Awesome Leisure

Monopoly rounds the corner to its 75th anniversary with Revolution, which replaces the square board with a circular one and ditches cash for credit cards and an electronic banker. Thanks, Stro!

Kazu Kibuishi’s much-loved Copper comic strip is now available as a book; it’s a more esoteric version of Calvin and Hobbes with beautiful illustrations and Kazu’s trademark subtle humor.

Battlefield Heroes’ Vampires & Werewolves is as close as we’ll get to becoming a Twihard, but at least we get to blast their brains out; the month-long event includes three night maps.

The DACport headphone amp puts a high-end price on high-end sound; $500 gets you a battery-less USB DAC and Class-A amp with 50 kHz bandwidth, 100dB THD, and 24/96 HD listening.

Flint was absent from the G.I. Joe movie, but this real American hero gets his dues with a heavily accessorized 12″ figure; it includes his laser rifle, shotgun, bombs, uniform, and more.

Red Dead Redemption is no mere shooter; Weapons & Death not only discusses guns but shows off gunshot physics, character behaviors, and the awesome dead-eye targeting system.

Buy the one 1978 animated film to rule them all with Lord of the Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition; it includes remastered audio and video plus a 30 minute interview with director Ralph Bakshi.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 moves from the dusty streets of Panama to snowy Port Valdez; the map pits US versus Russian forces in an attempt to secure the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline.

Lost Planet 2 doesn’t just arrive digitally in May 2010 but also physically with two bad-ass PVC mecha figures via Kotobukiya; each stands 5.5″-6″ tall with over 20 points of articulation.

San Francisco gets a nose job courtesy the not-so-friendly skies in this debut trailer for Vanquish; details are scarce, but the game is helmed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.

Retro Thing’s Clear Classic USB Joystick is a true retro blast with Atari 2600 emulator w/80 games and MAME support; also: connect it to an arcade joystick plus 8 additional controls.

You shall not pass until 1/29/10 at 10 am PST for this Exclusive Gandalf premium format figure, which features a switch-out hatless portrait; also available is a regular, non-switchable version.

Assassin’s Creed 2’s first DLC literally takes flight with the Battle of Forli ($4); it takes us into Sequence 12 with more joy rides aboard Leonardo’s fantastically infernal flying machine.

It doesn’t take a detective to figure out how amazing Heavy Rain’s graphics are, but this To Catch A Killer trailer blows the case wide open with gorgeous real-time in-game footage.

Get one of the best movies (mob or otherwise) ever made: Goodfellas 20th Anniversary Edition is a 2-disc Blu-ray set with booklet, commentaries, featurettes, and feature-length documentary.

This Episodes IV and V trailer for Lost Planet 2 has no shortage of epic scenes; it’s filled with mechs, subs, satellite cannons, pirates, deserts, ice ages, and oversized headgear.

Sing (or stomp) a sweet tune with Apogee’s GiO; the USB guitar interface is controlled by foot and includes five effects buttons, five transport control butons, and next/previous buttons.

No More Heroes 2 goes ballistic with snakes, buffaloes, and luchadores in this launch trailer; we’d say it’s NSFW, but that assumes you can comprehend its special brand of insanity.

Get a double-dose of Akira Kurosawa’s legendary samurai-meets-spaghetti western flicks with the Yojimbo & Sanjuro two-pack; it’s an HD 1080p 2.35:1 transfer with Dolby Digital 3.0.

Due out on the Wii 3/23/2010, Red Steel 2’s Caldera Trailer sets the scene for one heckuva wild west east showdown: martial arts cowboys with swords and gatling guns? Count us in!

Available June 2010: LEGO fans will get their bricks in a bunch over this set of 16 collectible minifigs with unique parts and accessories; even worse for the wallet: they’ll be blindboxed.

Super Street Fighter IV has a peculiar animated style for its trailers, but this Juri trailer is actually animated anime-style; it’s available with the game in Japan, but no word on a US release.

No, you’re not seeing things: Gears of War heroes Marcus and Dom not only muscle their way into this Lost Planet 2 trailer but will be in the Xbox 360 version of the game itself.