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AU Shippin’ Out October 7-10: Dark Sector

7 October 2008 |Eight months after its initial banning the edited version of Digital Extreme's action-adventure title finally makes it down under.

Guitar Hero: World Tour DE dropping Oct. 26 for $240

7 October 2008 |RedOctane.com says "deluxe" edition of rhythm game a pretty penny on PS3, 360; PS2 and Wii DE $220; but what does an extra $50 buy?

Proto Man leads Mega Man 9 DLC

7 October 2008 |First round of downloadable content for Capcom's 8-bit revival includes Endless Attack mode, Blue Bomber's forerunner; WiiWare today, PSN/360 this week.

Shippin’ Out October 5-10: Fracture, NBA

7 October 2008 |LucasArts launches new terraforming property, while EA, Take-Two, and Sony start the shot clock on their annual basketball sims.

Tomb Raider unearths exclusive XBL DLC

7 October 2008 |Eidos' Underworld will see Lara Croft exploring six hours' worth of additional content on Microsoft's platform beginning this holiday season.

SOE: All future MMOGs console-bound

7 October 2008 |President of Sony's online arm affirms that company is done with PC-exclusivity, hints at new EverQuest.

Video Q&A: Fallout 3’s endgame

4 October 2008 |Bethesda Softworks' Pete Hines discusses the final stages of brining the long-awaited post-apocalyptic RPG to the PC, PS3, and 360.

Microsoft illuminates new XBL Marketplace

4 October 2008 |Accessibility will be primary focus of online storefront for 360's Avatar-based dashboard update, due late this fall.

Q&A: Virtual Heroes training real heroes

4 October 2008 |PSPs teaching Hilton hoteliers? Silent Hill artists training Special Forces with RPGs? Grand Theft Auto designers helping police and paramedics? It's all in a day's work for CEO Jerry Heneghan's cutting-edge company.

Retail Radar: Spore spawns add-on

4 October 2008 |Cute & Creepy Parts Pack briefly appears in GameStop's online database, priced at $19.99 and due by November 18.

Call of Duty: World at War: Treyarch Gets it Right

8 October 2008 |Call of Duty: World at War (X360)Reversing the lows of COD3 with a stellar new entry.

Aussie Showdown: Rock Band Versus Guitar Hero World Tour

8 October 2008 |Which game should you pick up?

Hardcore Gamers “Insatiable?”

8 October 2008 |There's just no pleasing us, Reggie complains.

MotionPlus Too Expensive to Include with Wii

8 October 2008 |But Nintendo was aware of the technology while developing its current console.

DSi Games on Lockdown

7 October 2008 |Titles made specifically for the new portable won't be region-free.

TGS Pre-show Photo Explosion, OK!

7 October 2008 |IGN editors descend on Tokyo, cameras in hand.

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility - Walkthrough/guide

7 October 2008 |Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)Harvest Moon Tree of Tranquility, Nintendo Wii

Mushroom Men Screenshots

7 October 2008 |Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi (DS)New images just sprouted.

Mushroom Men Screenshots

7 October 2008 |Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (Wii)New photos have sprouted.

Bratz Ponyz 2 Trailer

7 October 2008 |Bratz Ponyz 2 (DS)New trailer to enjoy.

Free Game: Meat Boy

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The guys who made independent favorite Gish and the previously featured atmospheric freebie Aether are at it again. This time they've crafted a game that's a little ...

McFarlane Toys Releasing Slash Guitar Hero Action Figure in February

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Continuing their line of Guitar Hero action figures, which are set to be released this November, McFarlane Toys will be releasing another next February, this time ...

John Davison Talks Nintendo With 1UP FM

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Does the recent spate of Nintendo news have you confused and aroused? WhatTheyPlay's John Davison joins us to go over the announcements and delve into his "nextWii by ...

NBA 2K9 Soundtrack Revealed

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> 2K Sports has announced the soundtrack for NBA 2K9 which includes an original recording by The Cool Kids. The track "2k Pennies" is featured in NBA Blacktop ...

Ex-EA CEO Larry Probst Becomes U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> First, Johnson & Johnson, then Electronic Arts, now the United States Olympic Committee -- such is the career of Larry Probst.The Associated Press is reporting that ...

