm-game hell with DJ Max Portable 3. What will give in first — your agonized thumbs or the PSP's buttons? [Kotaku]