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Now here's an interesting game, Raging Thunder for the iPhone. This early version makes use of the phone's accelerometer to control the vehicles. Video after the break.

..everything's rendered in pretty decent OpenGL 3D graphics as well. It's no GTA4, but you can download it from Installer.app now.

Mirror's Edge, to be released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC platforms, is basically a "complex first-person action adventure set in a dangerous open world boasting tremendous levels of freedom and interactivity." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

If Sony were to partner with Apple for their next portable, all-in-one gaming device, then it might look something like the iWish. Click here for one more picture.

I call this the iWish because I wish Sony would get their act together and improve the PSP. So many people are doing such amazing and innovative things these days, and yet the only innovative thing to happen to the PSP since 2005 was that it got a little slimmer.

For multiplayer wireless gaming on the Zune, look no furthur than XNA Game Studio 2.0. The application "can support ad-hoc wireless play with up to eight players and the '16MB for storing games'." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Microsoft's still isn't solid on a final consumer release date for XNA games for the Zune, but they are aiming for the first CTP (community technology preview) to be released in May.

In this Pure featurette, we take "an extremely detailed look at the totality of the customization options for building your own ride." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Designed by the speed fanatics who have brought gamers such hits as ATV Off-Road Fury and MotoGP, Pure is the new racing phenomenon that gives gamers the raw thrills of off-road, extreme quad racing

Speed Racer is essentially a "unique racing game experience developed for the Wii in part by the movie directing duo, the Wachowski brothers." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The game is designed as a game that players can build their own racing track, and it also has a "choose-your-own-adventure" aspect that presents the experience as a series of choices that the player must make in gameplay.

Force Dynamics has just upgraded its 301 racing simulator with SNES compatibility, Super Mario Kart in this case -- "the rider's chair even leaps up along with Mario, Peach or any other jumping character you choose." Video after the break.

While most of the cool kids are off whizzing around courses in Mario Kart Wii, the gurus at Force Dynamics are reminiscing about the one that started it all. Apparently the firm has tweaked its 301 motion platform to actually control the kart in the SNES hit.

That's right, the FC Mobile is compatible with NES cartridges and can be picked up on eBay for just $39.95. Product page. Click here for one more picture.

The compact console lets you play on either the built-in 2.4-inch LCD screen, or on your television via an included AV cable. The system runs on three AA batteries, and can play audio through its internal stereo speakers, or via a headphone jack

In this GT featurette, they count down the top ten years of gaming. From the great video game crash of 1983 to the N64 year (1997), you'll find it here. Video after the break.

Since the Atari 2600 there have been more than three decades of innovation, disaster, and sheer brilliance. Which years stand above the rest?

This updated version of Nintendo's timeless classic, Super Mario Bros., gives our favorite plumber an Unreal Tournament 3 makeover. Continue reading for a brief overview and video. Click here for first picture in gallery.