Blizzard adopting WoW-style paid services for SC II
StarCraft II may not pulling in a regular monthly subscription fee for Blizzard, but that doesn’t mean the company won’t be seeking to extract additional cash from players even after they have bought the game. In an update today on the US Battle.Net site the uber developer has revealed players will be able to change their in-game names for free…initially. After... Read More
Call of Eastwood: the inspiration for Black Ops’ RC car
Call of Duty: Black Ops is gathering a lot of attention this morning already with their first clip of multiplayer from the upcoming game. It’s understandable, as it looks like a slick, sexy affair: While gamers knew the crossbow – with its variable ordinance – would be making an appearance, we’re betting one of the most talked about features shown in the... Read More
Handgun fellatio: what Scarface could have been
When games industry website Gamasutra today broached the topic of balance sheet sexism – reporting giant publisher Activision steers clear of female protagonists out of a belief they don’t sell, the article’s comment section exploded. After all, nothing stirs people up quite like a war of the sexes. Amongst the trolls and flaming however, a comment from a developer... Read More
MTV reduced to giving away Beatles: Rock Band
Were you wondering where all those copies of Beatles: Rock Band went to? EA/MTV’s title drew in critical acclaim for its detail and quality, but it didn’t ignite the kind of sales revolution EA hoped for. Was there anything from the minibar Sir? Did you take any DLC? Well, all those unused boxes have to be cleared out somehow, and so MTV has brokered one of the more... Read More
EA to bundle Battlefield 3 beta w/Medal of Honor
As the storm clouds swirl over EA’s passivity regarding the PC version of Battlefield 1943, the publishing giant appears to be trying to distract the conversation. The company just announced customers who purchase Medal of Honor’s Limietd Edition will also receive beta access to the hotly anticipated Battlefield 3. “The [Medal of Honor] Limited Edition features... Read More
Ice-T taking gaming to the final level
Unlike many celebrities who sign on for gaming/voiceover work, rapper, author and actor Ice-T knows his way around a game controller. The man who bought us everything from seminal 90′s rap album Original Gangsta through to the subversively brilliant The Ice Opinion book spends a fair amount of his time smashing on people online, in-game. And while the recent announcement of... Read More
Is Battlefield 1943 on PC doomed?
Electronic Arts is adopting an unusually passive approach to Battlefield 1943 on PC. The delayed debut of the first person shooter was initially met with annoyance, but that may have blossomed into alarm as the July 9th release date for the game passed without any notification from EA as to the game’s status. Further, the company appears to be forestalling an outcry by refunding... Read More
Sony on the rise as Nintendo, Capcom register losses
Sony’s Networked Product and Services Division – which houses Sony Computer Entertainment – has recorded an increase in sales of 32.4 percent for the quarter. The division still lost money – $43 million – but it’s a marked improvement on last year’s $378 million loss. The company attributed the turnaround to the performance of the slimmer,... Read More
Realtime Worlds heads for Project: MyWorld
Dundee, Scotland-based Realtime Worlds aren’t letting the lackluster reception to their open world cops and robbers game, All Points Bulletin (APB) get them down. The developer has revealed it’s working on a bold, new concept titled Project: MyWorld. The Project:MyWorld website poses the question “What would it look like if Nintendo built Google Earth?” –... Read More
