The beginning of this Halo: Reach live-action video is a lot like the movie Hard Boiled, except instead of shooting while holding a baby, the Spartan in the short holds a bomb. You should watch both. 

Video Blips:

• Here's the extended version of the Halo: Reach "Deliver Hope" short. The obvious thing to do is comment on the amazing Halo movie this could be, but what about the day when the actual game looks this good? Let's fantasize about that for once. 

Continue after the break for a Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue trailer, a preview of the new keyboard in Rock Band 3, and the Plants vs. Zombies for Xbox Live Arcade launch trailer.

• Here's some context for the mythical undies in Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue. This is a rare (and slightly confusing) instance where thongs in a video game are an integral part of the story and not just for blatant sex appeal.

• Good luck convincing Mom that playing keyboard in Rock Band 3 can pass as your daily piano practice. She wants to hear you play Bach -- not Tears for Fears.

• As Plants vs. Zombies makes its way to every video-game-playing device under the sun, we get this cute promo for the XBLA version. Is it a parody of real-estate commercials or a vision of the world of real estate, post-zombie apocalypse?