Computer/Console Gaming Category - Page 9

Paradox CEO Thinks DRM ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’ [Paradox CEO Fred Wester Says DRM Is A 'Waste Of Money,' Isn't Sure Why Publishers Are Still Using It]

By on Wednesday, 25. January 2012

If you’re like me (or any other PC gamer out there, really), you probably don’t like DRM. Most forms of DRM make it really difficult to be a paying customer, especially when you consider that those who download their games illegally and don’t pay a single dime usually don’t have [...]

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Terraria Getting Physical Collector’s Edition In Europe [Terraria Collector's Edition Comes With A Bunch Of Extras, But Is It Worth The Steep Price Tag?]

By on Wednesday, 25. January 2012

Terraria – one of the best indie games of 2011 – is about to get a collector’s edition makeover thanks to Merge Games and Headup Games. The two companies are working together bring Terraria to brick and mortar stores in Europe later this year, and when it arrives, you definitely [...]

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Notch Asks Permission To Collect Data On Minecraft Players [Mojang Wants To Know How You Play Minecraft, But Won't Snoop Without Asking Permission First]

By on Wednesday, 25. January 2012

You know who’s a stand-up guy? Notch. Not only did he bring us Minecraft, which has entranced 20 million players to date, but he even asks your permission before collecting anonymous data on your Minecraft play sessions. Previously, the only thing Mojang knew about you was when you logged into [...]

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THQ To Begin Focusing On ‘Core Game Franchises’ [THQ Announces Plans To Stop Publishing Games For Children & Focus On Franchises Like Saints Row]

By on Wednesday, 25. January 2012

After a string of commercial failures – the most recent being THQ’s uDraw Tablet blunder – the publisher has decided to shift its focus away from licensed kids’ games and only develop its “core video game franchises.” This news comes from THQ CEO and President Brian Farrell, who announced the [...]

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No BlizzCon In 2012 Thanks To Blizzard’s Busy Schedule [Blizzard Says The Next BlizzCon Will Happen In 2013, Battle.net World Championship Still Being Held This Year]

By on Wednesday, 25. January 2012

We’ve got some sour news for you regular BlizzCon attendees: there won’t be a BlizzCon this year. Unfortunately, this means that the Lich King costume you spent 70 hours working on is going to have to wait until next year, when Blizzard says the convention will return.

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Xbox 720 Releasing In October 2013? [New Reports Peg Next Xbox With Autumn 2013 Release, GPU Similar To AMD Radeon HD 6670]

By on Tuesday, 24. January 2012

We’ve got another rumor to toss in the “Xbox 720″ pile, but this time around, the rumors actually have some meat outside of a vague release window for Microsoft’s next console. IGN supposedly has the scoop on the GPU that will be used in the next Xbox, and depending on [...]

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BioWare Offering Mass Effect 3 DLC With Purchase Of Mass Effect Action Figures [BioWare's Mass Effect Action Figures Come With Randomized Mass Effect 3 DLC Codes]

By on Tuesday, 24. January 2012

Electronic Arts is really good at sneaking DLC in where it doesn’t need to be, and that has apparently rubbed off on BioWare. To promote its upcoming line of Mass Effect action figures, BioWare has revealed that it will be shipping codes for Mass Effect 3 DLC along with all [...]

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Indie Royale Gets Serious With Latest Bundle [Serious Sam Takes The Stage In Indie Royale's First Ever Lightning Round Bundle]

By on Tuesday, 24. January 2012

Indie Royale has returned once again with another bundle, but this time, there’s a couple of things that are different. First, this particular bundle is a theme pack, focusing on one video game character who recently made a rather awesome return: Serious Sam. This latest bundle rounds up all of [...]

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R18+ Bill Going Before Australian Parliament Next Month [R18+ Ratings Bill To Be Introduced During Australian Parliament's First Session Of 2012]

By on Tuesday, 24. January 2012

It still has a battle ahead of it, but it may not be much longer before Australians get to enjoy games rated R18+. The bill in question, which was announced last year, would introduce an R18+ rating for video games – roughly the equivalent to the United States’ M-rating or [...]

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Operation Rainfall Shifts Attention To The Last Story [With Xenoblade Headed For North America, Operation Rainfall Begins Pushing Nintendo Of America To Release The Last Story As Well]

By on Tuesday, 24. January 2012

It was a long and difficult battle, but eager fans finally convinced Nintendo of America to bring Xenoblade Chronicles stateside late last year. Now that it’s been confirmed that Xenoblade will be playing on American Wiis in just a couple of months, the folks of Operation Rainfall – the group [...]

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