Quantum of Solace Demo Now Available From FileFront

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> I know not everyone will agree with me, but the newest Bond films have completely reinvigorated my interest in the film franchise. Hopefully the team at Treyarch ...

Nintendo Claims MotionPlus Tech Was Too Expensive During Wii Development

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> One of the most significant announcements to come out of Nintendo's otherwise abysmal E3 press conference (and even this was announced before the conference) was the ...

Viva Pi�ata: Trouble in Paradise Demo Lands on Xbox Live

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The trend of releasing console demos of games that have already hit retail selves continued late last week with Rare's Viva Pi?ata: Trouble in Paradise landing on ...

Demon’s Souls Looks Incredible in First Screenshots

7 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The newly announced RPG Demon's Souls is going to be shown off later this week in playable form at the Tokyo Game Show, but we have some screenshots of the game for ...

Funcom Says Players Demanded Age of Conan Server Merge

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Silicon Knights ‘Temporarily’ Lays Off 26

7 October 2008 |Citing "attrition" after the shipment of their long-in-development Too Human, Silicon Knights said it had to cut 26 employees, but the company hopes to rehire them for future projects.

Silicon Knights ‘Temporarily’ Lays Off 26

7 October 2008 |Citing "attrition" after the shipment of their long-in-development Too Human, Silicon Knights said it had to cut 26 employees, but the company hopes to rehire them for future projects.

Xbox 360 Gains Exclusive Tomb Raider: Underworld Downloadable Chapters

7 October 2008 |If you own an Xbox 360 and you're a fan of Lara Croft, Eidos has good news for you. The upcoming Tomb Raider: Underworld will be extended with two new chapters exclusively on the 360.

EA’s Dead Space Gets Skywalker Sound Treatment with Score by Jason Graves

7 October 2008 |Award-winning composer Jason Graves has scored and conducted the music for the upcoming sci-fi title Dead Space. The soundtrack was recorded at Skywalker Sound.

D3Publisher Will Eat Lead

4 October 2008 |Paying tribute to gaming gone past, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard will have a variety of enemies with a parody-laden story.

Codemasters Takes ‘RF Online’ Offline

4 October 2008 |The license will be expiring soon and Codemasters will be shutting down all of its servers in early November.

Molyneux: PC Game Market in ‘Tatters’

4 October 2008 |It's a hard reality for many to face, but even a developer of many classic PC games perceives the misfortunes harrying the PC gaming market.

EA Launching Madden NFL 09 Pink to Fight Breast Cancer

3 October 2008 |Want to help a good cause? Are you looking to buy the latest Madden game? Be sure to pick up the special "Pink" version. Proceeds will go to Deanna Favre's HOPE Foundation.

Rock Band Introduced to Dr. Feelgood

3 October 2008 |The hit 1989 album from Motley Crue will be releasing in DLC form for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 sometime in mid October.

Take-Two Ceases Buyout Talks, Plans to Remain Independent

3 October 2008 |After reviewing "strategic alternatives" Take-Two has decided to stay independent and continue building up the company.

Rock Band 2 Adds ‘Bandmate’ Custom Figures, Merchandising

7 October 2008 |Rock Band 2 developer Harmonix has opened a new section of its game's official site allowing players to order custom merchandise based on their in-game bands -- including 6-inch figurines of individual bandmates. The figurines, ...

LucasArts, BioWare Prepare To Announce Joint Project

7 October 2008 |LucasArts' and BioWare's long-awaited, much-discussed joint development project -- widely speculated to be an MMO set in the Star Wars universe circa BioWare's own Knights of the Old Republic -- will be revealed to the press ...

Tomb Raider: Underworld To Get Two Xbox 360-Exclusive DLC Episodes

7 October 2008 |Eidos' upcoming Tomb Raider: Underworld will receive two Xbox 360-exclusive downloadable "chapters" through a new agreement with Microsoft, the companies announced today. The game will also have a demo on Xbox Live Marketplace in ...

Third Annual IMGDC Moves To Vegas

7 October 2008 |Minneapolis-based developer Last Straw Productions (Fowl Prowl) announced the third annual Independent MMO Game Developers Conference (IMGDC) for April 17 - 19, 2009. The upcoming event will move the conference from Minneapolis to ...

