We've all played Flash games with Halloween and Christmas themes, but you don't come across that many Thanksgiving games on the Net. Enter Turkey Got Guts. It's a standard shooter with an unusual twist - you play as the turkey, and you're well-armed. The farmers are coming to get you and they're packing grenades. You have to take them out before they turn you into Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

There's a new Aion trailer on YouTube offering viewers a peek at what lies ahead for this MMORPG. Some of the things they intend to add to the game through updates include swimming, player housing, combat mounts, siege weapons, and remarkably, revamped graphics. The schedule for these updates hasn't been revealed, but they look quite ambitious.

Aside from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, there weren't a lot of other big multiplayer shooters for the PC released this year, perhaps because few developers wanted to compete with it. Left 4 Dead 2 has been selling well, however, and the consensus seems to be that it's even more fun than the original. Of course, there are a lot of older shooters that are still very popular online. This summary of the best multiplayer FPS games might make your Christmas shopping a little easier.

Atari and Cryptic have set a schedule for the open beta test of Star Trek Online, which will run for two weeks from January 12 to January 26, 2010. There aren't many details in the press release, but I assume that they're using the same sign-up form as for the closed beta, and that closed beta applicants will be considered for open beta. Videos of the game have been coming out at a rapid pace, the most revealing of which are likely Starship Tactics Part 1 and Part 2. It's apparent that they're going for RPG-style combat mechanics, and the class structure also seems to have the familiar "tank, damage dealer, support" dynamic.

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