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Activision’s "Project Icebreaker" Could Hurt its Reputation Among Devs
More than two years after Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella first sued Activision, their case is finally set to head to trial on May 29. But before the case can be heard, documents have been released which s...
Battlefield Getting a Call of Duty Elite-Style Service Makes Perfect Sense
Downloadable content has been one of the most popular trends this generation. Last year Activision tried to find out if a market exists for a subscription service for a non-MMO with Call of Duty Elite . As the latest numbers p...
Valve and GameStop Sensibly Team Up to Offer Steam Codes In-Store
Starting today you can purchase Steam Wallet codes at GameStop stores. These codes, which are available in $20 and $50 denominations, can be added to a Steam account and used to purchase content through Valve's immensely popul...
Capcom Pins Its Hopes on Dragon’s Dogma
After Bethesda's open-world fantasy RPG Skyrim sold 10 million units, no one could blame Capcom for hoping there's room for more than just one fantasy RPG title about slaying dragons and saving the world. Dragon's Dogma repres...
Jetpack Joyride Might Already be Facebook’s Best Game
As much fun as I have with many of the iOS games I play, there are few which I stick with for very long. In some cases that's because the free or $0.99 entry point for these games have a direct correlation with the amount of d...
Republique’s Success Demonstrates How a Kickstarter Can Adapt
It may have cut it close, but Camouflaj's debut title, Republique , managed to reach its Kickstarter goal in the final hours before its deadline today. The project kicked off a month ago seeking $500,000 and, after an initial ...
Battlefield 3 Relying on its Community to Pay for Servers, Much to Players’ Chagrin
The ability to rent dedicated Battlefield 3 servers for use in the console versions of the game was a welcome addition back in March. Unfortunately, playing on these servers appears to have become the only option for playing o...
The Old Republic Still Going Strong, Even With a 400k Subscriber Drop
Three months ago, Electronic Arts boasted its new MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic , had amassed 1.7 million subscribers. That number is a far cry from what World of Warcraft has, though it is a very strong showing for a subsc...
Wolfenstein 3D Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary in Style
With Wolfenstein 3D celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, it's fitting -- if unexpected -- to see a nearly 30-minute developer commentary track from industry legend John Carmack exploring his memories and recollections ...
Re-Examining the Role of Digital Death
Feature Share it: Tweet Re-Examining the Role of Digital Death How death has evolved over the four decades of gaming. By: Nickolai Adkins May 9, 2012 There is possibly no greater representative icon for the entirety of gaming ...
