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Electronic Arts to “Moneytize” id games
Yesterday at the Electronic Arts Press conference John Carmack, founder of id Software, announced that EA would be publishing their upcoming game RAGE which is the first game to use the new id Tech 5 engine. EA CEO John Riccitiello then came on stage to announce that they would add micro transactions to RAGE in [...]
Just a customer…
Since January 2008 “child accounts” on XBL have been unable to download “M” or “Pending/Unrated” content because of a little rule the ESRB set up. This is not a law enforced in any U.S. state or country internationally. Microsoft has decided to follow this rule and update the marketplace to restrict child accounts from downloading [...]
Players will be catching virtual STDs this year in HD
Grand Theft Auto IV is going to be released in two days. It’s the most eagerly awaited game of the year and as you may know by now the game has been leaked onto the Internet via Ustream, Justin.tv and other sites of the like.
Tons of videos of the gameplay have been leaked. But I’d [...]
Medic weapons and achievements for Team Fortress 2 revealed… and impossible
Yesterday Valve Software revealed to ShackNews the 3 new weapons that will be released for the Medic class for their game Team Fortress 2, and accompanying achievements required to unlock them. These new weapons are just the first in a series of downloadable content that will be released for the popular class-based shooter, and [...]
Pirates Vs. Ninjas DodgeBall delayed to include traditional modes
The Xbox Live Arcade game Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball (which also happens to contain zombies and robots) has been delayed so developer Blazing Lizard can incorporate “traditional modes” of dodgeball, also known as the fun modes.
I was excited when I heard PvN Dodgeball was going to be released. There hasn’t been a good dodgeball game [...]
Sega Racing Studios closed
Sega has confirmed that their racing division, Sega Racing Studios, has now been closed after only three years. A statement from Sega Europe read in part, “…unfortunately the Sega Racing Studio’s 5 year plan would not result in a successful return for the Sega business moving forward.” This probably has a lot to do with [...]
