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Speaking to VentureBeat , Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten discussed the recent round of Xbox Live bans . According to Whitten, banning users from Xbox Live is "a cat and mouse game." Said Whitten, "These were people that were pirating software." He added that Microsoft looks at ...
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Stardock isn't a publicly traded company, though it strives to be as open as possible about its business. This is where the annual Stardock Customer Report (PDF link) comes in, an annual assessment of the company's financial situation. Stardock, a publisher of games such as Sins of a Solar ...
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Stardock
Steam
Valve
Sins of a Solar Empire
We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix's Watch Instantly and Blu-ray each week.
Recommendation of the Week:
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"Thank you, to the people of Earth, for embracing our mission of cooperation and understanding. Furthering our efforts, we've decided that we will also share the interactive entertainment interface system of our home planet. Through the diplomatic initiatives employed on our world between ...
Gaming
After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance 's online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one , but two , lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his "first amendment rights" -- an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply ...
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Microsoft
Xbox 360
Sony
Japanese retailer Amiami includes a note on its listing for the Xbox 360 version of No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise that suggests that because it is based on the North American version of the Wii original, it is likely to carry the CERO Z rating (think an ESRB M rating, but harsher) when ...
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We hate to go all Howard Hughes on you guys, but we must admit: This touch-screen equipped arcade version of Cooking Mama fills every bone in our body with germophobic discomfort. That can partially be attributed to the fact that we've seen our fair share of filthy hands attached to the ...
Gaming
Cooking Mama
Taito
Now that the big holiday games have already come out, it's time for you to start worrying about the deluge of games in early 2010. One of the games Sony hopes you'll use your post-Xmas trade credit towards is ModNation Racers . Although originally unveiled at E3, Sony has been incredibly ...
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"They support the living sh*t out of it, and they support it really well," Capybara's Nathan Vella told Gamasutra when talking about Sony's free PhyreEngine . "Any of the parts that are inside Phyre that we didn't know how to fix or we had an issue with, they would fix it for us in a day. ...
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Critter Crunch
Tax breaks are a great way to get developers interested in Canada, according to minister of economic development and trade for Ontario Sandra Pupatello, but they may not be the best way to keep them there. Pupatello worries that while trying to entice devs, competing provinces could drive ...
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Ubisoft
Tim Schafer
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Having not played Renegade Kid's first survival/horror-FPS on
the Nintendo DS back in 2007, Dementium: The Ward
, I had few expectations going into my recent hands-on with the game's sequel, the aptly titled Dementium 2 . I knew that the first ...
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The unsinkable publisher Gameloft recently revealed that it is planning " significantly cut " its development on Google's Android platform. Said Gameloft finance director Alexandre de Rochefort, "We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform," adding that "many others" in the ...
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We're usually hesitant to spend real-life money on virtual clothing, but you can bet we'll spring at the chance to purchase the recently revealed Sonic the Hedgehog costume pack for LittleBigPlanet . See, if we dress ourselves up like the series' speedy, cerulean protagonist, then play one ...
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Sonic the Hedgehog
The Guardian reports that British Intelligence is looking for a few good men. Specifically, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is running ads on the Xbox 360 dashboard and within Xbox games to recruit new members. The GCHQ, which works with both MI5 and MI6 (yes, that MI6 ), ...
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If you've ever read a story we've written where some organization touts a piece of research "proving" the overwhelmingly negative effects video games have on youngsters, you've probably heard about the National Institute on Media and the Family . They're infamous for issuing typically ...
Gaming
David Perry
Considering the devilishly heightened difficulty of Left 4 Dead 2 , we're surprised enough outlets managed to complete a single campaign in time to submit a review for the title. We have to imagine GameSharks were somehow involved. Regardless, here's what other sites are saying about ...
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Some of those eager to immerse themselves in Altair's portable crusade in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines have allegedly been denied entry into the Animus. This has, in turn, led to animosity being expressed on Sony's message boards and our tips line. According to complaints, the downloadable ...
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The latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks , featuring what appears to be the game's introduction, highlights what is certain to be one of the most bemoaned features of the new game: the Tower of Spirits. Yes, like Phantom Hourglass , this game has a central dungeon area to ...
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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A super big show this week as we welcome both your hostile criticism of our Left 4 Dead 2 review and Cheap Ass Gamer founder Cheapy D for an exhaustive discussion of Black Friday deals.
There's also still a ton to say about Assassin's Creed 2 , Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age: ...
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Though yesterday's Sony investor's conference featured a concerning reference to the PSN's "new revenue stream from subscription," another slide from the presentation seems to indicate that the platform is already making money hand over fist. According to the slide (seen above), the company ...
