Ah, Spike TV, not my favorite channel.  Well, all you manly men who feel more validated by watching the manly man channel can look forward to some video game debuts soon. 

The bigger release is the Assassin's Creed: Lineage short film, which Spike TV will show on November 11 at 12:00 AM midnight.  On that Wednesday, the entire film will globally premiere in HD, so make sure you've got first dibs on the TV for that night.

Lineage covers the events preior to Assassin's Creed II, letting fans check out Ezio's past in greater depth.  It revolves around Ezio's daddy, Giovanni Auditore de Firenze (a real mouthful), setting up the man's execution and Ezio's ensuing lust for vengeance.

“As Ubisoft begins to expand into other media beyond games, we are excited to be working so closely with our valued partners at Viacom to debut this new story in the Assassin’s Creed universe exclusively on Spike TV,” said Tony Key, seniorVP of sales and marketing for Ubi.

“Spike has long been a leader in supporting our industry with excellent editorial programming, so it was a natural choice to team up with them for the U.S. public unveiling of this revolutionary new short film.”

Since November 11 isn't here just yet, Spike TV is hoping to get your attention anyway, with the premiere of the Modern Warfare 2 full-length launch trailer.  The official trailer will air tonight around 10:00 PM EST, during the new South Park on Comedy Central and The Ultimate Fighter on Spike.  So if you can bear to set down that controller for two seconds, give it a look-see.