April 12th, 2008
CGW/Games for Windows Magazine closes
One of the saddest news to happen in the past week in the gaming industry has got to be longtime gaming mag Computer Gaming World slash Games for Windows magazine is closing down.
One of the saddest news to happen in the past week in the gaming industry has got to be longtime gaming mag Computer Gaming World slash Games for Windows magazine is closing down.
Solid Snake as Tom Selleck. Dont believe me? Check out an unofficial US cover art for Metal Gear Solid 4:
It looks like the Paramount movie studio wants a slice of the lucrative videogame pie. An article on Variety reveals the movie studio will be publishing casual games based on its movie properties. Apparently, its first titles will be ready this year.
“”There’s going to be a slate where in some cases we’re publishing, in […]
Dear Team:
Last week we informed you of EA’s unsolicited proposal to acquire Take-Two, which our Board rejected. Although there is no update on the proposal, we have been working to substantively address the understandable concerns that some of you may have as a result of the proposal. Therefore, we have established a formal severance plan […]
The developers of the awesome Titan Quest and its expansion Titan Quest: Immortal Throne have shut their doors and closed shop. Iron Lore Entertainment has announced via its official website (http://ironlore.com) that it had ceased game development as of February 19 and that former staffers were on the hunt for positions elsewhere. The official statement […]
It looks like more and more developers are going to be using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3. I just hope they actually improve upon the base engine (or tweak it as what MistWalker did for the gorgeous 360 game Lost Odyssey) as the Gears of War look isnt for every game. Does this announcement pave the […]
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade group representing the videogame industry, filed a “Special 301″ report to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today pleading for help battling software piracy. The report singles out Canada, China, Malaysia, Russia, and parts of Europe as being extreme problem areas where piracy runs rampant.
“Countries that support computer and […]
Today, the executives at Activision can be found rolling in a shameful amount of money and laughing to their hearts content. In its financial report on its fiscal third quarter 2008, Activision claims it has brought in a net revenue of $1.48 billion. That’s an 80% increase over the same period last fiscal year, which […]
So what is the big deal? Well, The Sunday Post originally quoted John Hillier, manager of ELSPA’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit as saying “In America, it’s thought 90 per cent of Nintendo DS users are playing pirated games because of R4s,” while discussing the notorious chip that allows easy piracy on Nintendo’s handheld. Wow, that […]
Reports have come in saying that Jim Ward, President of LucasArts since 2004, is stepping down from his post. Citing personal reasons, Ward will be completing his tenure over the next two weeks. The search for a replacement has already begun. Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing, will be filling in during the interim.
“We’re sorry […]
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