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It's a huge week for PC gaming fans as a ton of major titles are planned for release in the next seven days. The week includes the latest title in the acclaimed sci-fi shooter series, a spin-off of one of PC's best selling franchises, a PC port of 2010's best console game and the latest game in the Lego series.

Crysis 2 - Crytek's sci-fi shooter series comes back for its third stand alone game (Crysis and Crysis Warhead were released first) as the man in the Nanosuit fights off an alien invasion in the urban jungle on Manhattan Island. It's also the first game that will use Crytek's CryEngine 3.

This trailer for LEGO Star Wars 3 has it all. And by "it all," we actually mean a humorous skit involving a poor trooper losing his arm and fighting against enemy droids. It's not really much in terms of explaining the game, but it certainly gets across the humor of the franchise. So while we aren't that interested, those that want a quick laugh with some safe humor will love this trailer.

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Not city blocks, but LEGO blocks. This trailer for LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is everything we expect from a launch trailer: cinematics interspersed with shots of the game while not actually giving away information on how it is played. However, it does show off the most important part of this game. The battlefield sections are the most intriguing to us, especially give the fusion of strategy and action mechanics. There's also plenty of shots of the characters from the TV show, although they never actually talk beyond simple vocalizations.

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We've been looking forward to playing Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars but it looks like the latest game in the long running family friendly Star Wars game series is going to take a little longer to complete.

The game from developer Traveller's Tales and publisher LucasArts was supposed to be released last fall but the release date got pushed back to February 15. Now Gamershell reports that the game will be delayed a few more weeks to March 22. This new date has been confirmed as the GameStop and Amazon.com web sites that now reflect the new shipping date. No specific reason for the delay was announced.

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The LEGO games are known for their child-friendly humor, and LEGO Star Wars 3 isn't breaking this tradition. We know this because of this trailer, which shows off all of the voice actors from the TV show doing the things they do best: voice acting. If you were worried about your favorite character's voices being replaced, then this will come as a relief. Just don't expect the tone to be the same! This is a LEGO game, after all.

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LucasArts has admitted that it has made a "minor adjustment in staffing" this week which of course is the code word for "layoffs". According to what unnamed sources have told Gamasutra as many as 50 people received their notices at the publisher this week. This new round follows a previous round of layoffs made just a couple of months ago.

LucasArts stated, "We remain committed to our internal studio – and to fostering relationships with trusted external partners – in order to deliver quality games that amaze and inspire fans." The publisher's most recent release was Star Wars The Force Unleashed II which came out last month. In February the company will publish Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars. Recently LucasArts sold off most of the publishing rights to EA for the upcoming MMO Star Wars The Old Republic.

Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars hasn't been much on our radar of late but the latest Lego game from developer TT Games and publisher LucasArts is looking pretty sweet judging from the latest video. It shows various team members describing the game's features combined with new gameplay footage. The sight of hundreds of Lego-based battle droids and clone troopers fighting it out makes it clear that this will have an even more epic look and feel compared to previous Lego games.

Speaking of which our sister site Joystiq has confirmed that the game won't make its previously announced fall 2011 release schedule. It's now due out on February 15, 2011 in the US with a February 18 debut in the UK.

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