Modern Warfare 2 Won't Have Dedicated PC Servers, New Footage Emerges
Though Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 maker Infinity Ward recently told us that "PC [multiplayer] will be the same as it always was," the company...
READ MORE >id Responds to Rage PS3 Concerns
Following up on word that, at this stage in development, the Xbox 360 version of Rage runs faster than the PlayStation 3 build, new details have...
READ MORE >"Well, I was just assuming that since your original reply was to someone whose point was simply ..."
see all 139 commentsReport: Rage Runs Faster on 360, Carmack Confirms
Update: id has shed more light on the situation, clarifying that, once the game has been optimized, the studio expects it to "be 60 hertz on every...
READ MORE >"I said, "it didn't seem as feasable in practice"...not that it could not be done. We've all seen ..."
see all 361 commentsTime Warner Cancels Bandwidth Cap Tests
Bowing to public pressure, internet provider Time Warner has canceled its plans to expand trials of metered internet usage, reports The Wall Street...
READ MORE >"There is some truth in that, I live in the country just outside of small town in the midwest, so ..."
see all 42 commentsTime Warner Revises, Defends Bandwidth Caps: 'Unlimited Usage at Turbo Speeds' $150 Per Month
As it continues to field test metered bandwidth usage in the U.S., internet provider Time Warner has revised, detailed and defended its current and...
READ MORE >"Well, what it is Time Warner wants to do is have faster downstreams.. FCC usually requires to ..."
see all 80 commentsInternet Whining Leads to Lower Braid PC Price
Following the unpopular news yesterday that Braid PC would cost $5 more than the Xbox 360 version of the game, the creator of the title has now...
READ MORE >"I beg to differ. The stories that are obvious/typical aren't worth talking about. The ones ..."
see all 89 commentsEidos Wants Negative Tomb Raider Reviews Delayed, Seeking High Metacritic Score
As Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider Underworld heads out to store shelves this week, publisher Eidos has tasked UK PR firm Barrington Harvey with...
READ MORE >"Well guess who owns Metacritic? CNET. Guess who owns Gamespot? CNET. Is anyone really surprised ..."
see all 119 commentsNew Xbox Experience Netflix Streaming Loses Sony-owned Movies
Update: Netflix has confirmed the loss of Xbox 360 owners' ability to stream movies from Columbia Pictures, a Sony subsidiary. Columbia's movies...
READ MORE >" Like Sony Picture's Columbia Tri-Star doesn't want to make money. The reality is that whoever ..."
see all 85 commentsEA 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 commentsNBA 2K9 PC Ships to Stores Without CD Keys; Update: Fix Through Steam
Update: Valve let us know that Steam now takes care of this issue: "Owners of the retail version of NBA 2K9 for the PC may now install their games...
READ MORE >"Usually its their reservation with stolen CD-Keys that you cannot return the games. Seeing as ..."
see all 64 commentsLittleBigPlanet Delayed, Qur'an Cited as Reason
Update 2: Sony has announced that LittleBigPlanet will now ship the week of October 27 in North America, with more details having surfaced on the...
READ MORE >"This is a bit of a weird situation, as I doubt there is much call from even devout Muslims for ..."
see all 254 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 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 ..."
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