With its full-HD screen, upgraded processor, and Open GL ES 3.0 support, the new Nexus 7 tablet is a beast when it comes to running games, specifically those with rich graphics. It handles lens flares, shadows, and other shader effects with ease, and its blacks and colors show up significantly deeper than those on the previous Nexus 7. With these things in mind, I've put together a list of graphics-heavy games to showcase the new tablet's impressive capabilities. Of course, games with such high-level visuals often come at premium, but in my opinion, these are all worth their price tags. In any case, if you're not willing to shell out the cash, there is one title on this list that's free to download.

Finally, it's worth noting that the extremely sharp-looking Asphalt 8 racing game deserves a spot on this list, but alas it doesn't come out for another week or so.

Riptide GP2 ($2.99) For anyone who watched the recent Nexus 7 announcement, this one shouldn't come as a surprise. It was on display at the event, in all its high-octane, water-racing glory, and now you can have it for yourself.

Riptide GP2 is a jet-ski racing game with eight worlds, all ... [Read more]

Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park's founding rapper and multi-instrumentalist.

Linkin Park embraced the digital age early on. Even prior to changing the spelling of their name (because LincolnPark.com was already taken), founding members promoted their music in online chat rooms when most bands were still relying on street teams.

The eventually Grammy-winning, chart-topping alternative band, best known for such hits as "In the End," "Numb," "Breaking the Habit," "What I've Done," and "New Divide," has used MySpace to promote the "A Thousand Suns" album and has topped 1 billion views on YouTube. Linkin Park remains the most followed band on Facebook (over 55 million users), and has already developed its own game -- Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion.

The band isn't letting up on the technological development -- they've been working with software manufacturer OpenLabs on StageLight, an innovative, music-c... [Read more]