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Which are you into more? Tactical stealth action involving genetic manipulation, global conspiracies, and Cold War-era paranoia? Or the virtual end of the world as a rampaging, ancient alien enemy bent on galactic conquest sets their sights on Earth? Well, guess what? You can try out the demos for Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3DS and Mass Effect 3 today.

More about both demos after the break.
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Tags 3DS, bioware, ea, kojima productions, konami, mass effect 3, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Get a look at new toys from the upcoming Transformers: The Fall of Cybertron game, shots of McFarlane Toys' Halo 4 figures, while Prototype 2 and Dragon Age: Origins tie-ins kick off Dark Horse's digital exclusives program.
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Tags 343 industries, activision, android, bioware, Dark Horse Comics, Dragon Age: Origins, halo 4, hasbro, high moon studios, iOS, microsoft, Non-Gaming Game News, radical entertainment, Toy Fair 2012, Transformers: The Fall of Cybertron

If you're looking to score some virtual Mass Effect 3 swag before the game hits shelves you may want to head over to Facebook. Microsoft and BioWare have created a new Facebook app to market the title called Mission Command that will also give you a shot at some in-game extras. Read more...

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Title: The Art of the Mass Effect Universe (Hardcover)
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
MSRP: $39.99
Release Date: February 21st, 2012

Publisher's synopsis: The Mass Effect series is a groundbreaking epic that has immersed gamers in one of science fiction''s richest universes. Now BioWare and Dark Horse are proud to invite fans deeper than ever into the Mass Effect saga with The Art of the Mass Effect Universe! Featuring concept art and commentary by BioWare on the games'' characters, locations, vehicles, weapons, and more - Mass Effect 3 - The Art of the Mass Effect Universe is the most complete companion available to gaming''s most compelling series.

For those of you looking to remain spoiler-free about the events of Mass Effect 3 but you're really interested in picking up this hardcover volume due from Dark Horse, let me offer a piece of advice: just don't crack open the last third, which is actually pretty rich with minor and major details about the final game in the trilogy including plot points and (obviously) evolved character designs from the last game.

In essence, this is the function the book serves—providing fans of the franchise with a peek into the evolution of the series and the iterative nature of Bioware's vision for their sci-fi franchise. The 180-odd page book spends about a third of its length on each chapter in the Mass Effect series, detailing the specifics behind why characters and worlds came to look the way they did as well as the some of the technical limitations that resulted in modified visions for the game.

****Mild Spoiler Alert: Dark Horse has supplied several pages from the art book which are previewed below the break. Be warned that the images contain mild spoilers for the upcoming game.****
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Seemingly indefatigable group's spokesperson calls homosexuality "the biggest threat to the empire" in a recent radio address.
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Get a toy Shepherd, maybe get a code to unlock a new gun for him (or her) in Mass Effect 3.
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Depending on who you're with, this might either make or break your Valentine's Day.
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By Kevin Kelly

Mass Effect 3 features both the end of a trilogy, and "the end of a galaxy at war" according to Bioware. It won't be the closing chapter in the entire Mass Effect franchise, but it is the end of an era, and while we're unsure if it will close the book on Commander Shepard, it will be the end of the story as we know it so far. With each game, Bioware has upped the ante by including new gameplay mechanics for players, but when Mass Effect 3 comes out on the Xbox 360, the Kinect voice control really changes how you play.
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Unique scheme allows you to score free armor if you play either or both demos.
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In a new post on the official Mass Effect 3 website BioWare has revealed the pre-order bonuses for the game. The bonuses include two guns and set of armor as retailer exclusive pre-order incentives.

Pre-ordering in general, from any retailer, will grant players an in-game weapon called the M55 Argus Assault Rifle. If you prefer getting your pre-order action on at GameStop you'll be granted an N7 Warfare Gear package that includes the N7 Defender Armor and N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle. Origin pre-orders on the hand will come with the AT-12 Raider Shotgun. Read more...

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