Category: GN
Virtual Character Kidnapping Emerges in MMORPGs
For the video gamer, and more specifically the MMORPG player, there are certain crossovers of reality that enter into the virtual world-friendships are formed, enemies are made, and perhaps not so surprising, an element of criminal activity enters the digital… Read More »
Display Problems with Dead Rising in SD
Forums, bulletins and blogs all over the internet are being steadily filled with reports from users that some of the text appearing in Capcom’s new Xbox 360 title Dead Rising is virtually unreadable on a standard definition TV. HDTV users… Read More »
Planet Moon Studios to Bring Back Old SEGA Franchise
SEGA announced today that they’ve hired handheld developer Planet Moon Studios to bring one of its old franchises back to life. This new game will be for the PSP, but it is currently unknown with which franchise they’ll be working…. Read More »
Dark & Light Repairs Planned, Free Play For Now
Farlan Entertainment has announced that their newly launched MMORPG, Dark and Light, will be getting a massive facelift in the current and coming months. Farlan admits that the game’s launch in June was rushed due to the pressure from the… Read More »
Maelstrom Demo Available
A single player demo for K-D Labs and Codemasters’ upcoming sci-fi RTS game Maelstrom is now available on all major download websites.
Sony Denies Plans for PSP Price Drop
Rumors flew last week with news surfacing of another major price reduction for Sony,s PSP handheld console. The PSP, which originally was released at a MSRP of $250, had been reduced to $199. A recent news story on CNNMoney indicated… Read More »
Atari Exec. Critical of Atari Products
By Frank Ling, GN Senior Writer Nique Fajors, marketing VP for Atari, did some reverse marketing by openly slamming Atari’s third installment of its Driver game series, DRIV3R, as a "half-baked product that was pushed out the door for revenue… Read More »
Dead Rising Raises No Eyebrows With British Censors
Dead Rising has been surprisingly passed by the British Board of Film Classification for release in the UK. The game will be sold without any alteration or censorship of its content. Dead Rising,s plot is about a journalist who discovers… Read More »
Make Your Own "Homebrew" Games For Microsoft
If you,ve ever had visions of making a successful video game but lacked the several million dollars necessary to get started, there may be a way to get into the business that won,t cost you an arm and a leg…. Read More »
Bethesda Hires Five Captains
Star Trek Legacy, which launches this fall on both the Xbox 360 and PC, has at least one thing going for it – all five captains from the popular TV series will be voicing their respective characters in Legacy. Bethesda… Read More »
