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Britain’s Independent newspaper reports that a new study has proven a link between violent imagery in games and movies, and desensitization of teenage boys to actual violence. The study, which has been widely re-reported in news media and gaming sites, is being positioned as the “smoking gun” that links videogame violence and angry young men, which naturally scares a lot of gamers and makes moral grandstanders happy. The problem is that it actually does nothing of the sort… …
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BioShock is a critical darling that continues to be played and adored by roughly all of mankind, whereas Minecraft is a java-based creation game played by a niche cabal of super geniuses with either very boring desk jobs or tons of free time to kill. What happens when these two worlds collide? A fan made video that can only be described as scumtrulescent. Take a look… …
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Now that Fallout: New Vegas has been finished, released, and is making its way around homes across the country, it’s time to start messing around with it to make it even more interesting. Enter GECK… …
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Publisher has no plans to tweak design.
Capcom has admitted to deliberately courting controversy with Dante’s much-maligned new look in its recently announced Devil May Cry prequel.
VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson told IGN, “I will argue that any changes will bring about a knee-jerk reaction from fans.
“We know that; we knew that going into it. To be fair, I think some of the strategy here was to create that discussion and dialogue, and I think it drastically raises the visibility of the title versus if we had just done another Dante.”
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Compilation of Kratos’ first two outings goes downloadable for PS3 alongside November 2 launch of Ghost of Sparta.
Get the full article at GameSpot
“God of War Collection rages on PSN” was posted by Brendan Sinclair on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:11:58 -0700 -
Microsoft Europe confirms Xbox 360’s no-cost option for online content given name change, all features remain intact; Gold subscription unchanged.
Get the full article at GameSpot
“Xbox Live Silver rebranded ‘Free’” was posted by Tom Magrino on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:07:52 -0700 -
US retailer produces and releases its first title, a 2D platformer for iOS.US videogame and entertainment software retailer GameStop has released Buck And The Coin Of Destiny on Apple’s App store. It’s the first title to be developed and published by GameStop. The game is an auto-running side-scroller similar to Canabalt.
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Two more games headed to PSN and XBLA as part of “ongoing effort” to resurrect Dreamcast catalogue.Sega has announced ‘digitally re-mastered’ versions of Dreamcast games Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Sega Bass Fishing for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live services.
The games follow Sega’s release of downloadable HD versions of Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi this year.
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Medal of Honor advert accidentally threatens innocent baby with a gun (Medal of Honor)
Oct 19, 2010Either the internet has got so bored its started making its own jokes (or its own profound political statements), or this is just a happy accident. Get to the roflchopper etc. …
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Final Fantasy XIV isn’t very good – please play it for another month (Final Fantasy XIV)
Oct 19, 2010Final Fantasy XIV has not been met with critical acclaim. A glance at its Metacritic ranking reveals a rather painful 51/100 for the critics’ rating on the PC version and 3.8/10 for the user score. It’s fair to say the game has some issues. But Square-Enix has a solution to appease existing players, and entice new ones, all the while giving the developer time to make some much-needed changes. Yes, the trial period is being extended to 60 days. Woot?