One of the criticisms leveled against the original Assassin's Creed was that it started out strong but eventually got repetitive due to a lack of gameplay variety. That's one of the things Ubisoft is addressing in the sequel, which in turn brings the added bonus of longer play time. More after the jump.

Since the death of Michael Jackson last week, the internet has come alive with tributes for the late King of Pop. One of them is this mod of Left 4 Dead (PC, Xbox 360), where the game music is replaced by some of Jacko's most popular songs. And when it comes to the Left 4 Dead, it doesn't get any cooler than Thriller.

Is Left 4 Dead starting to get a little stale for you? Have no fear. Valve has just given the game's PC version a powerful shot in the arm with the beta release of the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools.

What's cooler than being cool? Ice cold! Well, that's according to Outkast when they sang Hey Ya (cue insanely infectious music: shake it, shake, shake it... shake it like a polaroid picture!). Now it's time to beat the summer heat with this Unreal Tournament III mod for the PC and PS3. Thanks to Epic Games opening the gates for these user-created mods, you can now slip down the icy slopes and even do some tricks when you grab some air!

Download: Snowreal mod for Unreal Tournament III (PC)

The world that some of us revel in away from games is the same place where we do what people would call impossible. But what is it that we often say when faced with such pessimism? "Nothing is impossible with a Dremel, bub." Modders at mod enthusiast site mini-itx.com managed to fit a machine into a small deposit box using just that. And better yet, he used the deposit box that came with the Special Edition of Grand Theft Auto IV!

Yes, most of us think that SCEE London's Beats is awesome, and it's about time that someone from the homebrew community thought up of letting PSP owners play the game with their own customized "beats." Yes, here's Beats Off, where you can load and play custom compiled BJS files. Important details in the full article!

Download: Beats Off v0.1

After Master Chief and Cloud came to Unreal Tournament 3 (Sony PlayStation 3, PC), you'd think mods can't get any better. Yet, here's another that can put a grin on your face. We'd never even imagine Epic Games and Nintendo joining hands, but if you want to see Super Mario powered by Unreal Engine 3, look no further than the full article.

We all know what pushed EA's The Sims 2 to its stellar success: clever gameplay. Apparently, the cleverness in that brand has spilled over in real life as one of its top bosses almost pulled a fast one on the game media. Who would have thought that The Sims 3 was actually already out for some time now? But of course, there's a bit of a catch. How much of a catch? Check out the full article and be enlightened.

Bored with the same old avatars in Unreal Tournament 3? Well, to resolve this issue you can modify and customize the characters in the game, just like what Organ did. He was able to create a mod of gaming icon Master Chief as well as characters from Crysis and more. Check out the screenshots in the full article.

Good news to gamers who like to tinker with Crytek's Crysis. The Mod SDK v1.2 has just been released, according to Community Manager Cry-Alex. Included in his post are the nitty-gritty details that we know you guys have been hungering for. Find out more after the jump!