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It’s a worldwide cat-astrophe: Xbox Live Arcade’s upcoming RISK: Factions will feature feline foes vs. militaristic humans; no word on whether they’ll be LOLcats with nine lives.

Think of it as a demo without the download hassle: Just Cause 2 has a series of interactive trailers up on YouTube that let you guide Rico, choose-your-own-adventure style.

We could do without the over-emphatic narrator, but this Combat System Walkthrough for White Knight Chronicles is actually a decent overview of the game’s UI, mechanics, and gameplay.

This Sci vs. Fi doc for Mass Effect 2 sounds technical, but it actually waxes philosophical on having a free world with a fixed ending, the virtues of sci-fi, and the interactivity of games.

Reclaim Waterloo from history (and Swedish pop groups) with Napoleon: Total War; due out 2/23/10, it’ll feature a new battle physics system and a more zoomed-in campaign map.

NSFW or anyone who’s had breakfast: this Killing Moves trailer for Aliens vs. Predator is so brutal and fast-paced we had to take a breather; seriously, not a good day to be a colonial marine.

Now available: Rocketbirds Revolution is a 2010 IGF finalist that mixes Oddworld and Shepard Fairey’s pop-art into a rooster-powered, all-Flash 2D action/puzzler; play the demo here.

Score some critical hits while rolling for initiative with this giant Inflatable d20 Die; at 17″ in diameter, anyone on the opposite side of the table may want to do a Jump check.

This Customization Nation trailer for ModNation Racers doesn’t reveal anything new, but we have a release date now: this “MarioKart on steroids” racer arrives on the PS3 6/1/10.

In Soviet Russia, Tetris block rotates you (thanks CG): we strongly suggest you take dramamine pills before playing First Person Tetris, and if that’s not available, a few shots of vodka.

Mass Effect 2’s Soldier class gets a gun-slingin’ trailer above; it’s the only class that can use assault rifles and all special ammo types, plus the concussive shot and adrenaline powers.

The Transformers: War for Cybertron video we teased last month? It’s back as a two minute trailer and it’s utterly awesome: Optimus and Megatron: “One shall stand…one shall fall!”

Mario wasn’t bouncing around for his health–Retro Sabotage’s Jumping shows that this was a full-fledged plumber prison break. Want more? Click here for more Retro Sabotage games.

Penney Design is the latest to get in on the retro book cover fad, but they do a triple mashup mixing modern movies, old books, and cartridge games; one copy of 2D Avatar, please.

Fun and logic need not be an empty set with the bOOleO Logic Card Game; you’ll start off with a row of binary numbers and try to build a logic pyramid using AND, OR, XOR, and NOT cards.

Set to Leona Lewis’ theme song, this international trailer for Final Fantasy XIII lets us hear the English voice actors for the first time; they’re superb, but lay on the emo extra-thick.

Mass Effect 2’s Subject Zero gets in Shepard’s face in the trailer above; the human biotic is also psychotic, unpredictable, and always pissed off–in other words, a perfect squad member.

The iPhone Pilot may seem pointless, but we’ve already racked up countless kills with its machine gun, bomb, and engine noises; be sure to download and print the free paper “wings”.

All hell breaks loose in this Fraud Trailer for Dante’s Inferno, which explores the eighth circle; it’s the second to last level but arguably the hardest in the game–basically fight club for freaks.

Now available: Army of Two: The 40th Day gets an explosive launch trailer that still manages to reveal even more of the plot; you’ll also get to see Salem and Rios minus their armor.

If you think Darwinia+’s graphics are dated, you’re missing the pixelated point: the much-loved uber-game arrives soon on XBLA, includes Multiwinia and boasts a new user interface.

Mostly analog and barely digital, playing pinball often tilts towards magic than science; this Pinball Wizard t-shirt is a flipping-good homage to masters of old-school coin-op pwnage.

The brick hits the fan in this initially uber-happy LEGO Universe trailer, but in a good way: filled with pirates, ninjas, rockets, and robots, it’s every boy-at-heart’s dream come true.