LittleBigPlanet Moderation Sparks User Outcry
Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet (PS3) is no stranger to moderation, censorship and outraged users, and now that user-created levels are starting...
READ MORE >EA Not Banning Game Access for Forum Hijinks
Update: EA community manager eaapoc, the bloke who started this whole affair, has acknowledged that his initial threat was "inaccurate and a...
READ MORE >"The worrying part is that with the current EA's DRM implementation, they can technically prevent ..."
see all 45 commentsEA Threatens Game Bans for Forum Activity (Updated)
Update: Electronic Arts has clarified to Shacknews that the situation stemmed from a "misunderstanding," explaining that "access to the forums and...
READ MORE >"Yeah, it's worrying how little thinking some people do at times. If they'd actually use their ..."
see all 326 commentsFallout 3 Ads in DC Metro Spark Complaint
Ads for Bethesda's Fallout 3 (PC, 360, PS3) appearing in the DC Metro definitely hit close to home with images of post-apocalyptic versions of the...
READ MORE >"We've never had our shit royally fucked up by terrorists. And, I like to think, we're hardy ..."
see all 73 commentsIllegal California Game Law Faces Appeal Wednesday
This Wednesday, California lawmakers will attempt to resurrect the violent video game legislation that cost the state $282,000 after it was ruled...
READ MORE >"Damn you, Leland Yee! Stop wasting my tax dollars on this crap!"
see all 12 commentsLittleBigPlanet Song Writer Explains Censored Track
Toumani Diabate, the Malian songwriter whose Qur'an-referencing song sparked a worldwide recall of Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet (PS3), has...
READ MORE >"I enjoy my ignorance regarding many types of music, including anything from africa, the middle ..."
see all 31 commentsSaints Row 2 Condemned by NY Police Unions
With Volition's Saints Row 2 (PC, 360, PS3) hitting shelves today for console editions, it took virtually no time for the game to get condemned by...
READ MORE >"of course other games do but saints row is EXTRA ghetto with the depiction of the lowest of low ..."
see all 50 commentsSaints Row 2 is Going Streaking
A trailer has appeared on the internet sporting a naked woman--blurred in sensitive areas--running around the world of Volition's Saints Row 2 (PC,...
READ MORE >"The vid OrkO linked shows a streaker grabbing a gun and then using it so weapons look like a ..."
see all 9 commentsActivision: Maybe Record Labels Should Pay Us
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has once again come out swinging in his public shouting match with record labels including Warner Music,...
READ MORE >"So, he doesnt want to pay Warner, but he still charges us (gamers) ? How do we interpret the ..."
see all 23 commentsMythic Resolves Warhammer Crediting Controversy
Addressing complaints that former Mythic employees were not credited for their work in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the studio has...
READ MORE >"You miss the point. People who work on games in the initial and sometimes middle of development ..."
see all 7 commentsEA Denies Banning Spore Owners for DRM Talk
Following up on the "mis-communication" that threatened to ban Spore users from their game if they discussed the title's controversial DRM on the...
READ MORE >"Yes! Fanboys make up all sorts of shit all the time. If you're a spore volunteer mod then ..."
see all 11 commentsResistance 2 Developer: 'Video Game Legislation Has No Place in America'
With 15 years in the field and numerous franchises under his belt, including Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, Insomniac founder and CEO Ted Price...
READ MORE >"i completly agree with that statement, and also this is the same thing with the whole gas ..."
see all 15 commentsSpore DRM Prompts $5M Class Action Lawsuit
The controversy surrounding EA Maxis' PC evolution simulator Spore and its DRM continues to escalate, with studio owner and publisher Electronic...
READ MORE >"Finkelstein Thompson LLP is a law firm that represents consumers who have been harmed by unfair ..."
see all 116 commentsSpore Players Threatened with Ban for Discussing DRM
An apparent case of "mis-communication" led to moderators on the official Spore message board threatening to ban posters from playing EA Maxis' PC...
READ MORE >"I've been torn on purchasing it. I want to support Will Wright and an exclusive PC game, plus my ..."
see all 64 commentsEA Revamping Spore, Crysis Warhead DRM
EA Games president Frank Gibeau promised to revamp and further loosen the controversial DRM requirements in recent releases Spore (PC) and Crysis...
READ MORE >"Its the same as gun control. Punish people who obey the law. I mean if I wanted a gun and ..."
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"much like spore, great game, shitty moderation and support. hard to have fun with 'dad' standing ..."
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