For years, playing cards have been the backbone of many games all around the world. Now with the Monarch Playing Cards, consumers can experience card playing on a whole new level.

Brilliantly engineered to provide a unique and unforgettable card playing experience, the Monarch Playing Cards are made with the highest quality materials.

For those looking for a deck of cards that will impress their friends, whether it be with card tricks at parties or during the weekly game of poker, the Monarch Playing Cards are not to be overlooked.

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Commander Shepard has overcome death itself in his long battle against the Geth and the Reapers. Now his battle for the future and freedom of the universe heads towards a final resolution with the release of Mass Effect 3 by Bioware. Bioware, one of the top game studios in the world, has kept almost all news regarding this third installment of the Mass Effect series under wraps until now. That all changed when the new trailer for Mass Effect debuted last night during The 2010 Video Game Awards.

While there isn’t any actual real-time gameplay video, viewers are treated to a few glimpses of the plot of the last chapter of the Mass Effect Trilogy. The teaser trailer shows Britain under attack with a wounded Alliance sniper taking out Reaper foot soliders from the inside of Big Ben. The Reapers are also revealed to have finally reached earth and we see their immense size and power as they stomp cities underneath. From the observation deck of the Normandy, Commander Sheppard grimly observes the scene and ponders his next plan of attack.

Mass Effect 3 is tentatively scheduled for release during the holiday season of 2011 so fans will have to make due with the teaser for now. In addition, EA’s online store accidentally posted the store listing for Mass Effect 3 last night revealing some placeholder box art and price ($59.99). Until more details emerge, enjoy the trailer!

Visit: Mass Effect / Bioware Studios

Source: VGA 10: Mass Effect Three Exclusive Debut Trailer HD / Techpinger: “Mass Effect 3″ Accidently Appeared on Online EA Store

The Folks over at Valve Software Corporation (Left For Dead, Portal, Team Fortress 2) just released a new video showing off their most recent acquisition; a full-scale ‘level one sentry gun’ replica from the legendary online game Team Fortress 2! Commissioned by Valve and built by WETA workshop, the Sentry Gun appears 99% functional with a real motion-tracking sensor and audio. For safety’s sake, I doubt the sentry gun fires live ammunition but any true fan of the game will still think twice before walking directly in front of this replica. In addition to sentry guns, WETA workshop has gained a reputation as the designer and manufacturer of museum quality movie props within the creative industries of film and gaming. You might have seen some of their other creative replica work in the Halo short films, Avatar, and Lord of the Rings. Head over to the Team Fortress 2 page for more details!

Source: Team Fortress 2 Blog

Visit: Valve Corporation / WETA Workshop

Clarks Originals has re-launched a special edition of its renowned Desert Trek boot for AW10. To mark the release Clark’s launched its biggest competition ever in the form of an interactive ARG style game. To enter the competition, entrants need to register on www.originalsadventure.com to play. The aim of the game is to discover where in the world the Originals Travellers is heading via the interactive map on the new website.

Players get the chance to plot a pin once a day for 6 weeks, special clues and codes will be released throughout to help players track the Traveller and the winner receives £3,500 of Trailfinders vouchers so they can plan their very own ultimate adventure.

Purchasers of The Special Edition Desert Trek boot (available online only in the UK) will also discover a code on their shoe luggage fob, that when entered narrows down the area to search on the map.

Additional clues will be released via postcards, emails, tweets and on facebook to give players a better the chance of winning.

World Cup Soccer is almost over, but you can always replay the top games in your living room with this foosball table designed by Audi. This popular table game is handmade featuring aluminum and high-strength plastic fittings. Only 20 of these tables are currently available sale, which will cost you about 12,900 euros per table.

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With technology getting smaller and smaller, sometimes one needs to make an authoritative technological statement. Hense, the Arcade Box by Le Boite Concept. Looking like a cross between a 1950’s stereo box and the first arcade boxes, the Arcade Box is jam-packed with every gadget possible: “custom handmade 100 watts Speakers (+ amplifier), a Mac mini with wireless keyboard and mouse, 22″ LG HD Screen, Ipod/Iphone dock station, and a HD Optoma video projector.” As well, the “Boite Concept” includes a remote control as well as 2 extra drawers to plug in gaming systems.

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It would appear that the chess set holds the same appeal to industrial designers that wine bottles have on graphic designers–they can’t resist designing another iteration. But seemingly the most popular and esteemed abstract take on the chess set is the version master craftsman Josef Hartwig, of the Bauhaus wood-carving workshop, created in 1924. Made of maple wood, his set is a standard of Bauhaus design– cubes, cylinders, and balls which are not arbitrarily applied to their respective pieces, but actually reflect their movements. Available at the MoMA store.

Give yourself a new challenge with the 3D Chess Board by Ji LEE. The board has a really interesting design, but it feels as if playing on it could prove to be quiet frustrating. Either way, the board could make a great display for your table as a decorative centerpiece. From Ji Lee: “The three-dimensional chess board adds an extra dimension of physicality to the game’s battle field”

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Zontik is a manufacturer of high-end gaming sets that include board games, card games, toys, and other gaming accessories. One of their product offerings is this Monopoly set that features inlaid leather, black felt, sterling silver or silver gilt game pieces, leather bound bank boxes, and other luxurious features. Zontik game sets can also be customized to your specifications in terms of materials and even play currency. Available for order for $4,290.00 to $7,570.00 at Zontik.

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Hosting a high stakes poker night anytime soon? No limit? Why not upgrade your poker set for the big night? This refined, limited-edition Macassar ebony poker box; screaming elegance; should fit right in the high stakes environment. The set is lined in orange velvet calfskin, contains chips crafted of yellow European boxwood, walnut, brown palissandre, and black and Macassar ebony. You can get yours at Vivre for $5,210.