Aristen Launches Cross-Platform FxStudio Creativity Suite

7 October 2008 |Middleware developer Aristen launched its FxStudio Creativity Suite, a cross-platform special effects sequencing tool for PC and Xbox 360. FxStudio Creativity Suite is comprised of FxStudio Designer, a special effects sequencing ...

Vicious Engine 2 Announced, To Debut In Matt Hazard

7 October 2008 |Developer Vicious Cycle Software will premiere its Vicious Engine 2 (Ve2), a new game development engine, with parent company D3Publisher's upcoming third-person shooter Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard. Due for the PlayStation ...

Oberon Media Picks Up $20 Million For Casual Games

7 October 2008 |The Infinity I-China Fund invested $20 million in multi-platform casual games company Oberon Media, which will go towards expanding the studio's publishing and distribution business. The two companies also hope that their ...

Nintendo: DSi Software Will Be Region-Locked

7 October 2008 |Nintendo now says that software released specifically for the DSi will be region-locked, restricting gamers from downloading and loading games intended for other regions. "DSi is region locked because DSi embeds net communication ...

Afro Samurai’s Robinson: We Married Outsourcing Losers Before Finding Prince

7 October 2008 |"Oh man, we married a lot of losers before we found the prince," says David Robinson, Afro Samurai senior producer with Namco Bandai's internal U.S. team. He means art outsourcing firms, of course, talking about finding a good ...

Iwata: DSi Not An iPhone, PSP Wannabe

7 October 2008 |Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that while the DSi's lifestyle-friendly features -- camera, music playback and online capability -- might make it look like a run for Apple iPhone and Sony PSP marketshare, that's not what the ...

News: Grasshopper Manufacture licenses Unreal Engine 3

8 October 2008 |Epic's game engine to be used in multi-platform action horror title by Resident Evil creator

News: Silicon Knights “temporarily” lays-off 26 staff

8 October 2008 |Staff cuts come as part of "attrition" after shipping Too Human

News: Sony questions whether DSi can expand Nintendo’s user base

8 October 2008 |Marketing boss John Koller suggests DS system is only targeting children

News: FIFA 09 tops UK chart

8 October 2008 |Football title topples Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, pushing it to number two

News: Jacobson confirms soft launch for Football Manager Live this year

8 October 2008 |Release of new football MMO from Sports Interactive inspired by marketing of consumer goods

News: Xbox 360 to get exclusive Tomb Raider: Underworld episodes

7 October 2008 |Microsoft signs Eidos for six hours of platform-exclusive play

News: DSi software will be region-locked, confirms Nintendo

7 October 2008 |But only software specific to the new handheld hardware

News: Manhunt 2 finally gets UK release date

7 October 2008 |Rockstar's controversial title confirmed for Halloween release on PSP, Wii and PS2

News: Over 50 playable titles for Eurogamer Expo

7 October 2008 |Killzone 2, Left 4 Dead and Wario Land: The Shake Dimension confirmed for London event

News: EGDF announces Games Summit 08

7 October 2008 |New event to examine economic effects of industry in Europe

New Book Digs Into the Past - and Future - of Sex in Video Games

7 October 2008 |While video games generally catch more heat for violence than sex, there have been a fair number of lust-fueled controversies in game land. Now, Playboy tech writer Damon Brown documents them in his new book, Porn & Pong: How ...

Online Game Inspired by Immigrant’s Death in Federal Custody

7 October 2008 |GamePolitics readers may recall ICED!, an immigration-themed game released earlier this year by human rights organization Breakthrough. ICED! generated a good bit of controversy, including attacks by the Minutemen anti-immigration ...

Anticlimax: Manhunt 2 Released in U.K.

7 October 2008 |It was the gaming world's cause celebre of 2007.Manhunt 2 was reviled by anti-violence activists, banned by the U.K.'s content rating organization, and criticized in Parliament and at No. 10 Downing Street.After a protracted ...

Countdown to Jack Thompson’s Disbarment with Firefox Add-on

7 October 2008 |Say, just how long is it until Jack Thompson's court-ordered disbarment becomes effective?Wonder no more.Longtime GamePolitics reader E. Zachary Knight (who is so dedicated that he volunteers for double duty as our ...

