Let's catch up with the news of the day for today. A couple of announcements today including a new DLC content pack as well as a collectors edition for Splinter Cell.

• - Splinter Cell Collectors Edition Announced for the rest of the world
• - Army of Two 40th Day Demo Details Revealed
  
• - Evan Longoria Gets Cover Boy Honors for MLB 2k10 thanks to "Fan Voting"
• - New Crackedown trailer invites you to blow everything up
• - Left4Dead 2 Gets "The Passing" DLC Campaign

Check out details for these stories below.....

The Nintendo Download is released this week once again in a fury of games. For Wii Ware, and DSi Ware plenty of original titles make the cut as well as a couple of old favorites return for the Virtual Console. Check out the following games.

Wii Ware

• Stunt Cars (800 Wii Points, 1-4 players, E For Everyone)
• Diatomic (800 Wii Points, 1-2 Players, E for Everyone, Mild Fantasy Violence)
• Moki Moki (800 Wii Points, 1 player, E for Everyone, Comic Mischief)
• Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (600 Wii Points, 1-2 players, E for Everyone)

DSi Ware

• Littlest Pet Shop (800 DSi Points, 1 player, E for Everyone)
• Miami Nights (800 DSi Points,1 player, T For Teen)
• Bejewled Twist  (500 DSi Points, 1-2 players, E for Everyone)
• Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam (500 DSi Points, 1 player, E for Everyone)
• Master of Illusion Express: Master (200 DSi Points, 1 player, E for Everyone)

Virtual Console

• Blaster Master (500 Wii Points, 1 player, NES, E For Everyone)
• Earthworm Jim 2 (800 Wii Points, 1 player, Sega Genesis, E for Everyone)

Stay tuned next week for the next Nintendo Download. This week's release totals up to 11 games.

This past weekend was the premiere of the Video Game Awards, the now yearly show which showcases the top games of the industry. Along with that, there were plenty of new announcements as well. We have a list brand new IPs that were accompanied with trailers for release in 2010.

• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
• Batman: Arkham Asylum 2
• Green Day: Rock Band
• Deadliest Warrior: The Game
• True Crime

There was also new trailer reveals and "First Looks" at some of the most already anticipated titles like:

• Halo: Reach
• UFC Undisputed 2010
• Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
• Medal of Honor
• Spec Ops: The Line
• Crackdown 2
• Tron: Evolution

You can check out a bunch of trailers over at the Video Game Awards section on GameTrailers

GamePlasma and Namco Bandai have teamed up to give away a free copy of Tekken 6: Limited for the PS3 or Xbox 360 to a lucky winner! The contest celebrates the recent optimizations to improve gamers' online gameplay experience on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. To enter, just send an email to contest [at] GamePlasma.com!

First released in 1994 on the Arcade and 1995 on the Playstation, the Tekken series has withstood the test of time and with its latest release, Tekken 6, promises gamers even more action. Tekken 6 allows players to assume the role of one of the 40 included characters in one on one combat or a variety of offline and online modes. The most unique mode added to the series, Scenario Campaign Mode, places gamers in large scale battles where they can battle it out alone or in two player co-op online mode. Add to this destructible environments and you have edge-of-your seat action that is sure to keep you busy this holiday season!

Namco Bandai has also shown its support for gamers and released a new update that will further enhance their online experience. The patch, now available on Xbox Live and Playstation 3, has improved control response time, gives gamers greater match searching variables and optimizes data transmission speeds between fighters and spectators.

If you would like more information on the latest update, you can find the full press release after the jump.

A few voice actors were named officially today from Bioware detailing the games voice cast. The game will feature voices from the following; Globe Award-winning actor Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”, “Apocalypse Now”), 2009 Emmy Award-winner Shohreh Aghdashloo (“House of Saddam”), comedic actor Seth Green (“Austin Powers”), “Chuck” stars Yvonne Strahovski and Adam Baldwin, Keith David (“Crash”) and sci-fi favorites Michael Dorn (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”), Michael Hogan (“Battlestar Galactica”) and Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix”).

“Emotionally engaging narrative is a key design pillar for BioWare, and the top-notch voice talent in Mass Effect 2 helps drive this goal,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder, BioWare and Group General Manager of the RPG/MMO Group of EA. “Credible, powerful personalities are vital to delivering a compelling story experience in BioWare’s games, and we have assembled an amazing ensemble cast that surpasses the very high bar set in the original Mass Effect!”

Esteemed actor Martin Sheen stars as the mysterious Illusive Man who commands Cerberus, a secretive paramilitary organization dedicated to protecting human interests in the galaxy. Yvonne Strahovski plays deadly Cerberus operative Miranda Lawson, who has been genetically engineered for superior mental and physical traits. Returning to the cast from the original Mass Effect is Seth Green as Joker and Keith David as Admiral David Anderson. And rounding out the vocal roster are Tricia Helfer as EDI, the voice of the new Normandy; Carrie-Ann Moss as Aria T’Loak, the crime lord who rules the planet Omega; Shohreh Aghdashloo as Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay; Michael Hogan as Captain Bailey; Adam Baldwin as Kal ‘Reegar; and Michael Dorn as Gatatog Uvenk.

Mass Effect 2 will be releasing on January 26th. 2010 in North America for the Xbox 360 and PC and January 29th, 2010 in Europe.

[Via Press Release]