Snagged from IGN's "Ultimate Holiday Videogame Guide" comes this Mass Effect 2 cinematic trailer ... well, teaser trailer may be more accurate. While the above video shares nearly a minute and a half of delicious cinematic video (read: this isn't in-game, folks) the end promises the "full-length trailer" will premier on Xbox Live on December 22, just a few days before ecksmas.

So you can take "Mass Effect 2 cinematic trailer" off your wishlist and bump up "Mass Effect 3 cinematic trailer."

[Via Kotaku; thanks, tmacairjordan87]

Mass Effect 2 cinematic trailer teases 'full-length' version for Dec. 22 XBL debut originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Some might remember the original True Crime games as an over-the-top action game where players take the role of a rogue agent, determined to infiltrate organized crime rings using mostly brute force. Well, it's been a few years, and the series is getting a bit of a reboot, sending players to the streets of Hong Kong to infiltrate the Triads. As the saying goes, the more things change...

Download HD True Crime Announcement Trailer (62 MB)

True Crime trailer doesn't believe in subtlety originally appeared on Big Download Blog on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Times are tough. The economy is still struggling and the holiday season makes our bank accounts hemorrhage money. I've even had to make cuts at the SkyMall Monday headquarters. I've stopped purchasing a new King-sized bed every three months and found a new way to sleep comfortably. Everyone's budgets are tight and discretionary income is hard to find. It's difficult to take women out on dates, let alone impress them with opulent gifts and vacations. So how do you survive these trying fiduciary times and not let the winter doldrums leave you feeling defeated and alone? How can you let people know that you're not only surviving the financial crisis but thriving in it? How can you do all of these things while handsomely adorning your home? Well, you should know by now that you can do all of these things by turning to the ol' SkyMall catalog. Save your money, don't get on your employer's bad side by taking vacation days and don't seek comfort in the supportive embrace of a loved one. Instead, pretend to do all of these things by showing off your Sand Names Print.

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SkyMall Monday: Sand Names Print originally appeared on Gadling on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at WoW.com are on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.

• OutDPS continues their constant flow of excellent Hunter content with an updated guide to pre-raid hunter gear which now includes loot from patch 3.3.
• Having trouble tanking the Halls of Reflection? Righteous Defense has the solution.
• The Lion Guard has some ideas on how to make Holy Paladins more interactive, and wants to know what you think.
• Are you a mage using Scorchio? Having some problems with it in patch 3.3? You're not alone. Empowered Fire has some workarounds for you.
• Hunters aren't the only ones with a gear guide for patch 3.3. Penance Priest has one for assassination rogues, too! No, I'm kidding, it's for discipline priests.

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The Daily Quest: Catching up to patch 3.3 originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There's been a lull of Cataclysm info recently, so we're getting repeats tenfold of the kind of emails we used to get before Wrath's official release date was announced -- emails saying that Amazon or Gamestop or other retailers have release dates listed for the new expansion already.

Here's the rub. Blizzard hasn't yet divulged a release date for Cataclysm, probably because they have no earthly idea when it's coming out yet. Until they do, any release dates from stores are, at best, speculation or, at worst, outright lies.

But why would retailers list a release date for Cataclysm if one doesn't exist yet? Simple: to take your money. Many game retailers (Gamestop especially) stock their stores based solely on preorder numbers, only getting a few extra for the teeming masses that never thought to go to Wal-Mart to get a guaranteed copy without putting money down first. In the meantime, you get to ... not have that money. Not a good deal.

Preordering is a process designed to get money from you without getting anything in return for an inordinate amount of time, so wait until Blizzard announces a date before you plunk any of your hard-earned money down. And, again -- we know when the sites say Cataclysm's coming out. You'll know just as soon as we do when it'll actually be available.

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will destroy Azeroth as we know it. Nothing will be the same. In WoW.com's Guide to Cataclysm you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion. From Goblins and Worgens to Mastery and Guild changes, it's all there for your cataclysmic enjoyment.

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In an inspiring attempt to try and take even more gratuitous liberties with the works of Dante Alighieri, Visceral Games has announced a Europe-only special edition bundle of its upcoming Hell-based action title, Dante's Inferno. The "Death Edition" bundle comes with a copy of the poem, some making-of documentaries, and an art book. However, its greatest bonus is a new skin for the game's scythe-wielding protagonist: The slot-helmeted outfit of Dead Space's hero, Isaac Clarke. Check out the full costume after the jump.

Now that we think of it, there's something pretty similar to this cross-promotion in the text of Dante's epic poem:

"I saw multitudes
to every side of me; their howls were loud
while, wheeling weights, they used their chests to push.
They struck against each other; at that point,
this space miner came in and killed them with this big scythe.
Needless to say, it was pretty [expletive deleted] radical."

Source: Console Planet (Google Translate)

Continue reading Europe getting Dante's Inferno 'Death Edition,' includes playable Isaac Clarke

Europe getting Dante's Inferno 'Death Edition,' includes playable Isaac Clarke originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Are You Britney Spears' Biggest Fan? There Is Still Time To Enter Our Contest! MTV.com There is still time to enter MTV News' latest contest, which seeks to find the biggest Britney Spears fan out there. Do you have a "Britney Wall" in your ...

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