Sarah Palin Photoshopped into GTA

7 October 2008 |Pwn or Die serves up new Sarah Palin images in which the Republican Veep candidate is Photoshopped into various video game shots. You'll recognize GTA IV, Tomb Raider, and othersPersonally I found the ...

Thai Newspaper Urges Attack on Computer Game Menace

7 October 2008 |In Thailand, video games have been under government attack ever since the August slaying of a taxi driver by a 19-year-old man who reportedly told police he was re-enacting a scene from Grand Theft Auto.In today's edition ...

World of Warcraft Touted for Educational Value

7 October 2008 |World of Warcraft usually gets blamed for bad grades, not praised for contributing to the educational process.But LiveScience reports that the use of online games - including WoW - is getting new attention from proponents of ...

Recession Brings Rough Times for Kotaku Parent Company

7 October 2008 |The parent company of top video game blog Kotaku is girding for tough economic times.Silicon Alley Insider reports that Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton axed 19 (of 133) employees late Friday. Those getting the chop ...

Campaign Rush: New Ian Bogost Game Debuts at CNN

7 October 2008 |Georgia Tech Prof. Ian Bogost has launched a new election-oriented game.Campaign Rush debuted at CNN late last week and Bogost writes of the new offering at Water Cooler Games:My studio Persuasive Games developed a ...

Teen Cites America’s Army Game in Enlistment Decision

7 October 2008 |Did you ever wonder if the America's Army game ever actually inspired anyone to join the service?Wonder no more.A 17-year-old Wisconsin boy, Tyler Battig, told the Fond du Lac Reporter:I felt like enlisting because I have a lot of ...

Joystiq impressions: Personal Trainer: Cooking

8 October 2008 |Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Features, Casual, Galleries Out already in Europe and Japan, Personal Trainer: Cooking launches in North America on November 24. Like other upcoming Personal Trainer titles (Math! Walking!), ...

Wii’s World of Goo-d multiplayer

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RockBand.com updated, custom merch now available

8 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm The Rock Band website has received a rather massive overhaul. Navigation has been streamlined, a catalog of every RB song has been added (each with a written ...

Joystiq impressions: Age of Empires: Mythologies

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Grasshopper goes Unreal for EA horror franchise

8 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, ActionIt may seem like a stretch, but we're keeping a close eye on every scrap of information surrounding the collaboration with Goichi "Suda51" Suda and ...

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades shreds retail November 16

7 October 2008 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, Rhythm Fuelled by the uncomfortable stares of those sitting close by, Activision has heard your cries for more on-the-go rocking, confirming that Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades will return to the portable ...

Joystiq impressions: Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party

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Activision clarifies Guitar Hero World Tour pricing

7 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm With no pricing details explicitly stated before, it wasn't surprising when a few people were confused and contacted us about Guitar Hero ...

Joystiq impressions: Tecmo Bowl Kickoff (DS)

7 October 2008 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, Features, Retro, Sports, Galleries Game companies must find old IP profitable, with yet another retro remake on the way in Tecmo Bowl Kickoff. This DS diversion plunges into the nostalgia glands within our ...

E for All attendance drops in second year

7 October 2008 |Filed under: Culture Despite IDG World Expo's press release touting a "second successful year," attendance at this year's E for All Expo was down. Official attendance numbers were reported to be 15,000, that's down from last year's ...

EA’s Grasshopper Manufacture Game Is Totally Using UE3

8 October 2008 |So what games currently in development aren't using UE3? I'm having problems naming them. The recently announced EA/Grasshopper Manufacture multi-platform horror game, which is being produced by Shinji Mikami and directed by ...

Three Dragon Ball Z: Origins Trailers

8 October 2008 |<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gb1B0dMHjflk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> We got not one, not two, but ...

LittleBigPlanet Can Do Your Math Homework

8 October 2008 |Ever since the beta for Littlebigplanet hit, we've seen numerous level designs, some good, some not so good. From classic Mario remakes to re-imagining of the humongous spectacles found in Shadow of the Colossus. Heck, even Tristan ...

Second Expansion Pack Coming To Metal Gear Online

8 October 2008 |Konami has announced a second expansion pack for Metal Gear Online. The pack, titled MEME Expansion, provides new content in the form of maps characters, skills, tournament lobby, and more. While no official release date or price ...

