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What did technologist, Casey Pugh, get when he asked fans to recreate fifteen second slices of Star Wars and then stitched them all together into a director's cut? You get Star Wars Uncut: Director's Cut, two hours worth of awesome, collaborative creativity.

So if you have the time to spare, kick back and relax as you see a galaxy far, far away unfold in bizarre, and hilarious, ways. Now what would the Godfather be like...

Suda 51 is not your normal game designer. Just looking at his history, from Killer 7 to No More Heroes, should tell you that he doesn't go in for formulaic looks, cliched settings, or stories that take themselves too seriously. They're all about style, pinching the player to wake them up from their reverie of stock excitements, and then splashing cold WTF all over their world when they least expect it.

That's what makes his games so much fun to play. At the same time, it's also clear that they're not for everybody. Being different doesn't necessarily mean 'being commercially popular'. Yet to EA's credit, they've daringly decided to bank on his unique take on gaming with Shadows of the Damned.

As you may now, this year is the Legend of Zelda franchise's 25th anniversary.

I first became aware of something called Zelda when I saw this commercial and wondered if whatever the Legend of Zelda was came with instructions so people would know what to do with it.

From the Hollywood Reporter comes this tidbit about writer, Melissa Rosenberg, taking over the screenwriting duties for the Highlander film reboot. You might know her best for her screenwriting work in bringing the Twilight series to the big screen. Yes, THAT Twilight with the twinkly vampires. It didn't take long on several forums for fans of the Highlander series to roll their eyes and start worrying that she would somehow write the character as an eighteen year old, conflicted immortal with girl problems.

But hold on. Rosenberg's obviously got talent to be able to bring enough of the Twilight films to the silver screen to appease its fanbase. She also has quite a bit of history with TV episodes from Dexter to a remake of the Magnificent Seven for the "small" screen. Still, in looking at her history, she's done a lot of drama-driven material that doesn't quite exactly mesh with the history-fantasy action adventure that Highlander is.

Well, time will tell whether this is a good move or not, but she wasn't the first to take a stab at rebooting Highlander as a review or two on a purported leaked version of a previous script have proven. Still, there's one nice thing that I can take away from all of this: we might be able to finally forget Highlander 2: The Quickening.

From Sweden comes this charming, Flash-based adventure game that you can play in your browser. It's unique in that instead of using flashy graphics or fancy 3D to wow players, the creators instead used cardboard sets and claymation characters to dress it up giving it a special look reminiscent of Wallace & Gromit.

It's also a finalist at the Independent Games Festival and feels as polished as any game that you might find on a shelf. The first chapter is free to play. After that, you have to pay to see the other episodes in this five chapter series. As for the story, it follows a couple who move into an apartment and later discover a secret that turns their world upside down. The puzzles aren't difficult with one exception in the first chapter, but they're fun and the characters are as entertaining to watch onscreen as their dialogue is to read.

As something that can be a negative to some prospective players out there, you also have to be online to play it since the whole series is designed to be played from your browser. On their development blog, they've stated that this was necessary to protect themselves from piracy seeing as they don't have the kind of protection that a publisher could have provided them with. They're just indies who want to make a good game, but it's also clear that there are those out there that really don't care as long as they can get their product for free.

Because it's all online, it uses its own cloud system for saves though you will have to create an account to make the most out of it. But this also plays into another reason for why they chose this delivery method: you can play the game from any machine that can support the site, whether it's a Linux box, Windows, or a Mac.

So give this a shot if you're hungry for something that's a little different. And when you do, be sure to pick up everything that isn't nailed down. There's no telling when that hangar might be useful. Give it a try at their official site here.

No, that's not the new name of Indy's next film or some kind of bizarre crossover with the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film, but it is the name of a project that is already ten years in the making by die-hard fans of Lucasarts' classic adventure games featuring the Man in the Hat.

This one takes place in 1939, before the invasion of Poland by the Nazis, as they scour the globe in search of yet another artifact for the Reich. But the Fountain may only be the start of a race to attain an ancient weapon of forbidden power and only Indy can stop them in time. Doesn't he always?

The free PC-only demo lets you sample a bit of the impressive gameplay. For those unfamiliar with this type of adventure game, it's the kind of point-and-click exploration and puzzle busting that were incredibly popular in the eighties and the nineties. You'll need to scour scenes for clues, examine notes, and break through devious puzzles to beat those nefarious Nazis.

From the sharp art style and polished soundtrack to the puzzles - and even a little fighting - it's like playing the sequel to Indy's other adventure, the Fate of Atlantis, all over again. So if you miss those old Lucasarts' styled adventures - or need something to help forget Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - try this one out or visit the site and check out the history behind it.

When, and if, the game is finally finished, it's going to be released as a completely free fan tribute. Definitely keeping my eyes on this one.

"Silk" comes courtesy of programmer, Yuri Vishnevsky, as an experiment in "generative art" according to the site. All that you do is draw a line, change the breeze, and let the web do all of the work. It's like fingerpainting, only with your mouse.

It doesn't look like you could save your masterpiece, but you can watch an amazing replay of all of the tweaking you did to get it into shape. You can try it out here.