Awesome Leisure

Collected from the papers of “monstrologists”, Compendium Monstrum is a pocket-sized volume with “19th century” sketches, maps, and notes on vampires, werewolves, and zombies.

This Get Your Robe On trailer for Magicka starts off tongue in cheek but gets epic fast; the offbeat fantasy RPG features single and 4-person co-op and arrives on PC and XBLA this year.

Thanks to a successful run at 2009 Sundance, blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite blasts its way onto DVD/Blu-ray on 2/16/2010; both include commentary, extra scenes, and featurettes.

Dawn of War II’s Chaos Rising expansion spews forth from the Warp with this epic Servants of Chaos trailer; the Greater Daemon of Nurgle finally rears its most definitely ugly head.

Ask A Ninja’s Ninja Wisdom Deck is a collection of 50 deadly meditations including the ninja code and ninja philosophy; it’s perfect for non-ninjas, as long as the deck doesn’t kill you first.

NSFW: if you found the first Cop Out trailer juvenile, this red band trailer only goes downhill; still, it’s a treat for Tracy Morgan fans who like his unique, totally un-PC sense of humor.

This Close Combat Techniques trailer shows there’s a lot more to getting up close and personal in Aliens vs. Predator; each of the three species has their own attacks, blocks, and kills.

Popping an ollie is no problem for the TMNT, but Mario and Mega Man get in on the action with these Video Game Skateboard Decks by Logan Zawacki; they’re on display at I’M BOARD.

Full-body pong sounds painful, but Sportpong is mostly virtual: it turns the ground into a playing surface thanks to projectors and motion sensors that detect reflectors on the feet.

Hori’s Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX is a heavyweight controller champ, literally: it weighs 12 lbs and includes Sanwa buttons/joystick, a non-skid pad, and flip-up storage cabinet.

There are quite a few uncanny valley moments in this Mall Gameplay video, but Heavy Rain still has us mesmerized by the game’s unique contextual UI and sheer immersiveness.

If you’ve got zombies clawing at your door, go out in style with a Brain Freeze Ice Cube Tray; the four frigid brains it makes may not be to their taste, but at least they’ll like the limb and tonic.

Ong Bak 3 won’t arrive stateside for awhile, but Ong Bak 2 is now out on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a two-disc Collector’s Edition; the latter includes behind the scenes and making of featurettes.

The more we see Just Cause 2 the more we realize it’s GTA with crazier physics, but that’s not a bad thing; this trailer is about freedom, alright: the freedom to be creatively destructive.

Go green (and fast) with Horizon’s H-Cell 2.0, which converts RC electric cars, robots, and boats to run on hydrogen; refill using Hydrostik cartridges or via a Hydrofill refueling station.

Look, we’re fine with the length of our blade, but this Natural Sword Enhancement trailer for 3D Dot Game Heroes does make a big point; it arrives stateside on the PS3 5/11/2010.

If you thought Aliens vs. Predator’s Survival Mode was intense, this Infestation Mode trailer is filled with spine-tingling, chest-bursting mayhem as aliens “convert” marines into allies.

The lack of words only adds to the haunting visuals in this Red Hill trailer; it takes No Country for Old Men, gives it a Old West spit-shine, and sends it down under to high-country Australia.

Michelangelo goes cowabunga-kick-ass with this fantastic 12″ polystone comiquette; he’s based on the comics (hence the red bandana), but you can get the orange variant here.

Meet Anders, aka Alistair with lightning bolts: the mage will join your party in Dragon Age’s Awakening expansion and not only shares his sense of humor but sounds like him, too.

Bioshock 2 gets a suitably creepy trailer to announce its launch on 2/9/2010; it’s purely cinematic, but you’ll catch a glimpse of Big Daddy’s cool-est and most shock-ing weapons.

It looks like a poor man’s Mass Effect at times, but we’re happily stunned over this Ground Combat trailer for Star Trek Online; phasers are cool, but we can’t wait for bat’leth brawls.

Our favorite multi-tasking mobile OS goes multi-colored with Andrew Bell’s 3″ Android mini collectibles; due out soon, it features 12 different vinyl figures with rotating heads and arms.