Nothing guarantees success like an injection of heartstring-tugging kitsch in the middle of humdrum violence.
Video Blips:
• Sobering phone message aside, the soldiers in this Medal of Honor trailer are attempting to out-grim each other's expressions. Nothing compares to that enigmatic bearded fellow, though — those bristles amplify any body language a hundredfold. [GameTrailers]
Continue after the break for way too many guns, not enough bubblegum in Red Dead Redemption, a look at the planet-conquering gameplay in Eve Online: Tyrannis, and Luigi's brief stint in the spotlight in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
• In Red Dead Redemption's Wild West, saying "hello" to someone involves shooting them with a lot of bullets. "Handshakes? We don't need no stinkin' handshakes!" [GameTrailers]
• New Eden's planets are finally ripe for the taking in Eve Online: Tyrannis. With so much heavy hardware flying around in such a cutthroat economy, I think I'll stick to mining asteroids. [YouTube]
• Luigi — you know, the other plumber brother — shows everyone that he's just as capable as his more-famous sibling while hopping amongst the stars in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Also, this footage reveals an important development: Yoshi is waterproof! [YouTube]