Awesome Leisure

You know it’s a good when Apple rejects it for being tricky: Theory11 brings the magic to the iPhone and iPod Touch with Rising Card; it’s a new take on an old mind-reading card trick.

Lineaus Athletic Company’s footballs and punching bags may be pricey, but they’ll last forever; each is made with chrome tanned leather and double lock-stitched polyester thread.

Operation Flashpoint 2 flashes its mechanical credentials with this Vehicles Trailer; it’s war porn on wheels (and wings), with attack helicopters, scout buggies, flak guns and more.

Running nearly 5 minutes, this Stargate Universe featurette gives us a decent sneak peek into the latest addition to the SG franchise; the season premier is Friday, 10/2/09 on SyFy.

Being a superhero without superpowers ain’t all bad: this Gadgets trailer for Batman: Arkham Asylum shows off his favorite toys, including the batarang, grapnel gun and explosive gel.

Think Fallout 3 with less RPG and more runnin’ and gunnin’: this QuakeCon trailer for id Software’s post-apocalyptic FPS Rage looks spectacular; the game is on track for a 2010 release.

As seen on Mythbusters: the Pocket Ref, 3rd Edition is a compendium of seemingly inane but useful tips for geeks; it’s 440 pages of info on wiring, carpentry, first aid and more.

Raven Software’s long anticipated Wolfenstein finally hits store shelves 8/18/09; this launch trailer sums it up, with Nazis, monsters, magic, zeppelins and interdimensional gates.

Assassin’s Creed II gets even better with this Power to the People trailer; alongside a new economic system, you’ll get to work with thieves and mercs, as well as Machiavelli and da Vinci.

Above are the first gameplay screenshots for Command & Conquer 4; most noticeable is the Crawler, GDI’s multi-legged (and armed) mobile base and XP points for player progression.

City builders are more than the sum of their parts, but based on this latest Cities XL Build Your Dreams trailer we’re liking those parts; it arrives 10/8 in Europe, with no US date announced.

Black Bull Whisky is simple and strong Scottish stuff: 50% malt whisky, 50% grain whisky, all of it over 30 years in age and bottled at 100 proof; the first batch is limited to 600 bottles.

Jesse Eisenberg plays the straight man to Woody Harrelson in Zombieland Rules, a set of short but funny clips that hype the movie; remember the bowling balls and Bounty, folks.

The full trailer for Astro Boy is finally up and starts off the same as the teaser, but really kicks ass with new characters, humor and action; the animated movie hits theaters 10/23.

A royal flush is the last thing you’d want to do to your precious iPhone, but this deck of Playing Cards only looks like Steve Job’s pride and joy; they’re made with washable PVC plastic.

This Developer’s Diary for Dante’s Inferno gives us an overview of the game’s fantastic (yet disgusting) environments, with a stomach turning look at the Gluttony level; TUMS strongly advised.