‘Greatly compromised’ statue Ugh, what is this, Batmantoid!? I just wrote about how the exclusivity of the retail-exclusive DLCexpires a few months after release, but there’s one other Bat-thing to note, which is that WB has canceled the$200 editionwith the “fully transformable Batmobile statue.” A week before launch, too. And all because of mysterious, “unforseen circumstances that greatly compromised the quality of the Batmobile.” Maybe a loopy factory worker started making all the Batmobiles look like cars out ofMad Max: Fury Roador lost too many fingers in the cockpits....

Most of you are probably still sleeping in to be ready for tonight’s midnight launch ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but those that got an early start today might be interested to hear thatCall of Duty Eliteis now ready for download. Activision’s social networking service is now up for the grabbing — after your $49.99 payment, of course. That’s a lot of money, but being able to do things like changing your load-out from your mobile phone isthe future....

We’re almost a week into the new year, and I’m still not used to it. I’m still writing “09” on stuff on a regular basis. Although 2009 is definitely over, I still feel like 2010 hasn’t really started yet. Straddling the line between two years can be uncomfortable. What better way to reduce the chafing than to talk with Seth Killian, Capcom-fan-turned-Capcom-bigwig? Looking back on Capcom games gone by, and Capcom games to come, always does the mind and body good....

It’s probably his favorite card game on The Citadel Mass Effectis about to leave its mark on theCards Against Humanityuniverse. In the lead-up to next month’sAndromedarelease, BioWare andCards Against Humanityhave teamed up to create a small 14-card expansion pack. We haven’t been told what any of the cards say, but they’ll probably be edgy. The URL for the expansion istotallyfuckablealiens.com. BecauseMass Effectis a game where you’re able to fuck aliens. Funny enough, the URL that BioWare is sharing on its public channels is masseffectpack....

‘Partnership with SIE Worldwide Studios to create these high-quality ports’ Castlevaniafans cheered forRequiem, a new two-pack that includes the classicsSymphony of the NightandRondo of Blood, but then saw the fine print: PS4 exclusive. Although many other platforms have these titles at this point, especiallySymphony of the Night(which is enjoying backward compatibility on Xbox), you’ll have to look elsewhere if you want this enhanced set: it’s probably never going to come to another platform, or at least anytime soon....

As of writing,Starfieldis just two weeks away from release. Will the long wait finally pay off? We don’t know, but until we get our collective hands on it, you may scope out this new live action trailer for Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG. Accompanied by a more “floaty” and orchestral version of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” (because of course), the footage shows a heroic-looking astronaut who gifts a young girl a badge bearing theStarfieldlogo....

This is how you’ll earn and upgrade Star Cards Star Wars Battlefront IIwill have asingle-player campaignand its post-launch mapswon’t be tiedto a way-too-expensive season pass that divides the player base. Those weren’t my only concerns for the sequel, but they were the important ones — the things DICE absolutely needed to get right. In exchange for new maps, modes, weapons, and characters arriving as free updates, the studio has shifted to the lucrative loot crate model forBattlefront II....

Winning is way better than stealing [Update:Contest over! Winners have been notified.] Our friends at Titan Books have given us three copies ofThe Art of Thiefto hand out to lucky Dtoiders! This sexy hardcover includes a ton of never-before-seen concept and development art from the new game, and I hear if you look hard enough you can find Garrett on every page just like Where’s Waldo! To win a copy for yourself, just tell me in the comments whatyouwould steal if you could....

Faith Connors said to be outraged While it’s definitely safe to say thatCyberpunk 2077looks like a veritable banquet of gameplay features – including firefights, vehicular chaos, character customisation, dialogue trees, and many other popular mechanics – it seems that one previously planned element has fallen by the wayside: wall-running. Speaking in an interview with Game Reactor, CD Projekt RED’s Max Pears noted that while anti-gravity parkour action was definitely on the drawing board, it was ultimately decided that wall-running just didn’t work within Night City’s infrastructure....

The patches will address problems ‘since Beyond Light shipped’ When Destiny 2 launched on PC, it was kind of a revelation. One that console players wouldn’t really see the fruits of until several years later, when the PS5 and Xbox Series X edition patch dropped (FOV sliders on consoles!). But according to Bungie,Destiny 2has been suffering from “less than ideal performance” since theBeyond Lightexpansion. They’re getting around to addressing that....

Do you own it digitally on PS3? [Update:Bethesda confirmed toEurogamerthat the half-off price is available on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for those who own a digital copy of the original game. If you bought the disc, like a sucker, “retailers will have trade in incentives as well. Folks should check with their preferred retailers on what those deals are.”] Bethesda is rewardingDishonoredowners looking to check out the DLC-bundled “Definitive Edition....

Card-battler hits impressive milestone Although it has live in its native Japan for less than a month, Square Enix’ card-fighting mobile gameDragon Quest Rivalshas already amassed a whopping ten million downloads. The collectible strategy title, similar to other digital card-fighters such as Blizzard’sHearthstone, features many characters and locales from the titular RPG series, with players battling in out in turn-based combat, utilising stat attacks, defensive options and a front-line of the classicDragon Questmonsters....

Infinity Ward’sModern Warfare 2just had its moment in the sun at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. We laughed and purred as we watched the game’s protagonist rock it out on a snowmobile shooting bad dudes gangster style. After the video an announcement had us making sounds — the first twoModern Warfare 2map packs will hit “first on Xbox LIVE” according to Microsoft executive Jon Schappert. True exclusives are so yesterday, but it’s nice to have the clarification here....