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Krater 10K Edition Announced
Fatshark today announced a new edition of Krater will be up for grabs; the Krater 10K Edition. The edition, as the name implies, will cost a whopping $10,000! Of course, unlike most limited edition games that include a cheesy art book or Day 1 Downloadable Content, this version will include Game Designer Victor Magnuson himself. Read On »
ITC Judge’s Ruling Could Make Holiday Tough For Xbox
Courthouse News today reported that International Trade Commission (ITC) Administrative Law Judge David Shaw has made the recommendation that the ITC should impose a cease and desist order to Microsoft, preventing sales of the Xbox 360 S 4GB and 250GB models because the console maker violated four U.S. patents owned by Motorola. The patents involved are regarding to the wireless technology used in the S models. Read On »
Activision/Bungie Contract Reveals Clues to Possible Next Gen Releases
Recently, the LA Times revealed the contract between Activision and Bungie that details their deal to release a series of games over the next eight years known only as “Destiny”. While scouring the contract for details regarding the release, we noted some interesting things regarding the planned platforms that the games will release on. Read On »
EA Sports Reveals Road To NHL 13 Part 3: The Unveil
EA Sports released their latest trailer for NHL 13 this morning, Road to NHL 13 Part 3: The Unveil. Read On »
38 Studios Fighting To Stay Afloat
Boston.com reported this last Friday that 38 Studios missed a $1.1 million dollar payment to Rhode Island’s Economic Development Corporation in May, and that the company is asking for additional public assistance because it cannot afford to make payroll. Read On »
EA’s Origin Service To Waive Fees On Crowd Funded Games
Electronic Arts’ digital distribution service, Origin, will now be waiving distribution fees for crowd funded PC games. Crowd funding has become widely popular through sites such as Kickstarter, especially with independent developers that lack the cash necessary to create high quality games. Now it appears that EA is getting into the game by offering a 90-day waiver on distribution fees for developers that have “a successfully crowd-funded, ready-to-publish downloadable PC game. ” Read On »
Will Facebook Buy Zynga?
Today marks the opening of Facebook’s initial public offering on Wall Street. With the opening price of stocks at $38 a share, the company is being valued at approximately $104 billion dollars; more than technology juggernauts Amazon.com and Cisco Systems. And while investors are running out to grab the red-hot shares, I sit and ponder about their revenue streams. Read On »
CCP Opens Beta Registration for Dust 514
Eve Online developer CCP Games announced today that registration is now open for the Dust 514 beta. Read On »
Turn 10 Shows Off First Screenshot And Cover Art For Forza Horizon
Turn 10 today on their blog showed off the cover art and a screenshot from the upcoming Forza Horizon. Read On »
Mercenary Ops Taking Closed Beta Applicants
Kalends Publishing announced today that they are now taking applications for the closed beta of Mercenary Ops, a third-person shooter slated to be released this summer for the PC. Read On »