The bandits of Rage know that the quickest way to cow a stronghold is through its plumbing -- especially if critical pipe junctions sit out in the open like big fat bullseyes.

Video Blips:

• Disarm some bombs threatening Wellspring's precious water supply in this Rage co-op trailer. It wouldn't be an id shooter without enemies mindlessly beelining for your turret with an ax.

Continue after the break for your chance to craft the perfect wandering swordsman in Kenshi, a temporal gap fixed by the first downloadable content for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the reveal of a wicked sled in Need for Speed: The Run.

• Kenshi apparently answers the classic what-if scenario of placing wayward samurai on the planet Tatooine. OK, that might not be true, but if I find any uptight golden robots in my travels, I'm chopping them in half without hesitation.

• Deus Ex: Human Revolution's "The Missing Link" DLC addresses protagonist Adam Jensen's three-day disapperance aboard a freighter. The kicker: His augmentations are disabled. Thankfully, the always necessary sliding eye-shade implants remain intact.

• Say hello to the sleek Porsche 911 Carrera S before it becomes a dot on the horizon in Need for Speed: The Run. It's certainly a nice ride to shamefully flee...er, outpace your pursuers in.