Debuted at the Spike Video Game Awards last night, we get our first glimpse at the sequel to one of the greatest games of 2009. Amongst the beautifully decrepit scenery we were shown from the first game, it also looks like Mark Hamil is reprising his role as the Joker. (I’d know that laugh anywhere)

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Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.

When Timely comics became Marvel during the 1960s, creator Stan Lee, along with creators such as Jack Kirby and Steve Dtiko, helped the company create a new breed of superheroes. In the process, they introduced the world to Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and other soon-to-be household names. What made these guys so special was that unlike the characters created by their distinguished competition, it was easy to relate to these guys. For decades, fans read about people like Superman and Wonder Woman who had near-godlike power and an almost mythic stature. Even Batman, despite not having any powers, was the pinnacle of human achievement. With Marvel however, people read stories about people who had superpowers but had to deal with hang-ups and issues like we do. When they weren’t exploring the Negative Zone or fighting Doctor Doom, The Fantastic Four bickered and quarreled with each other like any other semi-functional family. In between battles with Kang the Conqueror and the Masters of Evil, the Avengers played cards, pulled pranks on each other, went shopping, and hung out as if they were a fraternity or club rather than a superhero group. Peter Parker, a.k.a Spiderman, was a normal teenager like anyone else (save for his superpowers of course), so he had to deal with grades, girls, and bullies as often as he had to deal with symbiotes, idiots with fishbowls for heads, and psychopaths flying on gliders. By the way, this is not to imply anything negative about DC, because there isn’t anyone who hasn’t grown up with Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. Besides, DC themselves would adopt this real world approach to its heroes, with storylines about Green Arrow’s sidekick having a drug addiction and the Jason Todd Robin confronting an abusive husband.

Marvel comics also frequently dealt with social issues as well. Spiderman was all about responsibility and power, Captain America examined what it meant to be a patriot in modern day America, and Iron Man even tackled alcoholism. One comic book in particular captured the mood of the period like no other. It was called X-men, and its premise about a sub-race of humanity fighting for their very right to exist resonated perfectly with the struggles that the African American community had to face at the time. Over the next few decades, the X-men’s popularity would increase to staggering proportions, making it one of the best selling comics world wide, and spinning off into a franchise of movies, TV shows, video games, and toys.
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With the surge in Voltron articles, I wanted to join in on the fun. However, as I have nothing Voltron related, I figure the next best thing is a Voltron rip-off. Of course, what better rip-off is there than Power Rangers, the live action kids show that not only rips off Voltron, but also borrows liberally from Godzilla’s giant-monster-who-is-really-a-guy-in-a-rubber-suit theme? After Ninja Turtles and before Pokemon, Power Rangers emerged as the premiere kid’s show. It’s goofy monsters, giant robots (called Zords) and cheesy martial arts action made it a hit with school kids, and a nightmare for parents. The obligatory marketing blitz followed, complete with toys, costumes, video games, and even a movie. The movie, released at the height of the franchise’s popularity depicted a non-canon fight against new villain Ivan Ooze. There were also video game tie-in for SNES, Game Boy, Genesis, and Game Gear with Bandai handling the Nintendo versions, and Sega handling the Sega versions. Although they were intended for kids, they were pretty good for games based on movies.
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The full feature on the newest Transformer game will be included in Game Informer magazine on December 14, but a short teaser video has already been posted.
Its highly unlikely this is in-game footage, but it does give us a peak at what Cybertron in this game shorld look like. Also, check out the big guy at the end!
Game Informer has a TF mini-site where new information about the game will be posted all this month.
What do you think of a Transformers game not tied to any specific show or continuity? Leave a comment here, or jump our forums!

So maybe the original Saint’s Row wasn’t the most original game of 2006, but it was wickedly fun, and its open world action improved on Grand Theft Auto’s formula in many aspects. It’s shock ending guaranteed that fans would be clamoring for a sequel, and sure enough, THQ and Volition deliver. Other than a few tweaks here and there, the developer sticks to the ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ school of thought. Saint’s Row definitely was not broken, and it’s time for gamers to take a return trip to Stillwater.
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In New Super Mario Bros Wii, Nintendo has brought back the long dormant “Koopalings.” These seven characters are supposedly Bowser’s children and appear as stage antagonists in several Mario games. It is said that during the production of Super Mario Bros 3, Shigeru Miyamoto based each of them on a member of the design team.
But when Super Mario Bros 3 was released in 1988 to Japan, the kids were not given names. Only a year and a half later when Nintendo Of America released the game did they get names. The localization team did their best to match their appearances with some obvious, and less obvious names. See how obscure they get!
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The nominations are in! Here are your five nominees for the Powet.TV Awards!

To vote for your favorite video, simply leave a comment below. Please only comment once, and only name one video — if you do this more than once, we’ll only take your first selection.

All voters will be entered into a random drawing for a $25 Amazon.com gift card! Keen, or what?

See more voting details after the jump:

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