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How Blizzard Stayed Old School with StarCraft II
By Eric Neigher | PC Articles | Apr 30, 2010 3:26 PM | CommentYou gotta hand it to Blizzard: They just don't give a damn. Sure, pretty much everybody (even EA, with the venerable Command & Conquer series) has given up on the classic real-time strategy model of resource-gathering, base-building, and tank-rushing. Point capturing, unit caps, culture rushing, and a whole host of new gameplay models have come into favor with the RTS public in the long period between StarCraft and its upcoming sequel. But Blizzard ain't having any of it. Read More »
International Game Developer's Association: Don't Tread on Me
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 30, 2010 1:58 PM | CommentThe U.S. Supreme Court will have the final word on whether or not California can make it a crime to sell or rent mature videogames to minors, but the International Game Developer's Association has made its opinion clear: limiting the sale of videogames based on violence is oppressive censorship and a violation of constitutional rights to free speech. Read More »
Did Activision Hand Bungie a Deal it Refused to Give to West & Zampella?
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 30, 2010 10:57 AM | CommentActivision made Bungie an offer it couldn't refuse, allowing the Halo developer to remain fully independent while keeping complete control over the intellectual property it creates. According to one report, that's exactly the type of pact Activision could have made with former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, a deal that would have allowed the publisher to avoid the very messy and very public legal battle that has erupted. Read More »
The GameSpy Debriefings #122
By GameSpy Staff | The GameSpy Debriefings | Apr 30, 2010 8:58 AM | CommentThis week on the Debriefings, we delve into pure oddball territory, touching on everything from the foliage in Anthony Gallegos' Viva Pinata garden, to the finer points of Resident Evil: Outbreak (yes, the horrible online RE from the PS2 era), to the mad ramblings of Scott Bromley's latest fictional creation. It's quite the madhouse -- hopefully you can dig it! Read More »
Time Names Penny Arcade Guys Among the Most Influential on Earth
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 30, 2010 8:41 AM | CommentTime magazine gave the public the opportunity to name the 100 Most Influential People in the World in an online vote that, predictably, put Lady GaGa at the very top of the list. And when the Penny Arcade guys popped up at No. 9, it was easy to chalk the ranking up to some good old fashioned fanboy spamming. But according to Time's official listing, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins are indeed worthy of the title Most Influential. Read More »
Alan Wake: Microsoft's Project $10 Testing Ground?
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 30, 2010 7:19 AM | CommentMicrosoft is taking a page from Electronic Arts' playbook for its upcoming psychological action thriller, Alan Wake. The company announced today all new copies of the game include a key to download the first Alan Wake add-on at no extra cost. Read More »
Treyarch Makes it Official: Call of Duty: Black Ops Drops Nov. 9
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 30, 2010 6:05 AM | CommentThe official reveal for the next game in the Call of Duty franchise was expected to arrive tonight with a teaser trailer on SpikeTV. But the folks at Treyarch decided to do the honors via a blog post on the new Call of Duty web site, which also gives us the upcoming game's name: Black Ops. Read More »
Bethesda Emerges From the Vault to Announce European Expansion
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 29, 2010 11:39 AM | CommentAt a time when videogame companies are most often making headlines for laying off employees or, worse yet, shuttering studios, word that Bethesda Softworks is expanding its global operations hits like a breath of fresh air. Follow the jump for details. Read More »
Improved Graphics Chip in New PS3 SKU Means Sony Will Finally Turn a Profit on its Consoles
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 29, 2010 10:46 AM | CommentA Japanese gaming blog decided to crack open the latest PlayStation 3 SKU, and guess what they found? Sony will finally start making a profit on its four-year-old console. Read More »
City of Heroes Gets a Facelift for its Sixth Anniversary
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 29, 2010 9:26 AM | CommentFor many City of Heroes fans, Paragon City is shining a little brighter this morning. In celebration of the superhero MMO's sixth anniversary, developer Paragon Studios has released a major update for the title that brings with it advanced graphics rendering for a more heroic looking game. Read More »
GMU's Videogame Design Degree Program Met with Overwhelming Response
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 29, 2010 8:32 AM | CommentWhen George Mason University officials began planning a bachelor's degree program in videogame design, they anticipated enrolling 30 full-time and five part-time students. After being blitzed by more than 200 eager gamers, the University realizes it has to start thinking a bit bigger. Read More »
Isaac Clarke Gears Up to Take the Fight to the Necomorphs in the First Dead Space 2 Trailer
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 Videos | Apr 29, 2010 8:00 AMStrategically dismembering hordes of humans turned undead monsters has got to mess with a guy's head. In the first Dead Space 2 trailer, we see that Isaac Clarke is hearing voices and seeing things... horrifying things. What better way to cure your mental break than to suit back up, grab your plasma cutter, and take the fight to the Necomorphs? See More »
Bungie Inks 10-Year Deal with Activision, Remains Independent
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 29, 2010 7:47 AM | CommentBungie is preparing to begin work on a new franchise as it bids farewell to Halo with Reach. Though the name of that franchise remains unknown, today we learned who will be distributing it: Activision. The embattled publisher announced today it has signed a 10-year deal to distribute all future Bungie games while Bungie remains an independent company. Read More »
The Most Violent People on Earth
By Brian Altano & Brian Miggels | Humor | Apr 28, 2010 3:57 PM | CommentDo videogames really make people more violent? Why doesn't the ESRB protect us more? Will the Supreme Court ban violent games entirely? We explore none of these issues inside, but click on through anyway! Read More »
Want Early Access to the Halo: Reach Beta? Write us a Haiku!
By Will Tuttle | Xbox 360 News | Apr 28, 2010 3:44 PM | CommentWe started the week by giving some Halo: Reach beta codes away on Twitter, and now it's time to make you work a bit for them. Since we here at GameSpy are big fans of the written word, we've decided to task wannabe Reach beta testers with crafting Halo-themed haikus. We'll choose our five favorites, with each of the winners receiving a code. Read More »
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