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Rockstar Games takes its sweet time developing its games, and apparently that methodical process extends to its gameplay trailers, too. A full year after unveiling the debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, on Wednesday the company finally released a new trailer for the open-world extravaganza.

And while it's a little thin on gameplay, it's chock full of everything else. Crank up the volume and behold your next video game obsession:

10th anniversary Xbox 360 (Credit: Microsoft)Microsoft is sending out some early holiday gifts to long-time Xbox Live users.

With the 10^th anniversary of the online service upon us, the console maker has been sending some of its oldest subscribers a special present: A brand new, limited-edition Xbox 360.

Xbox Live programming director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb broke the news Tuesday, announcing on Twitter, "I can confirm we're surprising some of the #Xbox LIVE members that have been with us the longest with one of these."

(Credit: Game Informer)You shall not play! At least not past level one or so.

Game Informer reports that a significant number of Xbox 360 copies of Lego Lord of the Rings errantly contain a demo disc.

The good news? The error is only occurring for the Xbox 360 version. The bad news? It's occurring at all.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc's chief financial officer, David Wehner, will leave the company for a senior executive position at Facebook Inc, the troubled gaming company announced Tuesday as it reshuffled its management ranks.

(Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith)The "CityVille" creator named David Ko, a top executive overseeing mobile games, as its new chief operations officer, a position that had been vacant since August when John Schappert stepped down after the company missed earnings expectations for two consecutive quarters and its stock price fell precipitously.

Wehner, who will become a vice president of corporate finance and business planning at Facebook, will report to CFO David Ebersman at the Menlo Park-based social networking company, which has close ties to Zynga.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Credit: Activision)Notice more than a few work absentees today? Blame Call of Duty fever.  Countless gamers are expected to call in sick on account of Tuesday's release of Black Ops II, the anticipated sequel to 2010's Call of Duty: Black Ops and pretty much pre-destined to become the best-selling game -- and quite possibly the biggest media entertainment property, period -- of 2012.

The new game takes a number of leaps forward by featuring a branching storyline, near-future weapons and tech, and a host of multiplayer tweaks and changes. It's been branded as the biggest Call of Duty game yet, and considering how much content developer Treyarch packed into the original Black Ops, that's saying something.

But is it saying enough? Is Black Ops II worth a sick day?

David Patraeus in Black Ops II (Credit: Kotaku)Well, we know at least one part of Black Ops II's near-future vision won't be coming true.

While the Call of Duty series strives for a sense of authenticity amidst the over-the-top game scenarios — and it usually hits pretty close to the mark — current events are casting doubt on one feature of Black Ops II: the casting of former CIA director David Petraeus as the Secretary of Defense in 2025.

Halo 4 (Credit: Microsoft)By Julia Boorstin, CNBC.com

Microsoft's "Halo 4" sold $220 million worth of games in the first 24 hours. At $60 a pop, that's 3.7 million copies in just one day. That beats the record "Halo 3" set in 2007 of $170 million in first-day sales.

Microsoft said the first week of sales are on track to top $300 million, which is exactly what "Halo 3" did five years ago.

With those one-week sales numbers still coming in, Microsoft said that the latest game is on track to surpass its predecessors one-week global sales, but it's not able to say by exactly how much.

Beep boop: Did you know diamond-encrusted astromech droids are a girl's best friend?

By Christopher MacManus, CNET

When New Jersey tattoo artist Joe Pagani decided to propose to his girlfriend, Emily, the fellow hit hyperspace past the jewelry store and instead chose to design an engagement ring inspired by R2-D2 from "Star Wars."