All these armor freebies for Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360, PC) are frankly starting to get a bit ridiculous. Pre-order incentives (including one for a totally different game) are already giving away free special armor for Commander Sheppard, and now EA has announced another way for gamers to score some limited edition duds for the good commander.

Ubisoft has rolled out a brand new trailer of Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), this time focusing on the games different factions. Take a look at how this factions will help the games new protagonist Ezio complete various objectives on his quest for vengeance.

Having sold 2.5 million copies on its first month and hitting eight in 2009, Alta-yeer and Assassin's Creed definitely set the bar high for the trilogy. But as early as now, Ezio and Assassin's Creed II are expected to do much better, with pre-orders up 10-20% from their predecessor. According to Mike Hickey of Janco Partners, Assassin's Creed II will do better than the first, and it'll give a much-needed boost for Ubisoft and its Q3 numbers.

Patrice Desiléts recently spoke with Gametrailers for some very welcome Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) talk. This was supposed to be just your average interview - questions asked, developer answers, footage shown, then we're done. Although this interview did manage to get that done well, the Ubisoft creative director utters a few words that don't belong in a developer interview. In fact, I'm not even gonna post the words used here - you'll have to watch this video to find out. Minors, be advised.

You better have a few snacks close at hand when you finally get to play Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC). The British Board of Film Classification says the game has about 3 hours' worth of cutscenes.

Hold on to your hats, folks. There's a chance that Capcom may be gearing up for a late 2009 release for Lost Planet 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). According to a slide spotted at the Xbox 360 Invitational in Korea, anyway.

Konami has sent out an official announcement for their Rocket Knight remake. After 15 years, Sparkster put on his rocket pack once again to save a kingdom in shambles.

Thanks to some nifty procedural generation, Borderlands already has an absurdly high gun count. If a couple hundred thousand firearms are still not enough for you, you can get an extra eight from GameStop.

We know that Ezio Auditore di Firenze is an assassin, and a pretty deadly one at that. But what drove him into a life of ventilating people by sticking little hidden daggers into them? Check out this new Assassin's Creed 2 trailer to see Ezio as the man he once was, not the hooded killing machine he ends up becoming.

Ok guys, more PAX 2009 videos coming your way. This time were showing some live gameplay footage of Bioware's upcoming action-RPG title Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360 and PC). The second installment of the highly successful game franchise, the game will feature an upgraded combat system, improved AI, new weapons and new enemies. Video after the link.