David Jaffe, designer of 1995’s Twisted Metal and director of its 2012 PS3 relaunch (and overseeing God of War in between), has unveiled the artwork for the game’s box-front – but he’s not so sure what to put on the rest of the cover. Series mascot Sweet Tooth’s big flaming …

Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. “Look, Daddy, I made a Portal level!” My four-year-old son excitedly pulled me into his playroom to show off …

Just when we thought we’d have to stick with the old tried-and-tested Wii family favourites this year over Christmas, Nintendo has announced that it’s bringing forward the European release date for Boom Street to Wednesday 28 December. It’ll be like a slightly late Christmas present. That we have to pay …

The first trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has arrived online. It’s undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of 2012 (surely only superhero giants The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers can compete?), and this first glimpse has got us feeling all nostalgic for Middle-earth. Martin …

A Northern California man is accusing Sony of overstepping its reach by asking PSN customers to waive their ability to enter class action lawsuits against the tech giant as part of a mandatory User Agreement update last September. According to documents gathered by GameSpot, the suit alleges Sony had no …

The PlayStation Vita doesn’t arrive in North America and Europe for another two months, but we’re way too excited and impatient to wait that long. Thanks to the earlier Japanese launch, we’ve already got a system in office and we’re already diving into our most anticipated PS Vita games. Visit …

The Australian Classification Board has refused classification for EA’s Syndicate, citing the game’s focus on dismemberment and gunplay as some of the main reasons it exceeds the country’s 15+ maximum rating requirements. With no plans to re-submit a friendlier version of the Starbreeze developed reboot, things do not look good …

‘Tis the season for festive DLC, and Hello Games is getting in on the action by giving Joe Danger: Special Edition owners a free serving of Santa Danger and his Christmas QuadBike on December 21. See how Ol’ Saint Nick handles the track in this DLC preview. More than just …

The PS Vita has been out for a few days now and we came in on the weekend to get some videos up of all the new features. We also got our hands on some of the launch titles and some are in English, so if you’re looking to import …

In a move that will almost certainly ensure she gets called it twice as much, Scarlett Johansson has revealed she hates the popular shortening of her name to the contrived abbreviation “Scar-Jo”. “It’s laziness,” she told USA Today . “People can’t actually say the whole name? It’s just bizarre… If …