PC

Valve On Half-Life 3 Rumors: ‘This Is The Community Trolling The Community’

Every popular video game has its following of wishful thinkers, wannabe designers, and straight-up trolls. None has more hard at work on the next title than Half Life 3. And they’ve been very busy lately.


November 15, 2011
In Real Life

The Best Survival Horror Bowling Game You’ll Never Play

Fake Peter Molyneux presents a trailer for a brilliantly fake game that blends bowling and survival horror to deliver something called a “cascore” experience.


May 18, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Fakers, You Got To Do Better Than This

For those who checked the internet when the Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii launched, you’ll remember the fake “secret presentation” photos. They were typically either bad photoshops or bad photos showing new hardware presentations.


May 11, 2011
Nintendo

Almost As Good As The Real Thing: Functional Bootlegged DS Lite

1UP.com‘s Jeremy Parish had been looking for a new DS Lite to replace a well-loved (and steadily deteriorating) Zelda-themed unit. He turned to eBay to fulfil his need for the recently discontinued piece of tech, and found a model that appeared to fit the bill.


April 21, 2011
Nintendo

And Here Come The Flood Of Fake Wii 2 Mock-Ups

It’s always fun to see what the smarties of the internet come up with when rumours hit of a new console. This “leaked” set of images comes straight from the folken at 4Chan’s /v/. Fake? Most likely? Fun to look at and speculate, hecks yeah. Whats this? [4Chan via TechnoBuffalo - thanks Joey!]


April 2, 2011
PC

Atlus’ Fake Rock Of Ages Ripoff Gathers No Moss

If a game company is going to do something silly for April Fools’ Day, we might as well all get a free game out of it, right? Today Atlus accuses developer ACE Team stole the idea for action-strategy game Rock of Ages and used it to make a 2D game that you can play right now.


September 24, 2010
News

Sony Blocks Fake Controllers, Warns Of Explosions

Fake PlayStation 3 controllers might be cheap, but that doesn’t change them from being totally phoney. Sony is doing what it can to render counterfeit PS3 controllers utterly useless.


July 17, 2010
In Real Life

Old Lady Modern Warfare 2 Easter Egg Is Fake And Great

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This is Modern Warfare 2, but this is not real.


December 4, 2009

Crazy Girlfriend Vs. PS3: Fake Or Not Fake?

This is now the second When Pissed Off Girlfriends Attack Consoles video that’s crossed my inbox in the past week. The first one was obviously staged. This, however, looks good. Is it legit? YOU MAKE THE CALL!


November 2, 2009
News

EA Warns Against Bogus Bad Company 2 Beta Signups

Apparently there are some phishing emails going around – for what other purpose would someone fake an invitation to a sign-up for a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta? EA says no such thing exists.