Check out this video clip from Syfy’s Sci Vs. Fi: Mass Effect 2 documentary special, in which Tricia Helfer talks briefly about the popular and critically acclaimed Mass Effect 2 video game and her involvement in it. As many of you will know, Tricia provides the voice of EDI for the game. To refresh your memory, the trailer for Mass Effect 2 has also been embedded below.

Katee Sackhoff, Tricia Helfer’s Battlestar Galactica co-star and one of her best friends, was recently interviewed for 411Mania.com, during which she announced that she and Tricia are planning to do an online motorcycling documentary series, currently called simply “The Untitled Tricia-Katee Documentary Trek,” from which the proceeds will be going to charity. From 411Mania.com:

Katee Sackhoff: [...] Tricia Helfer and I are in pre-production right now on a documentary web series we are producing that we’ve called, “The Untitled Tricia-Katee Documentary Trek.” We’re going to drive cross country on our motorcycles. It’s inspired by the Van Buren sisters, who were two socialite sisters in 1916 who, to relieve the burden from men serving in World War 1, volunteered to be motorcycle mail carriers, which at the time was a job men had to do on top of their other duties. They were denied and the Army stated women didn’t have the strength or stamina to ride motorcycles, so these two socialite sisters got on 1916 Indian motorcycles and drove cross country to prove that women could do it. They drove the first two wheeled vehicle to get to the top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado, they were arrested in Utah for wearing men’s clothing; they were pretty amazing. They got to San Francisco they day they said they would get there, which in the mail delivery business is pretty important, and this took months. This was 1916 and even today the documentary is going to take us 25 days. They reapplied after they finished the journey and were denied again.

Because the sisters were trying to help the military, we decided we would raise money for the military with our ride. We decided we should give back. We’re kicking around doing a simultaneous on-line auction.

Since we didn’t want to crowd our original Video Game Awards update with videos, here’s a separate update of online video clips of Tricia Helfer at last Saturday’s 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards, from which we’ve also been uploading new pictures throughout the weekend. We’ll be updating this post with more clips from this event if and when we find them.

As most of you will know, Tricia was not only nominated for the VG award for Best Performance by a Human Female for her portrayal of Dare in the Halo 3: ODST video game, she also presented at the event a teaser trailer for the upcoming Halo: Reach VG. Unfortunately, Tricia lost the VG award to actress Megan Fox for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

First up, we have a red carpet video interview with Tricia from MaximoTV.com:

Here’s a video clip of Tricia onstage presenting the Halo: Reach preview from InsomniacGamerZ.net:

As reported earlier, Tricia Helfer appeared as planned at yesterday’s 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards, held in Los Angeles, CA. As promised, here’s our coverage of her appearance at the event.

As per usual, Tricia looked absolutely stunning(!!) at the event, this time in a peach strapless mini and updo. As most of you will know, Tricia was up for the VG Award for Best Performance by a Human Female for her portrayal of Dare in the Halo 3: ODST video game. She furthermore presented on her own a Halo: Reach teaser trailer at the event. Unfortunately, the winning act in the Human Female category turned out to be Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Bummer.

Onto our gallery update. We’ve just uploaded to our gallery our first 57 medium- and hi-res photos of a lovely Tricia at the event. As always, we’ll be sure to add more medium- and hi-res pictures as well as video footage from the event as we find them. Be sure to check back with us for updates!

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• Appearances in 2009 > 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards on Dec 12

More news on Mass Effect 2! Two days ago, we reported of Tricia Helfer’s involvement in the aforementioned upcoming EA Games video game as EDI, the voice of the new Normandy. Yesterday, GiantBomb.com revealed a really great trailer for the game, in which all the vocal talent, Tricia included, is introduced and briefly previewed. Check it out below or at GiantBomb.com!

