Game trailers are like a seperate art nowdays.

They have surpassed movie trailers by far not only in visual quality, but in direction, photography and sound design as well!

Here are some of the best – in my honest opinion – modern video game cinematic trailers.

The following trailers where selected mostly because of their visual quality, direction and action.  The list contains only cinematic trailers of modern games ( 3 years past at most ). I would be glad to recieve suggestions too, as there are for sure, dozens of noteworthy game trailers out there!

#1 Dead Island – Announcement trailer

This video game trailer has been described as the best ever made. I can hardly disagree…

#2 The Secret World – Men’s room trailer

Both dark and creepy.

#3 Hitman Absolution

A worthy Hitman game reveal….

#4 Star Wars: The Old Republic

Epic video with spectacular lightsaber fights! This is probably how a new Star Wars movie could be…

#5 Tomb Raider

Very cinematographic trailer. Feels almost like a good hollywood movie!

#6 Assassins Creed II

#7 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Blizzard’s trailers are always pieces of art. This is the latest one for the Cataclysm expansion.

#8 Bioshock Infinite

#9 Deus Ex: Human Revolution

We’ve all seen the Deus Ex HR trailers enough times already, but it is natural that one of them couldn’t miss from a best-of list….

#10 Batman: Arkham City

When I first saw this trailer, I amlost confused it with a real life video!

#11 Mass Effect 3

This isn’t one of the best trailers out there, but its visuals are so stunning, it had to be in this list!