Industry
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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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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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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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1.7KDC Coming to HeroClix Online
The HeroClix games are known for their stats on the bases that click as you turn them. The game isn’t necessarily deep,...
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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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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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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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Dungeons & Dragons Online Opens Vaults of the Artificer
Turbine has announced that the latest content update for their free-to-play MMO Dungeons & Dragons Online has arrived. In addition to adding...
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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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CCP Layoffs
CCP, creators of EVE Online, have announced plans to cut 20% of their staff. The press release indicates that this will primarily...
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Blizzard Auctioning Off World of Warcraft Server Blades for Charity
Here’s some great news coming from the fine people at Blizzard. It seems the World of Warcraft servers have been getting some...
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Epic Announces Unreal 3 Engine Support For Flash, w/ Video Demonstration
This is some welcome news. See, while I love gaming across consoles and handhelds, I have a particular weak spot for flash...
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2D Boy asks: Is XBLA Past Its Prime?
2D Boy has put together a fantastic article on their opinion of the life and decline of the Xbox Live Arcade and...
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Modern Warfare 3: When Cross Promotion Goes Too Far
I’ll go ahead and say it: The new profit model trend of nickle and diming gamers is beginning to scare me. The...
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“Scrolls” Dispute Going to Court – Minecraft Developer versus Skyrim Publisher
Eurogamer is reporting that the intellectual animosity between Minecraft developer Mojang and TES: Skyrim publisher Bethesda is currently on track for a...
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New Editor At The Escapist
Long time editor Russ Pitts has announced plans to leave The Escapist. Credited with building their video portfolio, including the popular Zero...
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Star Trek Online Will Become Free-To-Play
Free-to-play is all the rage these days, and MMOs are discovering that it’s a viable business model. And so the latest news...
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Notch vs. Bethesda – Trial by Combat?
Indie sensation Notch has proposed a solution to Bethesda regarding the “Scrolls” trademark dispute: trial by combat, specifically Quake 3. Remember that...
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Turbine Dates D&D Online Update, Reveals Isengard Raid Boss
MMO developer Turbine is making quite a showing at this year’s Gamescom, starting with the announcement that Secrets of the Artificers, the next...
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THQ Restructuring
Times are tough, and game developer and publisher THQ has decided to streamline its operations. This includes some changes in its portfolio...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Editions and Pre-Orders
Electronic Arts has announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be offered in three packages, a Standard Edition, a Collector’s Edition,...
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EA Acquires PopCap for $650M + Stock
It’s official–EA has finalized its acquisition of PopCap Games for a whopping $650 million + $100 million in EA stock. “EA and...
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Age of Conan The Latest MMO To Go Free-to-Play
It seems that it’s a weekly occurrence now for a previously subscription-based MMO to adopt the free-to-play (F2P) model in some shape...
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Call of Duty Gets a Con(vention)
As the gaming world continues to expand, so too does the call for more industry events. Outside of massive conventions such as...
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Test Drive 20 Levels in World of WarCraft, Free
Hot on the heels of their big 4.2 update, Blizzard has announced that their free “Starter Edition” program for World of WarCraft...
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World of Warcraft Feeds The Flames in Patch 4.2
The World of Warcraft machine forges forward with the latest patch, Rage of the Firelands, which adds a crap ton of new...
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Supreme Court – Video Games Protected By 1st Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 that video games qualify for First Amendment “freedom of speech” protection. Why is this a...
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Rusty Hearts Closed Beta Starts Soon
If you haven’t heard of the upcoming MMO Rusty Hearts, the upcoming closed beta might be a great way for you to...
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Star Wars Galaxies Shutting Down On Dec. 15th
With Star Wars: The Old Republic nearing release, LucasArts and Sony have decided to shut down Star Wars Galaxies this December 15th....
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Hellgate Reopens as Free MMO; Open Beta Starts June 30th
T3 Entertainment is inviting gamers across North America to check out how their Hellgate renovations are coming along. Born from the ashes...
