The demo for Mass Effect 3 is the ultimate tease. The tease begins by allowing gamers to choose their Shepard. You won't be able to transfer your save file for the demo. I admit clicking new game was painful, but I powered through it.

The first thing you'll notice in ME3's demo is the ability to decide how you want to play: Action, Role-Playing and Story. Before you panic like I did, Action means you want to play this game like Call of Duty. Dialogue choices are cutscenes and the primary focus is combat. If you want to mosey through the game not focusing on actual skill, instead allowing yourself to get caught up in the emotional story, then choose Story mode. If you want to play Mass Effect 3 the way it was intended, with a balance of guns and dialogue wheels, then choose Role-Playing. I obviously chose it.

NEWS: Mass Effect 3 Videos Look At Weapon Customization, Story, Co-op And More

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You're a sophisticated, classy human being, right? You know what sophisticated people buy, don't you? They buy art. But you're not just any person, you're a gamer, and by golly your art better reflect that.

Gallery 1988 is the hot spot in LA for people who want the latest and greatest in pop art. Their specialty is video games. Check out some of the art currently featured and if you're in Southern California, stop by!

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X-Play and Tsquared have a few pointers for EA's Battlefield 3. If you don't want to have your ass handed to you, you're going to have to know a thing or two about your class. Before you start crying about the bourgeoisie and the caste system, watch this video and learn a thing or two.

In Battlefield 3 you can play as the following classes.

• Assault
• Engineer
• Support
• Recon

My go-to class is Engineer when I play BF3 or BF:BC2. What's your favorite class?

It's Monday morning, and we all need a lift, which is why another edition of G4tv.Comedy is here to give you a giggle. This time, we follow the exploits of a writer by the name of Alan Wake who's been hired to write a script for a videogame called American Nightmare, but who needs a little pharmaceutical help to get him in the mood.

Ladies and gentlemen, Alan Wake & Bake.

The great Tim Schafer's Kickstarter project to create a point-and-click adventure game has been so wildly successful that Schafer and Double Fine are looking to expand beyond the PC platform to other places. According to Schafer, the time has come to consider creating a broader audience for the as-yet-untitled game.

"I think we're ready to talk about other platforms like iPad and the consoles," Schafer told us at last week's DICE Summit. "We've exceeded our goals on it, so I think definitely you'll be seeing it in a lot of places."

Check out the video below to learn more about Double Fine's adventure game and Schafer's reaction to the veritable flood of money his company raised from Kickstarter.

There's soon to be another handheld in your hands, gamers: The PlayStation Vita. In the video below, X-Play takes a look at the PlayStation Vita, and really puts the machine through its paces... Check it out:

Is that's not enough Vita for your eyes and mind, check out Dana and Rob's preview of the PlayStation Vita.

If you want to spice up your boring, old board games, check this out: Usaopoly announced a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to release fresh takes on both Monopoly and Risk.  Get ready for Monopoly: World of Warcraft and Risk: StarCraft. The idea is to combine tried-and-true foundations with new designs and gameplay elements inspired by Blizzard’s popular gaming universes.

Monopoly: WoW will allow you to fight over iconic locations like Twilight Highlands, Grizzly Hills and the Swamp of Sorrows instead of Boardwalk and Baltic Avenues. Other notable highlights of the Monopoly game include custom sculpted houses (Warcraft towns) and hotels (Warcraft cities) plus a red and blue die representing the Horde and Alliance factions.  The game retails for $39.95 and will be available in specialty stores across North America in May.

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They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but maybe you can judge a game by its title. If so, you need to know about Girl Fight, a just-announced downloadable game for Xbox  Live and PSN that features girls fighting. That's enough of a selling point for me, but if you need more information, here's the official description:

"Choose from an array of sexy fighters to battle their way out of THE FOUNDATION, a shadowy, scientific organization looking to weaponize the psionic fighting abilities of the cast of gorgeous, all-female fighters. With unlimited funding and no moral or ethical compass, THE FOUNDATION collects its test subjects from all around the world, often abducting and plugging women into their virtual construct known as The Mainframe. To make it back to reality, the women must utilize their fighting and psionic abilities in an all-out battle for survival."

