Awesome Leisure

The developers dish the dirt on Ezio, Assassin’s Creed II’s new troubled protagonist and eagle-eyed super assassin; dude’s got issues, but you would too if you lived his life.

Jeff Brewer of CoolRockets takes fanciful spaceships of yesteryear and turns them into real-life, resin-casted models; each is hand-finished and comes with a collector’s card. Thanks, Chuck!

Comic plotlines can be convoluted, but this X-Men Relationship Chart gives soap operas a run for their money; it’s got everything from one-night stands to alternate reality relationships.

We’re wary of celeb drinks like Justin Timberlake’s 901 Silver Tequila, but Everyday Drinkers finds it competitive against other premium brands; it’s smooth with a bright, tropical nose.

A little bit over-hyped, but still a huge boon to PC gamers, LucasArts is releasing a slew of their classic games on Steam Wednesday; look you’ll see The Dig, Indiana Jones and more.

ArmA II is a war simulator, but this Military Tactics Montage gives a better idea of the sheer number of things you can do; still, it’s not without its bugs (check out the tank at the end).

Fans of live-action roleplaying (LARP) can proceed to wet their pants now: 300 Fallout fans hit an abandoned Russian air-defense base with some serious post-apocalyptic hi-jinx.

Say what you will about Michael Jackson, but this guy was an uber-geek: take a virtual tour of his arcade cabinets and full-size sci-fi and action movie figures. Thanks, everyone!

If you want to Get Zombified, artist Joel Harris will do it for free; UPDATE: due to extreme popularity, the promotion is over but you can still get zombified for a discounted rate of $15.

Dante’s Inferno finally reveals its gameplay; the trailer starts off slowly, but quickly picks up the pace with demon-rending visuals that should make God of War fans giddy.

Designed by Academy Award-winning FX artists, this PredAlien concept bust isn’t for the squeamish; it merges two of sci-fi’s ugliest nasties and is individually painted and finished.

The third video for the ongoing Old Republic Timeline series is up; it focuses on the New Mandalore, a dangerous and enigmatic leader responsible for the blockade of the Republic.

This Motion Comic trailer is a highly stylized, comic book inspired depiction of Wolfenstein history; think Sin City with Nazis, a hard-assed Allied hero and a mini-gun toting Hitler.

Rob Thomas’ Cradlesong is his first solo effort since re-teaming up with Matchbox Twenty in ’07; a straightforward modern-rock album with broad appeal, it harkens to his pop music roots.

Much more gameplay in this latest trailer for Section 8, which is starting to look a bit like Halo but with jumping and big armored suits; still, we’ll reserve judgment until it ships 8/25.

Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator finally goes Blu-ray 9/1/09; you’ll get a two-disc set with the original theatrical and extended versions in 1080p HD and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.