Most of vehicles in the pack are Porsche streetcars, but there are some notable racing cars. The expansion pack includes GT and GTC class vehicles that raced in the American Le Mans Series.

The expansion pack is available for download right now via Xbox Live. The cost for the 30-vehicle expansion pack is 1600 Microsoft points.

[via Gamasutra]

These ear plugs were made by deviantART member Marcus Hermansson. For those of you interested, unfortunately he’s not interested in selling them. Maybe you can one-up him and plug actual parts from consoles into your lobes. +1 if you can fit an entire console in there.

Head to Hermannson’s gallery at deviantART for high resolution images, including a picture of his LED plugs, which lets him see in the dark as long as he swings his head from side-to-side.

[via Sprite Stitch]

The level is appropriately called Whimsyshire. It can only be reached by playing a game-long Easter Egg hunt of sorts. You’ll have to collect items and a plan as you play the game. Here’s footage of Sanctuary’s dreamland:

If you want to join in on the fun, BattleNet forum member Zerofire will tell you how to get to Whimsyshire. If only there was a secret offline single player level.

[via Destructoid]

The numbers refer to three of the most common errors that players encounter while trying to play the game. Personally I’ve only managed to play about 15 minutes of the game in two days, not that I incessantly tried logging in for the past 48 hours. To console myself I’m just imagining that no one at Blizzard talks to this guy anymore. They just give him cold stares whenever he’s around.

To the people who say we knew what we were in for: really? Instead of thinking that gamers should have expected this, I say Blizzard should have expected this. They did beta tests. They have experience with server load with World of Warcraft. They have a tally of pre-orders to work with. They have loads of money. How financially disastrous could it have been for them if they over prepared? “Jeez, we set up too many servers, now more people will be able to play. Can’t have that.”

I don’t care what reasons Blizzard has for not including an offline single player mode in Diablo III – DRM, preventing hacking and cheating, more profit from the Auction House – none of those “good” intentions matter if your users can’t play, which, correct me if I’m wrong, is kind of the point of a videogame.

[via Reddit]

I can also imagine that there are some very angry gamers out there when they tried to login to play the video game for the first time only to be greeted with error messages. Blizzard has acknowledged that some users have been getting an error 37 message when they try to login to play the game. Blizzard says if you’re getting that error message just give it some time and try again.

However, once gamers are able to login you aren’t guaranteed to be able to create a character play the game. Other errors are happening during the character creation phase of the game that have caused the game to crash kicking some people back to the login screen to start over again. Presumably, once launch day traffic dies down the servers will be more stable and gamers can play.

[via Geek.com]

The system comes with 69 games, a 5 lb CO2 tank, a 24″ hi-def LCD, a quality sound sound system and a keg of your choice of booze. It can also play computer games and Flash games through a Wi-Fi or direct internet connection and it can hold and play over 15,000 games. Now you can finally see what it’s like to play Pac-Man drunk.

This kind of gaming and boozing convenience will cost you almost $4000 though, so it might be better just to boot up your Xbox 360 and grab a six pack case of the best beer you can buy.

[via Geeks Are Sexy via Neatorama]

A company called Motion Simulation has created a portable 180-degree spherical projection screen and race seat. The base model is called the TL1 and uses three projectors and computer to shoot the game or simulation onto the curved, seamless screen. The motion simulator can be fitted with optional transducers to allow the driver to feel bumps in the road. I would assume it also has force feedback steering.

The system uses a chair that has adjustable driving position and the simulator can be used for flight games as well. The computer can be any Windows XP or 7 desktop with the power to handle three displays, and a total 5760 x 1200 resolution. Sadly, the base model alone is over $18,500, and a fully-outfitted simulator with three projectors, moving cockpit floor, and a high-end PC ranges from $26,000 to $55,000, so it won’t be at my house anytime soon.

[via Engadget]

Made by codecrafted, Mineception has two major parts: a virtual map where you see the tiny version of Minecraft and a control interface for selecting blocks, building and jumping. From what I can tell every action save for moving needs to be done by pressing a button on the control interface, then looking down on the virtual map to see the action take place. Sounds tedious? The zoomed out view of the control interface redefines tedious.

I feel like a caveman that just stumbled upon a space station. What the hell was that. Head to Planet Minecraft to download the map. Try and figure out how many Minecrafts within Minecraft you can build.

[via Waxy]

MyndPlay is capable of reading your own state of mind, thanks to monitoring your brain’s electrical signals, and uses this feedback to control a series of computer games. Get too stressed out and you’ll fail. Stay calm, and you win. Manchester City, an English Premiership football team, is going to test headsets similar to these to cool down their hot-tempered players. They hope that this will improve their behavior on and off the football pitch because it requires users to remain calm.

MyndPlay might be able to train people to use their minds more effectively, and not to lose their cool so much. Only time will tell how useful these headsets really are. The MyndPlay Brainband is available now for £129 ($210USD) and the NeuroSky headset will be available soon for £99 ($162 USD).

[via Ubergizmo]

It is obviously fake. For one thing, the controller is wired. Wait. I get it: wireless capability is post-release DLC. Yep, this is real.

FYI: The sketch is a slightly modified version of another controller joke by Natalie Dee.

[via Digital Battle]

While I doubt that the equipment list is complete, IncGamers has a lot of ‘em in there and even added the option to attach stat-boosting affixes to the items. Aside from my character’s awesome name, let it be known that I hastily put together this build just so I can give you an overview of the planner. So pardon me if it’s not as bad ass as your build. …Who am I kidding? Your build will be better than mine.