Girl Fight is from Majesco, Microprose, and Kung Fu factory. We don't have a release date for Girl Fight, but it is coming out this year. Perhaps you want to check out the Girl Fight's official facebook page.

I was lucky enough to get a look at a bit of pirate-based RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters recently, and this RPG is just the thing for  pirate-loving video gamers. There are parrots, monkeys, voodoo and eye-patches. Check out a taste of my Risen 2 preview.

"Risen 2 is packed to the gunnels with all things pirate-y. You want tri-cornered hats with feathers in them? You got ‘em. How about exotic beach-side locations? They’re here in spades. Shady sailors with cutlasses and hoops in their ears? They’re in Risen 2. Even the magic system in Risen 2 is based on Caribbean voodoo. In summary: Pirates, pirates, pirates!"

Here is the rest of my Risen 2 preview.

Brace yourself for ten more years of Lego Star Wars video games and toys. Today, Lucasfilm announced they've renewed their licensing deal with Lego Group for another decade. The first Lego Star Wars game came out in 2005 and the series has since sold 30 million copies.

The Lego games have been hit or miss for me but Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is by far my favorite. Since they've already hit the core movies, Lego and Lucasfilm probably have to think of new ideas for future games. I have some ideas:

• Max Rebo's Nalargon Hero
• Greedo of Duty: Fist Strike
• Salacious B. Crumb: Eye Pet
• Darth Meyer's Civilization

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The developers behind The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings are excited to launch their game on the consoles. Well, a console, the Xbox 360. Listen as the HEROES behind the game discuss how The Witcher 2 pays homage to the world of old-school RPGs. If you thought some of 2011's game didn't offer you enough choices, brace yourself for this title. Story in the name of the game and you are totally in control.

The Witcher 2 is out now for the PC and will be hitting the X360 on April 17, 2012.

The next Skyrim mod to get your knickers in a twist is going to be Skyrimball. The mod adds two of everyone's favorite DBZ characters, Goku and Krillin, to the game. Who am I kidding, no one's favorite character is Kirllin. (I'm partial to Chiaotzu and Tien myself.)

This mod is definitely a work in progress but considering Bethesda's official mod tools have only been out for a week, I'd say they are on the right track. We'll let you know when the mod hits the Steam Workshop.

If this mod is accurate, the final battle with Alduin will last 20 episodes before Alduin reveals he was only using 20% of his power.

Source: RipTen

I know we're all looking forward to Grand Theft Auto 5, but it's time to take a look back at GTA 4, specifically, the amazing ICEnhancer 2.0, the just released graphical enhancement mod that makes GTA 4 look as next-gen as any game I have ever seen.

You can pick up the ICEnhancer 2.0 at the official site.

Rockstar Games this morning answered pressing fan questions about Max Payne 3 on its website, including addressing why the game has been delayed. Here's Rockstar's official answer as to why you'll have to wait to play Max 3:

"We understand it's disappointing to have to wait another couple months for the game, but we hope you know our goal is always to deliver the best games we possibly can. Trust that the delay is all to ensure the game is as epic and highly-polished as possible. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. We believe it will be well worth the wait."

Personally, I've been waiting since 2003 to play this game, so a few more months doesn't matter to me all that much. 

• NEWS: Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Details: Introducing Gang Wars

Other interesting information from the fan Q & A: The game will have free aim. Rockstar's full description of the shooting system is under the "Read More" tag.

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I'm pretty sure that most of you played Skyrim last year. Even if you didn't, it was next to impossible to avoid features, interviews, lists and amazing "arrow in the knee" and "Fus Ro Dah" video hilarity. You also hopefully played Bastion, the digitally distributed action-RPG from Supergiant Games with a great sense of style and killer voice and music work, with particular props going to the game's narrator, Logan Cunningham.

YouTube user Egger3rd definitely played both games, and used that background to get creative with a cool machinima mash-up (via Destructoid) that you really ought to watch. It's a reinterpreted take on the Skyrim intro, with narration from Bastion voice actor Logan Cunningham. It's a great watch and, even better, it's only part one.

Source: YouTube