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Dead Space was not a game that fazed us in the slightest. Maybe it was due to our playthrough of Resident Evil 4 around the time it came out, or maybe our experience with sci-fi horror, but it just wasn't that scary. If this trailer for Dead Space 2 is any indication, though, the sequel is aiming to be far more unsettling. It's chock full of dark areas, unsettling people, glitches, sudden movements. The worst part, however, are the background vocals: the children's rhyme "Ring Around The Rosies." Don't watch if you are of nervous disposition.

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Welcome to Freeware Friday, a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge!

It seems that, in the end, it all comes back to the rogue-like. We've featured so many here on Freeware Friday, and for good reason. They are much more complex and replayable than most retail games, and range from the incomprehensible graphics of Dwarf Fortress to the slick presentation of Transcendence or Triangle Wizard. Notrium definitely falls into the second category, and the mixture of survival and invention distinguished it from its many established colleagues. It may be several years old, but it's still fantastic, and an amazing game for the low, low cost of free.

Welcome to Freeware Friday, a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge!

Arcades used to be a really big thing. Racing games, fighters, side-scrollers, and other such games abounded. Only a few games have survived the decline of arcades. One of those is the insanely popular Area-51 lightgun shooter. If you've been to anywhere with an arcade of any size, chances are you've seen or played it. This is not that game. Instead, this Area-51 is a simple, but addictingly fun, first-person shooter released by Midway Entertainment. It's a rework of the old light-gun games into something about a little more than shooting pre-rendered aliens.

Created by Lorenz Ruhmann and Rok Breulj, Conquest is a simultaneous turn-based online multiplayer strategy game placed in a dark and distant future. You will play the role of a futuristic Commander in order to conquer the world. Go to the official website for more information.

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At first glance, Pyroblazer looks to have everything you need for a fast-paced good time. It's an aircraft racing and combat game that takes place on an alien world called New Apeiron, so what's not to love? However, things fall to pieces shortly after starting the game.

The Trion World Network has continued to keep details about its first game projects under a deep curtain for the most part but today the MMO based company revealed two new hires for their previously announced game-TV show collaboration with the Sci-Fi Channel. Former Blizzard team member Kevin Beardslee joins Trion as the Senior Development Director for the unnamed game. Beardslee was a "key member" of the World of Warcraft team and most recently worked at NCsoft's Carbine Studios on their unnamed MMO.

In addition, Trion and Sci-Fi have hired veteran TV scriptwriter Peter Egan to write the pilot episode of the joint venture. Egan's credits include the Sci-Fi Channel's own TV series The Dresden Files along with other shows like Medium, Over There and Playmakers.

[Via email press release]

You've heard the developers of Dead Space talk about playing in Zero-G environments, and now this newest trailer shows the gameplay in action.

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This cinematic trailer shows off some of the units and factions in the futuristic sci-fi real-time strategy game, Stormrise. As seen, the sniper will be a very powerful unit, used for covering ground troops and spotting stealth units. However, there are some things that will require a little more firepower.

Download the HD Stormrise Sniper Trailer (443 MB)

Blackstar is an upcoming MMO that emphasizes space and ground combat. Players will be able to select from different races to throw down in an intergalactic war. This early trailer shows a little bit of how the game will look.

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The last X3: Terran Conflict trailer emphasized the building aspect of the game. The latest video focuses on "Thinking" - as in devising strategies, playing through the story, its side quests, and making decisions that will significantly impact the universe. The trailer also clues us in on one of the main enemies you'll encounter, a mechanical race grown and evolved from old terraforming machines that earth originally sent out.

Download HD X3: Terran Conflict"Think" Trailer (101 MB)