So what are you waiting for? Oh right: May 15. Well, you can wait for that and try out IncGamers’ Diablo 3 Hero Planner at the same time. The service is in beta but it’s free, so if you find any faults with it – heads up: the text isn’t perfect – go easy on your grumbling, oh exalted consumers.

[via IncGamers]

Slide has four modes, all of which involve sliding at least one slider, sometimes two, sometimes in two directions. Watch the video below by YouTuber FTWapps for a demo (skip to 0:25):

I’ve already tried it out and I still can’t believe that it’s a real game. I myself don’t know if that’s a compliment or an insult. Fortunately it’s free, so unlock your iDevice, go to the App Store and give Slide a try. Although if you unlocked your device you’ve already given Slide a try. I wonder if it has an Android counterpart.

[via The Next Web]

Instead of requiring users to type distorted text, PlayThru involves playing simple drag-and-drop games like the ones in the picture above. Even if you’re not a gamer, I think PlayThru is still easier and much more fun to figure out than CAPTCHA’s wavy or blurry characters. And if you can’t figure them out, I’m sure someone will make a walkthrough on GameFAQs. PlayThru is easy to install on popular platforms like WordPress, Drupal, phpBB, vBulletin, and there are also libraries available for PHP, Perl, Ruby, Python and .NET, so you have no excuse not to install it on your website if you have one.

You can try out PlayThru on its official website.

[via Ubergizmo]

The handbook paints a picture of an unbelievably fun and free work environment, including how all employees are equal, how employees are free to choose what projects to work on and that “for the most part working overtime for extended periods indicates a fundamental failure in plan- ning or communication. If this happens at Valve, it’s a sign that something needs to be reevaluated and corrected.” But my favorite passage has to be this:

Rather than spoil the entire thing for you, you can read the whole thing below, thanks to Scribd user matthew5034 or download a PDF copy from the Flamehaus forum.

Oh and do take a closer look at the second panel of the top picture. Is this whole thing a tease for a new game Valve?

[via Flamehaus via MetaFilter]

The pendant measures about 2.5″ across and is made from layered black acrylic. The bar and the lettering both glow in the dark. It’s that lively.

You can order the Life Bar Necklace from Etsy for $15(USD). Mages take note: Critical Hit! Collectibles will soon release a Mana Bar Necklace as well.

[via This Is Why I'm Broke]

As mentioned before this game is being developed by 343 Industries. The game will see the return of the iconic Master Chief character. The game is set four years after the events in Halo 3 with Master Chief confronting his destiny with the fate of the universe in his hands. Microsoft says that the game “aims to set a new standard for interactive entertainment.”

We waited a long time to see Master Chief back in a Halo game. Halo 3 was launched in 2007 and that was his last appearance. You can pre-order Halo 4 over at Amazon for $59.99(USD) now.  How many of you are notifying employers now that you won’t be at work on November 6th?

Obviously you can already use social networks, videogame forums and other online means of communication to look for fellow swappers, but two things that they don’t have is Waygoz’ list of swappers and Swap-o-Matic. The benefit of having a list of swappers is obvious: you can see at a glance which members are near your area and what games they are offering or looking for. There are also member reputation ratings similar to the one on eBay.

Once you’ve found someone you’d like to trade with, the Swap-o-Matic drag-and-drop interface will organize the logistics of the meet up, even going so far as to suggest a public meeting place so you don’t end up prompting MSNBC to restart To Catch a Predator.

Meeting people in person to swap games takes more work than simply ordering from a store or online, but with this method you get to meet people in person, encouraging you to form a social network in real life! How about that? After several uses maybe you’ll have gathered enough contacts that you won’t need to use Waygoz again, and in fact will start your own used games service. No. Don’t do that. Do head to Waygoz to try the service. It’s free but it requires a Facebook login.

It’s not clear how Waygoz plans on making money, but hopefully they’ll do it with advertising instead of adding some sort of transaction fees and acting like other middlemen.

[via ForeverGeek]

As you’ll see in the trailer below, the map has creeps, towers, shops – both secret and not-so-secret – and buffs. Zealock says they’re also working on improving character classes, differentiated by their equipment and items. Watch the trailer and marvel at the power of redstone.

While clearly inspired by DOTA as well as League of Legends and DOTA 2, map maker Zealock also made significant changes to the tried and tested MOBA gameplay, such as the towers having self-defense mechanisms, item banking and more. Here’s a quick test run of the map from Zealock:

Gather your troops and head to the Minecraft Forum to download the map.

[via Joystiq]

A large banner and small box art for Crysis 3 Limited Edition turned up on Origin today. In addition to the banner, product listings turned up for Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game. Obviously since the game isn’t available for pre-order yet, the add to cart and more info buttons weren’t working .

The images appear to be the main character we’re used to seeing firing a bow of some sort. I can see buildings in the background making it appear that the next game will be set in another urban environment. I love the Crysis series, and can’t wait for this game to come out. We don’t have long to wait to find out more, as the game is expected to be officially announced on April 16th.

[NeoGaf via Joystiq]

BioWare has now officially announced that it will be offering free downloadable content with additional cinematic scenes at the end of Mass Effect 3. You need to pay attention to this part, “additional cinematic scenes” does not mean an alternate ending. In other words don’t expect see Shepard and his cohorts survive. It sounds like the best we can hope for is some additional insight into what happened and why – and in BioWare’s own words “more closure.”

The DLC pack will be offered at no charge, and is called Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut. It will come for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sometime this Summer. I’m not betting that this will make many of those angry gamers any happier.

[via Engadget]