Boingz: The Game Where You Play As A Condom

8 October 2008 |Condoms. Seriously, that's what the Boingz look like: jelly-filled condoms.

The Conduit - Still Going Strong

8 October 2008 |Last time we checked in with High Voltage at PAX, they had only just gotten their hands on Wii MotionPlus. So I wasn't too surprised to see that there really wasn't much being done with it at the Nintendo Media Summit - but my ...

A ‘Left 4 Dead’ LEGO Zombie Apocalypse In Pictures

8 October 2008 |If you happened to miss this weekend's Brickcon 2008 in Seattle, as we unfortunately did, you missed the appearance of the "Zombie Apocafest" project. It was one part Left 4 Dead, one part The Big Lebowski and two parts LEGO. It ...

Silicon Knights Lays of 25 to 30

8 October 2008 |Silicon Knights laid off 25 to 30 employees today.

New Star Ocean: First Departure PSP Screens

8 October 2008 |Well, Japan has had this one for almost a year now and it's finally North America's turn to get their hands on it. Star Ocean: First Departure, which is a remake of the first Star Ocean game, will be hitting the states on October ...

New Prince of Persia Developer Diary

8 October 2008 |<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/gb1B0c8bjflk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="510" height="419" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> A while back we posted the ...

Review: Crysis Warhead

8 October 2008 |Whenever a natural environment achieves equilibrium, chances are there’ll be thunder and lightning to mark the event. As if to prove that the same is true of the virtual world, Crysis Warhead is a studiously rebalanced show ...

Echochrome’s Haunting Beauty

8 October 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->There is something haunting about the posable wooden human figures designed for artists. The head a smooth blank mask; expressionless and sexless, the human body reduced to its geometric essence. ...

Sony: DSi is a Kids Product

8 October 2008 |Sony says that DS is still a product for kids, and DSi won't expand the product's demographic reach. In an interview with Gizmodo, John Koller, Sony director of hardware marketing, said, "Will DSi do well with [the DS's] ...

FIFA 09 Breaks Sales Records

8 October 2008 |FIFA 09 had its biggest ever launch in the UK last week, with sales up 37.5% over last year. FIFA has knocked Star Wars: The Force Unleashed off the British top-spot. According to Chart-Track, it's the third fastest selling game on ...

Playing Hero, DC Style

7 October 2008 |SOE Austin might just have all its bases covered. After all, the chances are that you either like Superman, or you wouldn’t mind hitting him over the head with a bus. So long as you’re content not to actually be the Man ...

Review: Pure

7 October 2008 |If imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, by rights there should be a considerable number of employees at EA Canada blushing with modesty. Pure is hugely derivative of seminal trick snowboarding game SSX and its ...

Too Human Dev Lays Off 26

7 October 2008 |Ontario-based Too Human developer Silicon Knights has laid off 26 of its staff, a rep for the company confirmed to Edge on Monday. "It is just typical development cycle stuff," the rep said in an e-mail. Silicon Knights' ...

Why Do People Want to Leave WoW?

7 October 2008 |Eleven million people are registered to play World of Warcraft globally. Its gameplay is solid. Its community is enormous. Its customer service is unmatched. And it was the key driver in the biggest merger the games industry has ...

360 Secures Exclusive Tomb Raider DLC

7 October 2008 |Exclusive third-party downloadable content is a growing trend on Xbox 360. The upcoming Tomb Raider: Underworld will be the latest title offering Xbox 360 exclusive DLC after it launches, co-publisher Eidos said Monday. Eidos will ...

More Funding for Silverbirch

7 October 2008 |Silverbirch, publisher of the acclaimed N+, said Monday it has landed $500,000 (£287,000) in equity financing to help fund an upcoming MMO. The funding comes from Aberdeen Gould Capital Markets. Most of the funds will go ...

15 Coolest Games of Fall 2008 [Slide Show]

8 October 2008 |You want the scoop on this autumn's best gaming experiences, and we have it. Check out PC World's list of 15 don't-miss games and the reasons why our experts picked them.

Nintendo’s 5 Biggest Surprises Throughout History

8 October 2008 |Nintendo has always been one to surprise us. They've made good moves and bad, interesting decisions coupled with utterly clueless assumptions, and made us wonder what the hell they were thinking while amazing us with what they're ...

