3 Jul 2009 at 7:42am
According to the online edition of the Chicago Tribune, the acquisition of bankrupt company Midway Games by Warner Bros. received the legal approval to continue (Midway developed and published titles such as Mortal Kombat, Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron and NBA Jam.)
The acquisition had been stopped following certain legal disputes over several of Midway's IPs. This conflict saw the involvement of several companies, including Threshold Entertainment (they produced two movies based on Mortal Kombat beat'em-up series) and Tigon Studios (founded by actor Vin Diesel, they developed Wheelman in partnership with Midway).
Warner Bros. offered 33 million dollars for the purchase of all Midway assets.
3 Jul 2009 at 7:04am
According to Reuters, the CEO of EBank, the largest player-run bank of space MMO EVE Online, stole billions of kredits and exchanged them for real money.
The gamer in question is a 27-year old Australian playing as Ricdic. Married and father of two children, the Australian player said he stole the 200 billion kredits and sold them for 5.100 dollars in order to solve certain real-life financial problems. “It was a very on the spot decision”, he said.
CCP Games deactivated Ricdic's account because his act “unbalances the game” (as specified by company representative Ned Coker).
This penalty wouldn't have been applied if Ricdic had only stolen the kredits, without also selling them for real money. "We have never seen ourselves as gods who make the rules of social interaction," said CCP economics adviser Eyjolfur Gudmundsson. "You are able to lose the things you have created. That's what makes the world interesting."
EBank was known as one of the few trustworthy player-run banks in EVE Online, and CEO Ricdic also had a positive reputation. Following this incident, EBank had to deal with a wave of panic among customers, but the other players running the bank managed to keep it afloat.
3 Jul 2009 at 6:01am
Valve Software announced that postapocalyptic RPG Fallout 3 will be available on Steam at half the price (22.49 euro) this week-end.
Bethesda Softworks had unveiled they would launch this summer another two DLCs for Fallout 3: Point Lookout (already available) and Mothership Zeta (available in late July). Before these, the developers had offered three more downloadable content packages: Operation Anchorage, The Pitt and Broken Steel.
3 Jul 2009 at 5:17am
Ubisoft announced it acquired the rights to publish simulator Heroes Over Europe, sequel to Heroes of the Pacific. This announcement comes after, early this year, publisher Red Mile had unveiled that the project's fate has become uncertain after Atari abandoned it. Ubisoft also specified that it will launch Heroes Over Europe on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in September 2009.
Developed by Australian studios Transmission Games, this new title will allow players to follow the stories of three Allied pilots and take part in some of the most important aerial battles of World War II, including those above London, Berlin and the French Alps.
Heroes Over Europe will make use of a new engine and it will feature four online game modes for up to 16 players, customizable planes and localized damage.
2 Jul 2009 at 10:34am
Deep Silver announced that the international launch date for fantasy RPG Risen was established for October 2.
According to Deep Silver Brand Manager Daniel Oberlerchner, the game already entered the beta phase, and all the dialogues have already been recorded. Risen is being developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the Gothic series, without being linked to it.
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by CmdrTaco 10 Mar 2010 at 9:43am
Xemu writes "Computer's don't make children fat, but watching TV for the same length of time does. This is shown by a recent Swedish study of all school children in Lund's county conducted by RN Pernilla Garmy. The results were clear: The child's obesity was directly affected by placing a TV in the child's room, but placing a computer in the room had no effect at all. One theory is that it's common to have a snack in front of the TV, while a computer requires a more active user, for example when chatting or playing games."
by CmdrTaco 10 Mar 2010 at 8:59am
alphadogg writes "Former CEO of Sun Microsystems Jonathan Schwartz has taken to his personal blog, provocatively titled "What I couldn't say...," to dish some industry dirt and tell his side of the story about the demise of Sun. He has already hinted at plans to write a book, and a new post suggests a tell-all tome could indeed be in the offing. "I feel for Google — Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too," Schwartz writes, apparently referring to Apple's patent lawsuit against HTC, which makes Google's Nexus One smartphone. As for Bill Gates, Schwartz says he was threatening regarding Sun's efforts in the office software space."
by kdawson 10 Mar 2010 at 8:14am
Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, among many others, compelling students to take notes the way their parents did: on paper. A generation ago, academia embraced the laptop as the most welcome classroom innovation since the ballpoint pen, but during the past decade it has evolved into a powerful distraction as wireless Internet connections tempt students away from note-typing to e-mail, blogs, YouTube videos, sports scores, even online gaming. Even when used as glorified typewriters, laptops can turn students into witless stenographers, typing a lecture verbatim without listening or understanding. 'The breaking point for me was when I asked a student to comment on an issue, and he said, "Wait a minute, I want to open my computer,"' says David Goldfrank, a Georgetown history professor. 'And I told him, "I don't want to know what's in your computer. I want to know what's in your head."' Some students don't agree with the ban. A student wrote in the University of Denver's newspaper: 'The fact that some students misuse technology is no reason to ban it. After all, how many professors ban pens and notebooks after noticing students doodling in the margins?'"
9 Mar 2010 at 4:07pm
Thursday's Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony and Wednesday's suspected motion-controller unveiling top coverage of San Francisco event; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Pitchford, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; full schedule inside.
9 Mar 2010 at 1:00pm
Mafia II is a gritty crime-drama game that will let you climb the ranks of a postwar Mafia syndicate to become a made man. We try out this sequel's driving, exploration, and ferocious gun battles at GDC 2010.
9 Mar 2010 at 12:38pm
First add-on to controversy-stricken Call of Duty game arrives on Microsoft's console in three weeks; PS3, PC DLC coming afterward; game reaches 25 million unique players across all platforms.
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9 Mar 2010 at 3:00pm Battlestar Galactica Online (Web) Yet another reason for nerds to not leave the house.
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