Wavves - “Leave” (Official Video) Official GTA 5 Music Video for #Leave | 60 FPS

The Alchemist and Oh No curated Grand Theft Auto V’s soundtrack, a trippy collection of unlikely collaborations called Welcome To Los Santos. It has yielded some of the year’s most interesting tracks, and today another one-off has been released in video form. Though the soundtrack has expanded well beyond the bounds of the game itself, Wavves’ video for “Leave” takes place completely in GTAV’s world. It was created by an online Social Club user named Yeah Map, who won a contest that afforded him this privilege.

Guitar Hero‘s Back With A Redesigned Controller And The War On Drugs

Guitar Hero and the similarly themed Rock Band were once ubiquitous, but both of them seemed to fade away as the casual gaming audience that they attracted moved primarily to mobile devices to get their fix. But both games are coming back this year — Guitar Hero has just announced Guitar Hero Live, the first new iteration of the video game series in five years. It comes paired with a brand new plastic guitar controller, meant to more closely mimic the actual feeling of playing the guitar rather than just mashing colorful buttons.

As The Verge reports, there will be two main components to the new game: a solo campaign mode –where you take on the POV of a rocker and go out to perform your songs, and the audience reacts positively or negatively based on how well you do — and an online multi-player mode designed to encourage players to stick with the game.

The game’s creators also promise a more diverse lineup than ever, including EDM and hip-hop in addition to the game’s more traditionally guitar-oriented tunes. “If it’s got a beat, and it’s got a rhythm, you can make good gameplay out of it,” the developers told The Verge. The lineup so far includes the War On Drugs (for beer commercial lead guitar shit mode), Ed Sheeran (for sleep mode), the Black Keys, the Rolling Stones, Skrillex, Fall Out Boy, the Killers, and more.

Guitar Hero Live will arrive on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS3, Nintendo Wii U, and some mobile devices later this year. Here’s a melodramatic trailer for the game:

Snoop Lion - "Get Away ft. Angela Hunte" (prod. Major Lazer) Video

Snoop Lion's homage to old school video games in his latest visual "Get Away," from his Grammy-nominated album REINCARNATED: http://smarturl.it/ReincarnatedDX

Directed by: Ashten "Whoopi" Winger
Animated by: Mykola Dosenko

2013 in Gaming: The Year in Under 2 Minutes

2013 has been a landmark year for gaming. New consoles have been released and the older ones have made a fantastic last impression with an incredible line-up of intense and innovative titles. Both mainstream and indie developers have pushed the boundaries of interactive entertainment in 2013, delivering experiences we'll be talking about for years to come.

These are by no means the only great games from 2013. Your favorite game isn't missing because I don't think it is worthy... more likely it just didn't edit together well with the rest or had to go to keep it under 2 minutes. I also attempted to give some screen time to overachieving indies that deserve the attention, rather than trying to cram in every major release.

SOUNDTRACK
Sometimes - Miami Horror
The Defeatist - Cameras

GAMES FEATURED (in order of first appearance)
God of War: Ascension
Tomb Raider
Bioshock Infinite
Ryse: Son of Rome
Outlast
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Need for Speed Rivals
Forza 5
NBA 2K14
FIFA 14
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Ni No Kuni
The Cave
Rayman Legends
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Super Mario 3D World
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Devil May Cry
Deadpool
Battlefield 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Papers Please
Payday 2
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Pikmin 3
The Swapper
Total War: Rome 2
Killer is Dead
Guacamelee
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The Last of Us
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Gran Turismo 6
Proteus
Gone Home
Beyond Two Souls
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Don't Starve
Dead Rising 3
Dead Space 3
Batman Arkham Origins
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Grid 2
Remember Me
Contrast
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Crysis 3
The Wolf Among Us
Saints Row 4
Resogun
Tales of Xillia
Knack
Killer Instinct
Dead Island: Riptide
Lost Planet 3
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Gears of War: Judgement
Metro: Last Light

AlunaGeorge - Watching Over You

Watch the Nintendo-Inspired Video for AlunaGeorge's New Song "Watching Over You"

UK duo AlunaGeorge have offered up an extra spine-tingly new song, titled "Watching Over You", for a compilation put together by BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac. Brendan Canty (not the one from Fugazi) also created a very abstract video to go along with the track, filled with gently glitchy imagery and brief flashes of Nintendo games.

Diablo III: Evil is Back TV Spot

The Lord of Terror has begun his demonic crusade to shackle YouTube viewers into unholy slavery. Watch it now, and prepare for the end of days to begin on 05.15.12.

