Awesome Leisure

Available today (3/16/10): Metro 2033 gets a suitably post-apocalyptic launch trailer that mixes cinematics and gameplay; yes, the soundtrack is from 28 Weeks Later, and yes, it’s bad-ass.

It’s a bat-astrophe that Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition isn’t available stateside; it uses TriOviz’s 2D-to-3D tech and includes Batman and Joker-themed 3D glasses.

Made by Master Swordsmith Peter Lyon, Strider’s Sword is a must for Lord of the Rings fans: based on the blade wielded by Aragorn during his ranger days, only three are available.

If you don’t know your chin curtains from your copstash standards, learn to be a proper mustachio’d gent with BeardMe: the iPhone app will instantly man-up your photos with facial hair.

Robert Leckie’s Helmet for My Pillow gets a re-issue for its TV adaptation in HBO’s The Pacific; it’s the real account of a WW2 Marine who fought in Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu.

It’s not as tall the “real” Autobot leader, this 2.5 meter, 550 kg Optimus Prime statue can fight for freedom and toy licensing deals any day; it’s made with over 5,000 recycled steel parts.

Even Tony Stark would be impressed with Hot Toys’ rendition of War Machine; the 1:6 scale Iron Man figure features two portraits and articulating fingers, gatling gun, and waist plates.

Never be without a Rock, Paper, Scissors sparring buddy again with Steve Hoefer’s Playing Glove: this arduino gadget will not only play against you, but learns from your moves.

The Men Who Stare at Goats baa-rges its way onto DVD and Blu-ray 3/23/10; both versions include deleted scenes, audio commentaries, and a featurette of the real First Earth Battalion.

We’re up to our Dalish ears in Dragon Age: Awakening videos, but this Justice trailer introduces a Fade entity trapped in a dead Grey Warden’s body; translation: zombie FTW!

There are clear shades of moral grey in this Tier One trailer for Medal of Honor, which talks about doing what is necessary and the application of violence; Jack Bauer would be proud.

UNiGiNE isn’t a game per se so much as it is a game engine, but we couldn’t take our eyes off this gorgeous Heaven Map trailer; the middleware currently has 14 game licensees.

Wage not-so-silent death on your enemies while texting with these Mini Ninja Weapons Cellphone Charms; choose from tiny replicas of Katanas, Nunchucks, and Throwing Stars.

Arnold won’t be back for Predators, the long-overdue sequel for the franchise, but catch a sneak peak of the movie here; in theaters 7/10/10, it introduces new super-Predators.

Available 5/4/10: whether you’re a fan of its formulaic first season or story-arc style second season, get all 26 episodes of 1994’s Iron Man Animated Series; it ships as a 3-disc DVD set.

Even with relatively poor quality video, this Tech Trailer for Crysis 2 has us happier than a fully-charged Nano Suit with procedural destruction, dynamic cover, physics, and more.

It may not burst into flames when used, but at least it’s not embedded into your arms, either: this 20″ God of War Chaos Sword is a zinc-aluminum cast replica with hard-cast handle.

We pity the fool who doesn’t pick up A-Team: The Complete Series, which is boxed in the team’s iconic GMC Van; it includes all episodes from Seasons 1-5 + bonuses on 25 DVDs.

Available now: here is a fine, barbed-wire line between chaos and order in any war, but Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising invites the Blood Ravens to cross it in this launch trailer.

Stargate Universe has gotten a chilly reception from critics, but this trailer for Season 1.5 promises to heat things up: we get a CG-laden peek at close encounters of the hostile kind.

If you think 8-bit graphics are retro, wait until you see Chloe Fan’s Super Mario Bros on an 8×8 LED matrix; it’s surprisingly still playable despite having only one color and 64 pixels.

Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution is official and dips both into the past and the near-future of humanity with this cinematic teaser trailer; the FPS/RPG is a prequel that takes place in 2027.

Shred with the undead with this Zombies Guitar Pick pack; the six picks are a no-brainer if you’re into death metal, although it’s rumored that shamblers tend to prefer cranberries.