Posts By Alan Au
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Codemasters to Focus on Racing Games
Codemasters has announced plans to drop its shooter franchises and focus all development efforts on its racing games. “The focus is an...
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Author Sues Ubisoft Over Assassin’s Creed
Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that Ubisoft is facing legal action from science fiction author John L. Beiswenger, who claims that the popular Assassin’s...
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Notch Announces 0x10c (A New Space-Themed Game)
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has announced a new space-themed game in the works, which he’s calling 0x10c. The game is still...
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EA Voted “Worst Company in America” in Consumerist Poll
Electronic Arts is in the news again, this time as the winner of the Consumerist’s 2012 award for worst company in America....
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Bioware Responds to Mass Effect 3 Ending Criticisms
Dr. Ray Muzyka has posted to the BioWare blog acknowledging fan dissatisfaction with the ending of Mass Effect 3. As co-founder and GM...
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Obsidian Layoffs
GameBanshee is reporting that Obsidian Entertainment (developer of the Fallout: New Vegas) has cancelled Project North Carolina and scaled back on the...
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New XBLA Achievement Policy?
Gamers love their XBLA achievements, and an inside source reports to X360A that Microsoft is gearing up to let games offer even more achievements...
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Valve’s Working on “Steam Box” Console?
The Verge is reporting on rumors that Valve may have plans to enter the hardware market with a “Steam Box” console. According to...
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Assassin’s Creed III Set During American Revolution
Kotaku has confirmed that the upcoming Assassin’s Creed game will be set during the American Revolution. Looks like that rumored image we ran last night...
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Blizzard Announces Job Cuts
Blizzard software has announced that they have cut 600 jobs. Fortunately, very few of the cut positions are related to game development,...
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EA Releases SSX Remake
Electronic Arts announces that they have released the new HD remake of their popular SSX snowboarding game. “We’re extremely proud to finally...
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Gabe Newell Addresses Steam Users
All Steam users received a note from Gabe Newell today talking about the findings from last year’s Steam intrusion. If you are...
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Double Fine Adventure and Kickstarter Success
Double Fine Productions, run by industry veteran Tim Schafer, has had unexpected success with their latest experiment in game-funding. They posted a...
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Psychonauts 2 Funded By Notch?
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has been exchanging tweets with Psychonauts creator Tim Schafer. To make a long story short, Notch has...
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Steam Mobile Launched
Valve has announced that its Steam mobile app is now available to everybody. Launched last week in a closed beta, the Steam...
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Blizzcon 2012 Canceled
Blizzard has announced that Blizzcon 2012 has been canceled, and that the next one will take place in 2013. Instead, Blizzard will...
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Microsoft Phasing Out MS Points?
As spotted on Gamasutra, there are rumors that Microsoft has plans to phase out the MS Points system by the end of...
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Reckoning & Mass Effect 3 – Demos and Crossover Content
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3 now have demos available, complete with crossover content for those who play through the...
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Firaxis to Remake X-Com
This is the news that old-school strategy gamers have been waiting for: Firaxis has announced plans to do a “proper” remake of...
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Ocean Marketing vs. Penny Arcade
The Avenger controller is supposed to be pretty good, but you wouldn’t know it based on some choice words from their PR...
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Humble Bundle Abused By Steam Contest Cheaters
Remember those awesome indie bundles that let you pay what you want? Unfortunately, there are reports that some folks are paying mere...
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Gearbox Casting Call For ‘Lilith’ In Borderlands 2
Ladies, do you like to dress up as videogame characters? Gearbox has sent out a casting call for women interested in acting...
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Stress Test Is Live
Valve has announced that the CS:GO stress test is now live. If you’re one of the folks lucky enough to have a...
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Telltale Employees Submit ”User Reviews”
Gamespot is reporting that Telltale Games employees have been submitting reviews of their own game to Metacritic. Developers should have enough...
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SEGA Acquires Three Rings
Today SEGA announced that it has officially acquired Three Rings, the developer of Puzzle Pirates and Spiral Knights. “Three Rings has always...
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Steam Database Information At Risk?
Valve CEO Gabe Newell has just sent a notice to all Steam users warning that last week’s attack on the Steam forums...
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Zynga Demands That Employees Return Stock Options
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that social gaming giant Zynga has decided that it has been a bit too generous with...
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PAX East 2012 Registration Open
If PAX East 2012 is your thing, here’s a heads up that registration is now open. PAX East is a three-day game...
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Nintendo Mall Program
In light of disappointing sales and lower than expected annual profits, Nintendo has stepped up its holiday marketing campaign with a new...
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Gameforge Layoffs
German developer Gameforge has announced that it will be laying off almost a quarter of its 450 employees. “Through a more efficient...
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Child’s Play Charity 2011
The Child’s Play charity has kicked off its 2011 donation season, with proceeds benefiting hospitalized children. “We are very excited to begin...