U.K. Launches First Official National Videogame Archive

7 October 2008 |Consoles, cartridges, and a host of game-related media will be preserved for future generations.

Sega Returning to the Market with Vision PMP for 2009

7 October 2008 |Sony's PSP is currently getting its butt handed to it by the Nintendo DS, but don't tell that to Sega. With its upcoming Sega Vision PMP

The History of the Sega Dreamcast

6 October 2008 |This is the sad story of the Sega Dreamcast. See what made this console a wonderful breakthrough and a disappointing failure at the same time. The fact that I have to submit this under 'Industry News' because there's no Sega ...

Kid rages in the middle of a WoW match

6 October 2008 |Swarm of Team SK Gaming US shows some emotions in a match at Intel Extreme Masters Los Angeles.

Halo Wars - World Exclusive Field Trip To Harvest Trailer

6 October 2008 |This looks freaking sweeet

Games vs Movies: 20 cutscenes compared

6 October 2008 |If you’ve played a movie-based game in your lifetime, we’re sorry. We’re sure you know that most games strive to stick as close to the film as possible.

New Xbox Experience to streamline Games Store

6 October 2008 |To put it simply, the new Games Store will provide every game with its own comprehensive page, complete with tabs displaying screenshots, trailers, information about the title, and all available downloads pertaining to the game.

Why are games so expensive?

6 October 2008 |Shops are cutting the price of everything – except videogames. Are we being ripped off? Wandering into a videogame shop can be a pretty depressing experience – and not just because it takes four hours to get to the checkout. ...

Using Money As Incentive For Competition On Consoles?

8 October 2008 |MTV's Multiplayer blog reports on a company about to start offering a service that will allow players to compete in matches and tournaments over their PS2, PS3, or Xbox 360 with real money as a prize. Doing so will, of course, ...

A Look At the Warhammer Community

7 October 2008 |Gamasutra is running a story examining the development of the Warhammer Online community since its recent launch. The author explains how the gameplay and rules tend to affect social interaction. GamerDNA has a related piece ...

Hands-On With the PSP-3000

7 October 2008 |Eurogamer got a chance to take a look at Sony's latest hardware revision for the PSP. Their overall impression of the new model is positive, finding that a redesigned screen offers noticeably better graphics and higher brightness ...

Ask Blizzard Employees About Things That Matter

7 October 2008 |In just a few days a few of us will be making the trek to this year's Blizzcon event in Anaheim, CA. In addition to the interesting announcements, sneak peeks, and other distractions, we will be sitting down with several Blizzard ...

First Deus Ex 3 Details Emerge

7 October 2008 |Ostracus writes "Deus Ex 3, the third entry in the influential FPS/RPG series, was confirmed to be in development by Eidos Montreal nearly a year ago — and now the first solid details on the game have finally emerged. UK ...

NASA Holding Space Vs. Earth Chess Game

6 October 2008 |A few days ago, NASA and the US Chess Federation teamed up to host a space vs. Earth chess game. Astronaut Greg Chamitoff is playing one side, while the other side's moves will be determined by a public vote. Four potential moves ...

Matt Hazard Returns

5 October 2008 |D3Publisher has announced Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, bringing everyone's favorite gun-toting superstar back to the forefront of gaming culture. Or at least, that's what they tell us. Nobody's actually ever seen or played ...

Game Devs Using One-Time Bonuses to Fight Used Game Sales

5 October 2008 |ShackNews reports on an emerging trend which sees game publishers offer one-time bonus codes to unlock extra content for certain titles. Rock Band 2, for example, comes with a code which will allow free 20-song download, but is ...

Stargate Worlds Beta Begins Oct. 15th

5 October 2008 |Kotaku reports that the closed beta for Stargate Worlds, an MMO based on the popular Stargate television shows, will begin on October 15th. Registration is open at the game's website. Gamespy has some new screenshots available, and ...

Diablo 3 Dev Talks Multiplayer Options, Long Dev Cycle

4 October 2008 |AusGamers spoke with Blizzard's Jay Wilson recently about Diablo 3's multiplayer experience. Among other things, Wilson said the developers were making an effort to encourage cooperative gameplay. For example, each player within a ...