• Forza Motorsport 4 Gameplay Leaked

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    Forza Motorsport 4 is one of the most highly-anticipated games of 2011, and this video leaked to Kotaku has proved that not only we will put our hands on more cars and more tracks but also more Kinect.

    The video, confirmed by Microsoft to be authentic and not intended for public consumption, shows Details such as Kinect-supported head tracking, Kinect driving controls in casual gameplay modes, advanced lighting and modelling, social networking features and a deep list of manufacturers were all tipped off earlier.

    A Microsoft spokesman confirmed the video’s authenticity:

    The video in question was not intended for public distribution and may not accurately reflect features and functionality that ship in Forza Motorsport 4. We will have more to share on Forza Motorsport 4 in the near future.

  • Portal 2 New TV Spot

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    Portal 2 will be hitting TV stations near you sometime soon. As Valve prepares advertising for the game’s April 19 release, the company’s released the first television spot of the upcoming first-person puzzler.

  • Sony Got the Permission to Access Geohot’s Paypal Account

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    According to Wired, a federal magistrate said Sony may subpoena the PayPal account of the well-known PlayStation 3 hacker George Hots (aka Geohot). This came two weeks after Sony got the permission to track all IP addresses for anyone visited Geohot.com from January of 2009 onward.

    The latest development allows the Japanese console maker to acquire “documents sufficientto identify the source of funds (.pdf) in California that went into any PayPal account associated with geohot@gmail.com for the period of January 1, 2009, to February 1, 2011,” Spero ruled.

    Regarding the PayPal account, Sony claims Hotz has accepted monetary donations for the hack from people residing in Northern California — an argument that, if true, might make San Francisco a proper venue for the litigation.

  • Battlefield 3 New Spectacular Gameplay Trailer

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    EA / DICE has just unleashed a brand new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 3. It’s pretty spectacular. Take a look below.

    The video is called “Fault Line: Episode 2 Good Effect” and features some earth-shattering physics effects powered by their new frostbite 2 engine – as well as some scrabbling about on rooftops. Oh, and plenty of destruction.

    DICE has called out its rivals in the latest OPM, claiming “our competitors are getting lazy… they had better watch out. We are coming for them.”

    The studio’s general manager, Karl Magnus Troedsson, has added that the developer regrets its past neglect of the PC community, and that it’s intent on making it up with Battlefield 3.

    Oh, and here’s part one, in case you missed it earlier this month!

    Battlefield 3 comes this fall