Why Aren’t There Porsches in Forza 4?

Because EA is evil, that’s why. Kidding! See, EA has the license for Porsche cars, thus, making them available only via a sub-licensing deal. The cars did appear in Forza 3, and featured RUFs, which are tuned, unmarked Porsches. But this time around, no dice. “In the end, however, EA couldn’t see their way towards…

Somebody Made a Mass Effect Brawler

Mass Effect is a series that blends a few different gaming genres together. Side-scrolling brawler isn’t one of them, though, leaving room for this fan-made game. It’s called Mass Effect: Dark Corners of the Galaxy, and uses the OpenBOR engine (for fan-made brawlers) to bring the punchier side of Bioware’s galaxy to life. I’ll admit,…

Is this Persona Related? Do You Care?

Tokyo-based game maker Atlus has a teaser site up. It’s yellow, and it’s probably teasing something. [P-Atlus]

Today, Canada Gets the World’s Best Xbox 360 Bundle

Starting today, and for a limited time, an Xbox 360 bundle will go on sale in Canada that is, well, better than any other I’ve ever seen for the console. For $300 consumers will be able to grab a 250GB Xbox 360 S along with download coupons for five full games. And those games are,…

Fine, Have Four PS Vita Titles

Today in Tokyo, Konami held a press conference, detailing some of the games it plans to bring to the Tokyo Game Show. It wasn’t a complete list, so there could be some last minute surprises, but before you ask, no, there’s no Metal Gear Solid: Rising on it. Actually, the list is mostly comprised of…

Wolfenstein Game Yanked From European Markets Over Swastikas

The iOS version of id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D has been withdrawn from sale in two European countries over its use of the Nazi swastika. The game has been pulled in both Austria and Switzerland, according to a tweet from id boss John Carmack, “due to the offensive swastikas”. This shouldn’t be too big a surprise.…

Square Enix Totally Cool With Deus Ex Recall

Earlier today, GameStop pulled all PC copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution from shelves after it was caught opening boxes, removing a promotional code then selling these games as “new”. People were quick to blame GameStop, as is often the case, and while the retailer still shoulders some blame in this (if only for the…

This Basket Case Named Himself After Tekken

With so many comedians competing for air time, it’s important that they stand out. Thus, Japanese comedians, compared to their Western counterparts, can look unique—extreme, even. When Takefumi Kurashina decided to leave behind his pro wrestling dreams, he shaved his head and wore Road Warriors inspired make-up. He named himself “Tekken’s Old Man.” The look…

Another Year, Another Expensive Car Based On a Video Game

Welcome to 2011. Where not only are video game franchises annualised, but expensive, real cars bearing their branding are as well. The Call of Duty Jeep Wrangler, which was released last year in honour of Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be re-released this year, only now with Modern Warfare 3 branding all over it…

The World’s Best Half-Life 2 Movie Now Has a Sequel

Escape From City 17, a 2009 short flick from The Purchase Brothers, was and still is the best piece of fan-made Half-Life cinema we’ve ever seen. Over two years later, it finally has a follow-up. Escape From City 17 – Part Two has the same top-shelf special effects (and reportedly the same shoestring budget of…

The Strange, Sad Case of the North American Super Nintendo

This week is the, believe it or not, 20th anniversary of the release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. It’s a cause for celebration, of course, but also makes me wonder why Nintendo decided to bless America with its own “unique” version of the console. When Nintendo released the Famicom in Japan…

Celebrate Team Fortress 2‘s Quinceañera, Get a Hat

Because of its popularity, many think Team Fortress 2 sprang to life fully formed without precedent, like Athena from the forehead of Zeus. Or Leonard Part VI. It in fact is a series, one that is now 15 years old. So Valve is giving out free stuff, and as you might imagine, that includes a…

Hey, There’s a WICO Command Control Joystick in This Picture

Jo Garcia, Playboy’s noted gamer girl, may star in this wallpaper for The Bunny, but I’m looking at it for the articles in the background, where one of the few non-repeated, non-‘shopped items is the venerable, vaguely phallic WICO Command Control. It’s laying on its side, north by northwest of her right foot, underneath the…

These People Played Starhawk, and They Liked It

Sony has posted a new video for Lightbox Interactive’s upcoming Shooter/Builder/Flyer/Strategy hybrid Starhawk, which shows some serious building’, shooting’ action, as well as the excited reactions of a bunch of Comic Con attendees who got to play the game. Surprise: they liked it! Much like our own Brian Crecente, who had a chance to play…

Learn to Play Guitar Like a Gamer

We covered Ubisoft’s terrifying marketing ploy for Rocksmith two months ago. As it turns out, there was a much less scary marketing campaign going on all summer long. Van’s Warped Tour 2011 has wrapped, but at all 44 locations rockers and wanna-bes alike had the opportunity to rock out using their 3DS. Rocksmith, the first…

Blizzard Launches Diablo III Community Site, Beta Sure To Follow

The official community site for Blizzard’s hot-hot-hotly anticipated dungeoneer Diablo III has launched, giving the game’s hordes of fans a centralized place to post about, you know, how mad excited everyone is about the game. The activation of the community site seems to underline a high probability that the Beta will be released soon, at…

Bodycount Dev Diary Shows Off Explosive Multiplayer

Bodycount is a game that celebrates the trigger squeezing, headshot taking, destroy everything sensation of first person shooters. After all, the spiritual successor to Black better have some serious environmental destruction. The newest Bodycount developer diary takes a look at multiplayer. Co-op, deathmatch and team deathmatch are all featured in the video. The game’s pallet…

Trying Not to Swoon on My First Date With NBA 2K12

Basketball is the sport that always unmasks me as a panicky klutz, whether that is in a video game or in real life. I don’t see things very well, don’t have great anticipation, and overreact to most everything. On defense, it takes nothing to get me in the air, although such a statement implies there…

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Ms. ‘Splosion Man Crosses Over With Pinball FX 2 Next Week

Although known primarily for its Marvel Comics tables, the pinball simulator Pinball FX 2 has other crossovers, like Rocky & Bullwinkle and Street Fighter. The game’s latest team-up is with Twisted Pixel’s Ms. ‘Splosion Man, and it is available Aug. 31. The add-on runs 240 Microsoft points. (Pinball FX 2 is an Xbox Live Arcade…