Epic and EA are really taking the off-the-walls, over-the-top, crazy-lunatic-bullshit humor of Bulletstorm and running with it. Just a few weeks after being accused by FOX News and a quack TV shrink that its game can cause rapism, EA handed out these trinkets in press bags at a recent preview event. Yes, this is a Bulletstorm nutcracker.
The nutcracker itself looks pretty freaky, with a belt made of skulls, a skullface tattoo, and… well, a tall that that makes it pretty clear this baby was mostly just a painted-over regular nutcracker. But it’s still damn neat. How many nutcrackers have you seen look like they want to wear your skin as a toga?
The packaging is great, too. It doesn’t just hint at what the Nutcracker is as a skill shot, it outright praises it. It waxes poetic on the ballistic nut shot. It was certainly an unexpected piece of swag (especially since EA wasn’t actually showing off the game at this particular event), but it’s a great reminder of the game’s sense of humor. Bulletstorm hits stores next Tuesday.







