If you're feeling strapped for cash this past couple of weeks, particularly because of your latest purchases, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2, too bad, cos there's another hot "2" title that you shouldn't miss. It's Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC), and it's coming your way next week. Not to worry, though. Amazon's got you covered. More details after the jump.

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In a total "Stick It To The Man" attitude, website Call of Duty Hacks is claiming that the much-hated IWNET system for Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) has already been hacked into. A YouTube video showed a ranked PC match, along with the player blatantly using a wide variety of cheats.

We have here the video for the Rust Map that's said to come to Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC). You've seen the screenshots, now go check out the vid. After the jump.

If you want to see Assassin's Creed in live action, then here is your first opportunity to do so. Ubisoft has just released the Cinematic Debut trailer for Assassin's Creed: Lineage, their live-action effort for the said franchise. See thee video after the jump.

Infinity Ward kept it a surprise, and it's pleasant enough for all Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) fans! The team has updated their official website, and soon, we'll all be able to gain entry to the Expanded IW community.

StarCraft 2 beta participant hopefuls, beware! Some phishing sites are reportedly taking advantage of having hordes upon hordes of wanna-be participants by offering fake StarCraft 2 beta keys or downloadable betas.

Finally, some real action from Blizzard's highly-anticipated StarCraft 2. It certainly looks like Blizz has got another hit in the palm of their hand. Check out the video after the jump.

A new patch for Spore is now ready for download. Patch number 5 includes a number of changes and adds the highly anticipated asymmetry feature. This feature will allow users to make their creations asymmetric in the editors.

Would you like to play Unreal Tournament 3 Black for free? Then May 28th is the date for you as Epic Games and Steam are offering a Free to Play weekend starting on that day. Black is Steam's version of the game, which consists of both the original title and the Titan Pack expansion.

We seemed to have missed this over the weekend, but just in case you're not one of the tens of thousands of people who've already viewed this on YouTube, here's one that's definitely for the books. It shows some leaked footage from Ubisoft showing what could possibly be an E3 2009 trailer for Beyond Good and Evil 2. It's got a lot of action reminiscent of the first game - only now on some high-octane 'roids and ditching the whole stealth aspect, while doing some Mirror's Edge-like free running across a town littered with cops.