Awesome Leisure

It’s been rumored that Disney is working on a steampunk game, but above is our first peek at the tentatively named Epic Mickey; it’s from websites of concept artists tied to the project.

We’re big supporters of the Corps, but this Marines trailer for Aliens vs. Predator (due out next year on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 36) shows just how hopelessly outmatched they are.

Stephen Hobley wowed us with his Laser Harp, but it gets better: he’s hacked it to work with open-source Guitar Hero clone Frets on Fire, appropriately dubbing it Laser Harp Hero.

DJ Hero Renegade Edition is pricey, but intriguing: you’ll get a black/gold premium controller, a case that turns into a DJ stand, and a 2-CD pack with unreleased Jay-Z/Eminem tracks.

Starting 7/31 at noon EST, Mega Bloks will make available 10k limited edition 1.75″ Halo Wars Steel Spartans; the real draw: 100 randomly inserted, ultra-rare Active Camo Spartans.

Sure, the gun training premise of this Firearms trailer for Darkest of Days is dorky, but you’d be missing the point: assault rifles vs Romans=best excuse ever for hedonistic anachronism.

Like the Wild West in reverse, the Fly-Goodbye Gun doesn’t shoot; it uses a vacuum to suck up flies into either a deadly glue cartridge or a more humane catch-and-release canister.

Short but sweet, Music Catch is a free consumption-style game (think flOw) with a catch: it’s set to an utterly mesmerizing piano song which is cued to match the pace of the game.

Intricately detailed, Ernesto Carrillo’s Lego Star Wars Dioramas pull back the curtain on the inner workings of the Imperial war machine, from a droid-run ER to an AT-ST factory floor.

Underneath King Arthur’s Court was also King Arthur’s lesser-known bowling alley: Bowling Knight tasks you with taking out the roundtable’s finest without knocking over the princess pin.

Celebrating the Alien’s 30th anniversary, this Big Chap figure is based on H.R. Giger’s original design; it stands 16″ tall with 19 articulation points and an extendable set of inner jaws.

Brief yet deadly, the teaser above is our first glimpse of Modern Warfare 2’s Multiplayer mode; it introduces the AC130 gunner mode, which you can unlock as a killstreak award.

No soda, no elevators, no TV: No Impact Man is a documentary about an experiment by Colin Beavan and his family to minimize consumption while living in NYC; it’ll be in theaters 9/11.

At Gamestop only: due out 10/27, Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Edition includes a 2 GB USB drive, 10 exclusive cars (plus an Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro), and an Xbox 360 dashboard theme.

If you’re picky with your putters, Tom Slighter’s Slighter Golf Company will custom make a putter just for you; customers choose everything from the length and weight to sight alignment.

Now available: the Harry Potter Paperback Set includes all seven books of J.K. Rowling’s acclaimed series, and at a reasonable price compared to B&M stores with $3 shipping.