The Shins - The Rifle’s Spiral

Director Jamie Caliri Conjures Up an Animation for the Indie Rockers

Three sinister gentlemen, a magician and an enormous rabbit populate the fantastical landscape of Emmy-winning director Jamie Caliri’s video for “The Rifle’s Spiral,” a new track by Portland-based indie rock heavyweights The Shins. Sketching the short’s narrative from any lyrics that grabbed his attention, Caliri had free rein to let his imagination run wild, resulting in a surreal stop-motion animation. “I have always loved Edward Gorey’s illustration work and his influence is apparent throughout the video,” says Caliri. “Also, seeing Martin Scorsese’s Hugo three times subconsciously veered my thoughts onto the magic theme.” Founded in 1996 by singer-songwriter James Mercer, The Shins played Coachella Festival last weekend as part of a US tour in support of their grandiose fourth album, Port of Morrow. Featuring guest appearances from Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer and Wild Flag’s Janet Weiss, Port of Morrow took five years in the making after Mercer put the group on hiatus to become a father. Enthusing about the current renaissance in music videos after also making a 3D version of the film exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS, Caliri observes: “It's now more like the years before MTV, when music videos did not have a formula. You can be expressive and idiosyncratic.”

Live Action Mega Man X Vs. Protoman Fan Film

This slick looking Megan Man X fan film was brought to life by Olan Rogers, who spent a mere $700 on the entire production. The costumes alone look like they cost more than seven hundred bucks, and yet the average budget of B-movies like Sharktopus is well over a million dollars.

Take note, budding filmmakers-it’s not the size of your budget that counts, it’s how you use it.

Rye Rye - Boom, Boom

Geremy Jasper & Georgie Greville of LEGS imagine Rye Rye in a surrealist video game world for her new single "Boom, Boom". Multiple Rye Ryes dance, jump, fly, flip, sing and rhyme through collaged psychedelic game levels full of pyramids, flying carpets, laser shooting dolphins, hunks, UFOs, cubed clouds and dragons. In a visual style that pushes 90's Sega graphics 'Through the Looking Glass' "Boom Boom" pushes the hip hop video to mind warping dimensions.

Director: Geremy Jasper and Georgie Greville

New Year's End: A BioShock Short Film

Fans of the Bioshock video game series (like me!) are getting mighty excited about the upcoming release of Bioshock: Infinite later this year, so it’s no wonder we watch everything related to Bioshock that comes out on the interwebs in order to get our Rapture fix.

To tide us over until the new game is released, here’s an entertaining Bioshock themed short film, which deals with the events that took place in Rapture before the first game on that fateful New Years Eve, 1958.

–via Geekologie

The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings Enhanced Edition

Jaw-dropping trailer created by Platige Image for CD Projekt RED’s forthcoming Xbox 360/PC title, The Witcher 2. WARNING: Extreme gore. Credits and more info here.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock Trailer

This is the first trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who video game The Eternity Clock that shows gameplay, and it seems the game will be combining old school platformer elements with third person action and super cinematic cutscenes.

Starring the Eleventh Doctor, River Song, Amy Pond and just about every major enemy from the last few seasons of the show, this game is definitely going for an epic level look, but I feel like the fun in gameplay variety might get sucked out by frustrating platforming puzzles and too many cutscenes. After watching the video, what do you guys think about this game?

–via Topless Robot

VGA 2011: Transformers Fall of Cybertron Exclusive Trailer

Digital Domain and Neil Huxley (Mothership) crafted this stunning teaser for Activision and High Moon Studios’s”Transformers: Fall of Cybertron” title.

Diablo 3 Exclusive Intro Cinematic - VGA 2011

Evil has returned! Witness the opening moments of Blizzard's third chapter to the epic Diablo series, first shown at the Spike Video Game Awards 2011!

Angry Birds (2011) - (Un)Official Movie Trailer

This Angry Birds parody trailer looks like it was made by Guy Ritchie, and really has nothing to do with the video game aside from the whole “pigs snatch their eggs, so the birds get revenge” dynamic. But it’s sexy, funny, and really slick looking for a comedy short.

–via Ology

The Elder Scrolls Adventures with the Dovahkids

Remember when Saturday morning cartoons were full of fantasy adventure? This throwback Skyrim cartoon by Harry Partridge reminds me of watching the Dungeons and Dragons animated series as a youngster, with eyes full of wonder and monster manual in hand.

–via Destructoid

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Full Cinematic Trailer

Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 is an explosive showdown between the heroes of the Capcom universe and the superheroes of the Marvel universe.

The Song Of Skyrim Animated Video

I have been waiting for years to get my hands on a new Elder Scrolls game, and my excitement can barely be contained. Enter an equally excited, and fashionably medieval, bard to sing the praises of the newest incarnation-Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.

The “Song of Skyrim” is beautifully animated by Harry Partridge, and is so catchy that you’ll be humming the tune all day as you wait to get a copy of Skyrim in your hands.

–via Ology

PS3 Long Live Play: "Michael" - Full Length

When they tell your story, what will they say? www.longliveplay.com

Super Mario Bros. Recreated In A Cardboard Box

This is side-scrolling done right, ladies and gamers. Simple graphics, instant enjoyment, and not much of a learning curve is the classic formula for success. (see Angry Birds and Lemmings) But this time it’s done in real life — well, in a cardboard box at least.

Open the box and the game starts. A little knob on the right side allows Mario to jump over Goombas and other obstacles mounted with magnetic tape as he progresses through the world at an ever-increasing speed. If Mario happens to miss his mark and pass over one of these magnetic areas, our hero essentially dies and the game resets. Awesome.