Blur gets Facebook integration, some retail bonuses and

We're just a few days away from the release of Bizarre Creation's latest racer, Blur (May 25th), and we have a few more pieces of information and a new trailer for you to gaze upon before you pick up your copy.

First up is the new Blur - Facebook integration.  As you'll see in the screenshot below, Blur has partnered up with Facebook to offer a seamless "share" button, allowing players to send game challenges to friends, uploading in-game pictures stats, etc.  Sounds like I'll have to get ready to "hide" updates from Blur on my news feed.  I suppose it's not that bad, but these days, everything is integrated with Facebook.  Next frontier, Facebook-enabled kitchens!

Next up, is some retail purchase bonuses.  In a surprising move, if you purchase your games from Kmart, or SEARS, (the FIRST choice(s) for your video game needs) you're in for some treats; you'll gain immediate access to a chromed-out BMW 1 Series, shown below.  If that doesn't get you to don a bullet-proof vest to brave a trip to Kmart, or find a SEARS, I don't know what will!

Last up is the latest trailer for Blur showcasing the titles team gameplay modes.

Mass Effect 2 has release date pre order perks

BioWare has announced that the follow up to the much loved shooter/RPG Mass Effect will be hitting store shelves on January 26. Now here is where the incentive to pre order comes in, as select retailers will be providing incentives which include special armor and weapons. Gamestop's incentive includes Terminus armor and weapons while other select retailers get Inferno armor.

Double Fine and EA invite you to ROCK (via demo) on September 17th | Demo season

Prepare to get "headbanger whiplash", at least in a small form come September 17th, as Brütal Legend will unleash it's powers amongst the Xbox Live and PSN that day. A short month away, we'll all get to experience what those lucky few did at E3 2009. Tim Schafer's newest masterpiece's demo will showcase the game's non-stop hack n' slash action and mayhem.

If you pre-order the game from Gamestop, you get access to the demo a week before the mainstream - so go pre-order online or in-store! I know I'm doing it today!

From the release:

The demo opens as Eddie awakes in the age of metal where he must quickly learn how to use the powerful ancient axe, ‘The Separator’ and electrifying guitar ‘Clementine’ to unleash combo moves that destroy the demons of darkness. As he comes face-to-face with zipper-faced nuns and devilish druids, Eddie encounters the beautiful and tough-as-nails Ophelia, an ally and would-be love interest. Together, Eddie and Ophelia use double team attacks for more powerful combo moves to defeat the rock demons that are after them. Luckily, they are bestowed with a super-charged, druid-destroying vehicle, ‘The Deuce’ that can be upgraded with weapons and armor throughout the game. From the bowels of the druid dungeon to the tops of corpse mountains, the Brütal Legend demo is just the beginning of an epic journey.

Brütal Legend will launch on October 13th (Oct 16th in Europe) on both the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3