Here’s the setup: Two steroid-shooting, joke-spewing mercenaries are in Shanghai for a routine mission. When the city comes under siege from a rival private military contractor, the cocky duo ditch the bravado and prepare for the worst. Escaping the chaotic disaster zone won’t be easy, with buildings collapsing around them, panicked civilians running for their lives, and a hail of gunfire that makes Afghanistan look like Club Med. Working in tandem, players must coordinate attacks, avoid shooting bystanders, and make tough moral decisions as they battle through the ravaged ruins. With the spoils of war, players can fine-tune their weapons with scopes, barrels, grenade launcher attachments, bigger clips, and even decorative paint jobs. Finally, a zebra-striped AK-47 to match your tattoo.

Own the streets in fall's classic denim and art-inspired tees.

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The U.S. National Soccer keeper has goals for her team. "We are the strongest team in the world, and we always find a way to win with what we have.”

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You didn’t dream of screwing with the clergy in medieval Italy. But when Ezio Auditore da Firenze’s father is wrongly executed, the nobleman turns assassin and takes up the blade to exact revenge on the corrupt politicians, businessmen, and men of the cloth who conspired against his family. With the help of family friend Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliant inventions, the assassin brings new flair to the art of killing, infiltrating enemy strongholds with flying machines, wielding two blades for simultaneous instant kills, and bringing gunpowder to knife fights. After the kill, lose pursuers in the streets of Venice, Florence, and Rome by running across rooftops, dodging down alleys, and hiding under objects. Romans got you cornered? Try a smoke bomb and live to slay another day. 

"Keep Austin Weird." That's the mantra that has maintained this bastion of free thinking in a state that's home to "thinkers" like President Bush. And this month, as musicians, movie makers, and techno-geeks descend upon Austin for the South By Southwest Conferences and Festival (March 7 through 16), the weirdness continues. If you plan on checking out SXSW—and I recommend you do—here are just a few ways for you to spend your time.

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With the Shins seemingly out of commission, it was only a matter of time before someone came to reclaim the band’s indie pop crown. And who better than Avi Buffalo? Featuring plenty of soaring harmonies and tasteful guitar flourishes, Avi Buffalo is an impressive debut full-length that Pitchfork aficionados will drool over. In addition to the album’s requisite pop hooks, there are also plenty of surprises, such as the Johnny Marr-aping guitar line on the seven-minute-long “Remember Last Time” and tasteful soloing on “What’s In It For?” This improvisation not only gives Avi Buffalo their own identity, but also keeps the band’s songs from falling back on indie rock’s sometimes formulaic constraints.

After getting tangled up in the limelight and being roped in with other teenyboppers, Avril Lavigne is ready to break away.

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