Awesome Sci-fi

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.

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.

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.

Left 4 Dead fans, eat your hearts (and brains) out: A.D. is a CG animated zombie flick with a jaw-dropping, bad-ass style we can’t get enough of; it’s directed by Ben Hibon of Codehunters fame.

Because even Palpatine’s No. 1 needs to do a No. 2: FM’s Everybody Poops t-shirt reveals Vader’s real ultimate power in the universe, but we hope he does it in a galaxy far, far away.

NSFW: the guy who created the epic Phantom Menace review is back with an epic Avatar review; if you’ve been looking for a totally un-PC antidote to Avatar’s hyper-PC themes, this is it.

Filmed in only 3 1/2 weeks over Christmas Break, Star Wars vs. Star Trek puts the ultimate fanboy debate to rest once and for all with an epic finale that’s literally a war of words.

Aliens vs. Predator fulfills its promises of fame and gory with its 4-player co-op Survival Mode; you’ll play as Marines defending against waves of aliens, with 2 maps included + 2 DLC maps.

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.

Ah, Mass Effect 2, you manage to squeeze in one more trailer for 1/27 or 1/28, but at least it’s a badass one: bounty hunter and merc Zaeed Massani is a free, zero-day DLC.

Pumzi is a 21 minute Kenyan sci-fi short film that is as sexy as it is sophisticated; it’s directed by Kenyan Wanuri Kahiu and funded by a producer of Alive in Joburg (District 9’s predecessor).

This Captain’s Log t-shirt is not so much supplemental as it is in need of suppositories; Star Trek may have futuristic phasers and warp drives, but we’re gonna pass on those replicator rations.

Get a sneak peak at season 1 of Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica in the TV trailer above; the season starts 1/29/2010, but watch the entire two-part pilot at SyFy for free here.

Take a trip down acid-spit-covered memory lane with this Heritage Developer Diary for Aliens vs. Predator; it discusses how the new game expands on the original 1999 classic.

Get ready to kick some Collector ass through the Omega-4 mass relay 1/26/10: celebrate Mass Effect 2’s arrival next week with this absolutely epic launch trailer. Thanks, IceBone!

It didn’t do well in theaters, but we’re still rootin’ for Astro Boy as a robot-tastic flick; it arrives on Blu-ray/DVD 3/16/2010 with deleted scenes, featurettes, and two new animated scenes.