DEFCON:AWESOME teamed up with guerrilla photographer Imoto to capture the video game cosplayers at this year’s annual Anime Weekend Atlanta convention. From cross-dressing Mario Bros to (possibly the most obscure Assassin’s Creed character) Kadar, there were some really impressive efforts this year.

Atlus has released a second Promo Video for their upcoming 360 and PS3 title Catherine. More whackiness, hotties, and sheep people in this one. Check out the link for a translated version.

A recent post over at PlayStation Lifestyle touts a leaked ‘final roster,’ and guess who makes the list? Friggin Squirrel Girl. Seriously?

An exclusive gamestrailer.com look at Dead Space 2 Multiplayer.

All the muck that’s fit to rake for the week of August 16th through the 20th. A few announcements in the storm of Gamescom, like Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7, a PS3 Move bundle with a huge 360GB HDD, and UDraw– a Wii peripheral. Also, PS3 Hacked, UK’s RealTime Worlds tanks, and an awesome trailer for Atlus’ forthcoming Catherine.

Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light will be the downloadable title that saves XBLA’s Summer of Arcade. Game play that combines cooperation and competitiveness should have a lot of people playing the title and loving it. Read Defcon: Awesome’s preview and see why this game will be the Summer of Arcade title that will deliver, finally.

Madden 11 is chock full of borderline fail. From the money-grab coin system to the shameless advertising, Defcon: Awesome’s resident Madden elite player, Matty, challenges the call and demands a penalty.

For a Vikings fan, the new Madden can be a brutally frustrating experience. The opening Saints field goal cinematic is the equivalent of a video teabagging. 88 rating? Seriously? Obviously the people behind Madden 11 hate the Minnesota Vikings. Sound like the paranoid ramblings of a delusional Vikings fan? Well check out all of the evidence of Vikings hate after the jump.

DEFCON:AWESOME has spent the last week trawling the internet, bookmarked a bunch of the hottest and coolest articles, and packaged them up for you in this weekly news recap. From id Tech 5′s Rage iPhone demo, a $1000 fail on EVE Online, Vanquish eCigs, a PlayStation phone, Black Ops Prestige edition’s RC surveillance car to new footage from Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Each month, DEFCON:AWESOME takes the hottest female characters from last month’s games, scours the internet for fan art and cosplayers, distills all of this hotness down and delivers it to you. StarCraft II’s Kerrigan, Monkey Island 2′s Elaine Marley, Persona 3′s Mitsuru, & Arc Rise Fantasia’s Leslie battle it out to see who is crowned the Hottest Game Girl of July 2010.