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News: Valve: 360 community "head and shoulders above PS3"

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:40:26 +0000

Friday 6-Nov-2009 4:07 PM Which is why multiplayer-focused L4D series isn't Ps3-bound, says Faliszek Left 4 Dead project lead Chet Faliszek has said the 360 community is "head and shoulders above the PS3", and that's why the multiplayer-focused Left 4 Dead series isn't on Sony's console. ...

That VideoGame Blog found this 34 hours ago on computerandvideogames.com

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Dedicated servers for Modern Warfare 2 still a possibility?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:15:28 +0000

We’re closing in on what is ramping up to be one of the biggest launches in videogame history, and besides the boycotts , the wipeout of dedicated servers is still the hottest issue going on about Modern Warfare 2 . While Infinity Ward has been busy dealing with outraged PC gamers, ...

wohoo posted 77 minutes ago from thatvideogameblog.com

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Activision: Improvement In Consumer Experience Will Outweigh Modern Warfare 2 PC Complaints [Activision]

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:43:34 +0000

On an earnings call today, Activision president Mike Griffith said his company is "not overly concerned" about gamer complaints regarding the lack of support for dedicated servers in the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 . "We're, of course, watching this very carefully and paying attention to ...

Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today found this 38 hours ago on kotaku.com

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Left 4 Dead 2 Not Coming to PS3 Because of Sub-par Multiplayer Community

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:42:45 +0000

In an interview with CVG , Chet Faliszek, Left 4 Dead project lead, mentioned that the reason Left 4 Dead 2 wasn't coming to the Playstation 3 was that the Playstation 3's multiplayer community just wasn't as good as what the Xbox 360 and PC offered. "Right now for Left 4 Dead 2 we're ...

Spawndemon posted 4 hours ago from totalgamingnetwork.com

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Modern Warfare 2 PC gets several downgrades, Bowling labels it their “most feature-rich PC game yet”

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:45:20 +0000

Earlier this week, retailer Best Buy sponsored a developer chat with Infinity Ward where players got the opportunity to ask a few designers present about Modern Warfare 2 . Among the questions asked, many of them revolved around the IW.Net and the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 . “PC ...

wohoo posted 8 hours ago from thatvideogameblog.com

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Dragon Age: Origins gets a bit easier on PC

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:00:22 +0000

Owners of the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins who were playing on Easy or Normal will now have some of their stresses alleviated as BioWare has released a patch for the recently released RPG. The patch, which “made Easy difficulty easier,” and “slightly increased ...

wohoo posted 7 hours ago from thatvideogameblog.com

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Modern Warfare 2 Navigates A Sea Of Second-Guessers [Well Played]

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Incensed politicians, angry fans, boycotting retailers : What might be the biggest video game launch in history has more than its share of controversy. But in the eye of the contentious hurricane that swirls around the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , developer Infinity ...

Big Download Blog found this 29 hours ago on kotaku.com

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Review of the Reviews of Dragon Age: Origins

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:19:05 +0000

Welcome to the reintegration of an arguably ancient SG feature, Review of the Reviews. In this feature, we essentially take on Metacritic at their own game, but rather than summarizing every review into a score, we use words. Words are better, right? Better than numbers? I mean, what was the ...

rothbart posted 2 days ago from sarcasticgamer.com

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Direct2Drive Tussles With Valve By Declining To Sell Steamworks

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:10:04 +0000

IGN-owned digital game distributor Direct2Drive ">announced today it's refusing to sell Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PC, protesting the game's integration with Valve's Steamworks. "We don't believe games should force the user to install a Trojan Horse," said the company -- ...

Evil Avatar - News Items found this 2 days ago on gamasutra.com

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PC | The Saboteur Open World Demo

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:55:17 +0000

Check out this demo showing some of the things to do outside of missions in The Saboteur! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot " PC | The Saboteur Open World Demo " was posted by Jan on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:04 -0800

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Reviews: Ur Doin’ It Wrong

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:46:17 +0000

Having seen this article over at Sarcastic Gamer, on the need for platform specificity when reviewing a game — in this case, Dragon Age: Origins, since that’s what everyone is talking about this week — and given that the author feels the need to call reviewers moronic, I ...

Ysharros posted 9 hours ago from stylishcorpse.wordpress.com

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Hands-On: Mass Effect 2

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:55:17 +0000

Mass Effect 2 (PC) I had the chance to play it recently, and it's time to spill the beans.

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Mosby's Confederacy : Instant Digital Download Purchasing, Product Information, Screenshots, Previews, and more...

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:12:43 +0000

Description As John Singleton Mosby, one of the Civil War's most interesting and dynamic leaders, you are charged not with leading vast armies into battle, but with commanding small bands of skirmishers, scouts and guerilla fighters on opportunistic missions to scout, ambush, steal ...

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PS3 Game Sales Insert Foot in Kotick’s Mouth

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:20:33 +0000

Over the past year, Bobby Kotick , CEO of Activision Blizzard , has frightened and angered many gamers, particularly PS3 fans. A few months ago, before the September price cut, he publicly threatened (whether his words had substance is another story) Sony to cut the price of the PS3, or ...

RichAllen posted 29 hours ago from playstationlifestyle.net

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[MW2] Modern Warfare 2 Pirate Arrested

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:10:09 +0000

I thought this article from shacknews would interest a number of you, especially how much PC is pirated: A report in VentureBeat tells a tale of software piracy in our own backyard, and its serious consequences. Eighteen-year-old Christian Del Amo was arrested by Miami-Dade police ...

Spawndemon posted 14 hours ago from totalgamingnetwork.com

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RedLynx pirated Trials PC all by themselves

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:03:47 +0000

PC developers know that piracy is an issue. So how do you take advantage of that fact? Well, you can do what RedLynx did, and leak the PC version of Trials on torrent sites on the same day it’s put out to consumers. The key is to leave out one important aspect of the game… ...

N/A found this 17 hours ago on gamerlimit.com

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Dragon Age Patch Fixes Minor Bugs, Alters Difficulty

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:27:08 +0000

PC players struggling with Dragon Age's difficulty will be receiving a small boost today. BioWare has released a small patch that not only fixes a few minor bugs, but slightly increases party stats as well. The new patch slightly increases attack, defense and damage scores for all party members at Normal difficulty, and makes the Easy difficult easier. It also fixes a problem involving the potential corruption of ...

Gamer Limit found this 20 hours ago on 1up.com

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id says Rage probably won’t have dedicated servers, awaits the wrath of the internet

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:20:37 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, a lot of people are pretty ticked off over Infinity Ward’s decision to cut dedicated server support from Modern Warfare 2 . Like 185,000 of them. Because of this, maybe id Software co-founder John Carmack could’ve picked a better time to say , ...

wohoo posted 32 hours ago from thatvideogameblog.com

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[MW2] Rumor: Modern Warfare 2 on PC Leaked?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:26:57 +0000

Community member, VAMP0006, has passed along word that the Russian version of Modern Warfare 2 on the PC may have been leaked already. He passed along a screen showing the setup menu and a key entry area for Steam. With retailers already breaking the street date for the Xbox 360 version ...

Spawndemon posted 24 hours ago from totalgamingnetwork.com

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Dedicated servers and Rage - news you probably don't want to hear

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:08:23 +0000

id Software might want to brace for some rage over “Rage”. John Carmack, co-founder and technical wizard of the developer, says the company doesn’t plan to support dedicated servers for the multiplayer component of “Rage,” id’s upcoming new action game. “It’s not cast in stone yet, but ...

Evil Avatar - News Items found this 2 days ago on weblogs.variety.com

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