Neff Headware has announced the release of an exclusive, limited edition Stoked: Big Air Edition hat, in order to celebrate the upcoming release of Stoked: Big Air Edition on November 24th. As you can see, it's lookin' pretty stylish! [READ MORE]

Love Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Well you're not the only one! Do you think you've got what it takes to meet players as devoted to Modern Warfare 2 as you are? Players with as much skill, strategy, experience, and plain-out luck? Well GameStop's giving you the chance to prove yourself worthy of the title of greatest soldier, in what will be the LARGEST Modern Warfare 2 tournament yet! The tournament will be held on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live, and on the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network, and the grand prize no less than $10K! Not to mention the bragging rights! For some more info, check out GameStop's info page for the upcoming tournament, here. [READ MORE]

Direct2Drive has released the specials going on this week.  One of the most noteworthy items they put in the alert was that you can get $5 off of Torchlight (making it $15) just by following them on Twitter this week.  The specials and releases are as follows:

Special Deals and Price Drop
Three Different bundles from LucasArts (we posted earlier this week)
  1.  LucasArts “There’s Action, Adventure & Puzzles” Bundle – 50% off retail
  2.  Star Wars™ Classics Pack – 50% off retail
  3.  Can’t decide? Get all of the above in the LucasArts Premiere Pack – 60% off retail

Crayon Physics Deluxe – just $9.95 (50% off)

Price drop on Grand Theft Auto IV – now $29.95 (was $49.95)

New Games Now Available on D2D
Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack (click here)

Command & Conquer 4 – pre-order now and get into the Closed Beta!

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game – pre-order and get great bonus items!
 
Elven Legacy Siege Expansion Pack (click here)

I never played the first one but Chuck was a fan of the game. Now, the Supreme Commander 2 for the PC will be available on March 2, 2010 while the 360 version follows a few weeks later at March 16, 2010.

Supreme Commander 2 is a real time strategy game that's set 25 years after the first one. What's good about the series is the scope of having large battles with a large amount of troops on hand to command. This is the first one that Square's publishing as they look to branch out into other genres. [READ MORE]

Take a look at the new video showcasing team racing in Need for Speed SHIFT as well as a look into some of the cars.

Those wanting to beta test Star Trek Online can finally do so as Cryptic has unveiled that the play dates for the game will be January 12th to January 26th. If you want a key, it's on a first come first serve basis and will be given at the website. It actually does look pretty good to me so I'm going to try and get in and see how it all is. Knowing my luck, I'll be awarded a red shirt on my first mission and we all know how that turns out.

An article yesterday on Industry Gamers (via Joystiq) shows that Apple has placed a Job Posting looking for a Game/Media Software Engineer to work full time on iPhone multimedia “experiences”. On the surface, it appears that Apple could be looking for someone to continue to design and build more in-house Apps for the iPhone OS. However, when perusing the skills that skills that Apple is looking for, the list includes:

• Torchlight demo released
• Buy a first class ticket to return to Rapture
• Free-to-play weekend in Champions Online with special in-game event
• THQ opens the doors to its World of Zoo new animal center
• Konami announces details for new Metal Gear Online 24-Hour survival challenge
• BioShock 2 box art revealed
• Sony celebrates three years of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network
• Return to Ostagar and avenge King Cailan
• 3D Dot Game Heroes: nostalgia comes with a video
• DLC and Gold Edition incoming for Resident Evil 5
• This week at GamersGate
• Star Wars game bundles deals on Direct2Drive
• In case you were wondering what the 8-bit version of Left 4 Dead would look like
• Darksiders dev diary featuring Joe Madureira
• Army of Two:The 40th Day shows off its customizable weapons [with video-ed.]
• A dual core Atom with NVIDIA ION netbook to drool over
• Midnight Riders coming soon to Left 4 Dead II?
• Leaked Witcher 2 footage confirmed as real

Earlier in the day we posted the cover art for the upcoming Bioshock 2.  That wasn't all that was released by 2K Games.  Check out the screen shot below.  That is all of the loot that can be scored by purchasing the Bioshock 2: Special Edition.  What makes it so special?  I'm glad you asked.

Included in this edition is:
·        Vinyl 180g LP with BioShock orchestral score
·        Audio CD with BioShock 2 orchestral score
·        Three vintage Rapture advertisement posters (rolled)
·        BioShock 2 Art Book, 164 pages and hardcover
·        BioShock 2 game

Do you think you are going to pick it up?  It will be $90 for PC and $100 for 360 and PS3.  Look for it in stores on February 9, 2010. [READ MORE]

THQ has announced an online World of Zoo animal center, where you can download a free animal creator and make a unique and wacky animal of your own. For those of oyu unfamiliar with World of Zoo, in World of Zoo players create, download, and share their own customized, imaginative creature creations. To check it out for yourself, head on over to the main site. [READ MORE]

The wait is over, BioShock fans! Not only does the release of BioShock 2 continue to grow near, but the cover art has finally been released! Feast your eyes on the beautiful cover art that is... BioShock 2.

For those of you who have played Dragon Age: Origins, or have seen the videos of the Battle of Ostagar, you’ll know how devastating a blow the battle was for the Grey Wardens, further deepening them in their plight. BioWare announced today that we will be able to revisit the dark scene with the upcoming DLC, Return to Ostagar. Quests leading us back to the site will hopefully allow us to avenge Kind Cailan’s brutal death by searching out his armor and arms. We’re promised to uncover some secrets along the way, which will undoubtedly add to the already detailed storyline, and hopefully provide some more insight into the unique personality that King Cailan was known for.

The DLC releases this holiday season for all three platforms running at $4.99 for the PS3, 400 BioWare points for the PC, and 400 Microsoft Points for the 360. [READ MORE]