Mass Effect 2 also features Martin Sheen, Seth Green, Carrie-Ann Moss as well as Tricia’s respective Chuck and Battlestar Galactica co-stars Yvonne Strahovski and Michael “Tigh” Hogan. The video game is currently slated for January 26 2010 North American and January 29 2010 European releases to the Xbox 360 and PC.

Don’t forget today is your last chance to vote for Tricia Helfer at the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards! Tricia is nominated for Best Performance by a Human Female for her portrayal of Dare in the Halo 3: ODST video game. Voting on the Spike TV VGA website will close today — go vote for Tricia while you still can!

The 2009 Spike TV VG Awards will air live tomorrow, December 12 from Los Angeles, CA via Spike TV. Tricia is a confirmed guest for tomorrow’s event, so don’t forget to check back with us for coverage of her appearance at the event!

RTTNews reports Tricia Helfer is among the star-studded vocal talent for EA Games’ upcoming Mass Effect 2 video game. According to a press release published on the site, Tricia will be voicing Normandy Virtual Intelligence, and is joined in working on the game by Martin Sheen, Seth Green, Carrie-Ann Moss as well as Tricia’s Battlestar Galactica co-star Michael “Tigh” Hogan, to name a few. From RTTNews:

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-Anne 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.

The Mass Effect trilogy is an emotionally charged science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets. In Mass Effect 2, players will once again step into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, commanding their crew of some of the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so challenging that it’s potentially suicidal. Featuring intense shooter action, a rich futuristic storyline, space exploration and emotionally engaging character interaction, the game delivers an unparalleled cinematic experience.

According to the source, Mass Effect 2 will be made available on the Xbox 360 and PC January 26 and January 29 2010 in North America and Europe respectively.

Some three weeks ago, we speculated Tricia Helfer could be attending the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards due to her recent portrayal of Dare in the Halo 3: ODST video game, for which Tricia is nominated for Best Performance by a Human Female at the awards. Well, our speculations have today been confirmed by this Spike TV press release via PRNewswire, asserting Tricia is indeed expected to attend the event:

Megastars from the worlds of video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more will gather to pay tribute to the outstanding achievements within the video game industry during the past year at Spike TV’s 7th Annual Video Game Awards 2009. Broadcasting in over 180 territories and countries, the VGAs will be a global celebration of all things gaming as it premieres LIVE on Spike TV Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 PM, ET (tape delay west coast).

Also scheduled to appear at the VGAs are Kristen Bell, Felicia Day, Green Day, Tony Hawk, Tricia Helfer, Forrest Griffin, Alyssa Milano, Zachary Quinto, Mike Tyson, Olivia Wilde and the stars of Spike TV’s forthcoming original comedy series “Blue Mountain State” – Alan Ritchson, Darin Brooks and Chris Romano. Additional guest appearances will be announced shortly.

Fans will be able to vote for Tricia at the VGAs via the Spike TV VGA website until December 11. Don’t forget to tune in for the live broadcast via Spike TV December 12! We’ll of course be sure to cover Tricia’s appearance at the event, so do check back with us for further updates this weekend.

According to the Spike TV website, Tricia Helfer has been nominated for Best Performance by a Human Female for her portrayal of Dare in the Halo 3: ODST video game at the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards! Go vote for her now via the Spike TV VGA website! Voting is open until Friday, December 11.

Although Tricia attending the awards show remains at this point unconfirmed, some will here recall her May 2009(!) appearance on the GameTrailers TV E3 ‘09 First Look Special, where she said to “hope” to be able to attend the event. We hope so too! The 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards will take place on December 12 in Los Angeles, CA.

As you may have noticed, there hasn’t been much on Tricia to report of late, hence the lack of updates. Hopefully, things will pick up soon with the upcoming Fall 2009 release of Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, so do check back with us for updates.

Today, however, I have a small update for you, as I was recently sent some great hi-res promotional photos of Tricia Helfer as Nod General Kilian Qatar in the 2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars video game. Enjoy!

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• Other Work > ‘Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars’ (2007) Promotional Photos