Bioware is pumping out the content for Mass Effect 2 - a trend that looks to continue when they release a new character and personal quest to the mix. So what's so special about this potential new squad member?

"One of the main attractions of the download is Kasumi, a stealthy female fighter who you can meet up with in the Citadel. After getting her attention and talking to her about the task she wants you to do, she'll become a member of your party. So after you're all done, she'll take up residence on your ship. You can walk into her room, examine all the cool paintings she has on the wall, and fix yourself a drink at the bar. Like Zaeed, another added character through downloadable content, you can't actually engage in full conversation with her, she just talks at you as you wander around her room.

With a dark hook, black eyes, and a cloaking ability, Kasumi is an intimidating character. In battle, she can also pull off the Mass Effect equivalent of a rogue backstab, as she cloaks, moves behind a target, then reappears and whacks the foe in the back of its head with your omni-tool. She'll also offer the ability to toss out flashbangs as a loyalty bonus, and during the mission you'll get a fancy new gun."

Do I dare dream that Dragon Age will be getting a sequel come this February? I love the franchise and cant wait until I get my hands on Awakening next week, but beyond the game, reports are that within the expansion is a card using the same Blood Dragon type design, and that it's promoting the date of 2-1-2011. Could this be the first official sequel's release date?

Here is hoping it is a sequel and it carries over your characters and choices much like in Mass Effect.

Sam and Max's third season - called The Devil's Playhouse - will be released on April 15, which each part of the series' five parts releasing a month after each previous chapter. Here's the first trailer of the game and what you can expect from the upcoming season.

Take one of my favorite sci-fi series of all-time, mix it with a videogame genre in which I'm always trying to find the next big thing, and suddenly you get an understanding of why I'm so interested in Battlestar Galactica Online.

"The new game will feature tactical space combat and mission-based gameplay."

You'll also be able to apparently play as humans and Cylons. Not a fan of browser-based games in general, but with the series pedigree, hopefully it will be excellent.

Portal 2 was just announced and already we're getting info on story details and gameplay based on Game Informer's upcoming cover story.

"Portal 2 will, reportedly, take place hundreds of years after the first Portal, resulting in the Aperture Science labs looking like "a jungle." Despite this significant time shift, Portal 2 will still somehow once again star Chell, the first game's protagonist, as the playable character in the single-player game. GlaDOS returns as well, with the (Portal 1 spoiler warning) personality cores you seemingly destroyed at the end of the first game having taken over different areas of the lab.

Meanwhile, as previously revealed, the co-op campaign will be a stand-alone story...that apparently stars two bi-pedal robots. Gameplay-wise, physics will play a bigger role in the puzzles, with one example being using a portal to suck air from a vent in one area into another. There will also be "reflection cubes" that'll be used for laser-redirection puzzles. Game Informer's cover story also confirms that Portal 2 will indeed be a full-fledged game, with Valve comparatively calling Portal 1 a "test bed."

LucasArts' remake/special edition of the original Monkey Island apparently did so well for the company that the news on the street is that they're going to be announcing sometime soon a similar remake/special edition for Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, which will reportedly be on the Xbox 360 Xbox Live Arcade, PC, and iPhone.

Hot on the heels of the recent Portal patch and all its crazy hidden messages, it turns out that the game now has a new ending! Is that Dog from Half-Life 2? Will the next game be a Portal/Half-Life 2 hybrid since the games share the same universe?

I loved Portal, so today's news has me really excited. Not enough to read all the forum posts and try to decipher everything myself, but still, I'm jumping for joy.

Yesterday, Steam Portal owners got an unexpected patch for the game, which kind of came out of nowhere. By navigating a radio around the world and activating various switches and requirements, different codes and static messages are broadcast. When translated they hint at images and other oddities. Could this be a hint to a Portal 2? I certainly hope so. Here's a video of the radio in action.

I think she'll work well with my dwarf warrior I'm currently playing through the game with to get ready for the expansion.

As a long-time Stargate fan, I've been waiting for Stargate Worlds (a MMO set in the Stargate universe) for the longest time. I even remember writing articles and asking questions about the game. The developers came on hard times, however, and so they ceased production on the game temporarily and released a quickly made FPS - Stargate Resistance - to help make some money and continue the production of the MMO. Well, word comes today that FireSky has had to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The company says they're still going to work on upgrades and expansions for the FPS, but personally, I think this is the final nail in the coffin.

Do you like LEGO games? What about MMORPGs? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you better hurry on up and go sign-up for the LEGO Universe beta, which just opened up for applications. You'll need to get a sign-in ID, but that's nothing really. Good luck on getting into the beta!