BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 is only one short week away, and fans of the series are more anxious than ever to finally get their hands on the trilogy-maker and final game in the Commander Shepard storyline. Before the game is released, it’s a good idea to reacquaint yourself with the events of the first two adventures in the franchise. And one of the ways to do this, naturally, is through the art of rap music.

YouTuber Dan Bull, known for his geeky video game raps for titles like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Modern Warfare, among a variety of other videos he makes, has created just such a video, rapping about what went down in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.

Head below to check out the Mass Effect Epic Rap now!

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is 75%-80% off on select PC Downloads.

– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: $4.99
– Dungeon Defenders: $2.99
– Mass Effect: $4.99
– Mass Effect 2: $4.99
– Mass Effect 2 – Digital Deluxe Edition: $7.49

Visit the main Sale for these deals, as well as the weekly sale items, like $50 off the Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Value Bundle with Kinect and $20 off the Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Starter Pack, which are discounted til the end of today as well.

Amazon is currently running a deal on video games where you can Buy One, Get One 40% Off offer on games $19.99 and under like Bioshock 2, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Halo 3, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, and much more! Add two items to your cart from the main Sale page and the lower-priced item will get 40% off.

There’s over 500 video games to choose from spread out over many pages, so be sure to click through to see all the eligible titles. You can also browse by platform by clicking the links at the top (right below the link for the Terms & Conditions.

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is a Buy One, Get One 40% Off offer on games $19.99 and under like Mass Effect 2, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, Halo 3: ODST, Warcraft III Battle Chest, Gears of War, and much more! Add two items to your cart from the main Sale page and the lower-priced item will get 40% off.

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Thursday, December 22, 2011 until 11:59pm PST while supplies last. If you want this item for Christmas Eve, there’s actually still time! See Amazon ordering deadlines here below.

We all know how bad movies based on games tend to be (and vice versa), but there are some games out there that, if done correctly, could make some pretty fantastic movies.

One of the big ones that jumps to mind is the Mass Effect trilogy. One of the biggest game series to-date, the BioWare property takes the action–RPG to incredible places, making for an intense and compelling story and a truly must–play experience for any gamer out there.

A Mass Effect movie has been whispered about for a while now, dating back to around when Mass Effect 2 was being released where Casey Hudson was quoted saying “Obviously we have a tremendous amount of interest from people in Hollywood to make a major motion picture about Mass Effect. The most important thing for us is, we don’t just want to see a movie get made. We want to see a great movie get made, if it’s going to get done at all.” That was followed by the news that Legendary Pictures had secured the rights to turn the game into a movie, but that was the last we heard about it…until now.