Maxis Addressing Spore Account Outcry
Responding to fan outcry that legitimate owners of Spore (PC) could only create one online account for the evolution simulator, developer Maxis has...
READ MORE >id's Tim Willits on Rage, Xbox 360 Disc Controversy: Microsoft 'Not Being Dickheads'
Yesterday, Rage lead designer and id Software employee Tim Willits quickly shot down a report claiming that that content had been cut from the upcoming shooter
READ MORE >"Yep. Business guy adding a little bullshit to cover up carmack's truth."
see all 43 commentsMicrosoft Fires Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death Whistleblower, May File Lawsuit
Microsoft has faced a great deal of criticism over the widely reported instability of its Xbox 360 console. Now, it's fighting back by firing an...
READ MORE >"Actually, NDA laws only allow for the protection of proprietary information, such as code, ..."
see all 87 commentsEA Limits Spore Owners to One Account Per Copy, Manual Misprint Leads to Controversy
Spore publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed that legitimate buyers of Maxis' celebrated PC evolution game can only create one online account per...
READ MORE >"Forgot the computer specs: P4 , 2GHZ , 1MB RAM , 512 MG VIDEO CARD (1 machine) Dual Core / ..."
see all 76 commentsDiablo 3 Color Controversy Revisited, See Diablo 3 Desaturated in Action
Reigniting the "Diablo III is too colorful" controversy, DIII.Net and fan Sozou bring us a Diablo III gameplay trailer meant to show what...
READ MORE >"lol.... I dont agree with how you feel about the criticism but thats a witty and funny comment :)"
see all 227 commentsFallout 3 Censorship Goes Global
Bethesda has revealed that following trouble with the ratings board in Australia, all versions of Fallout 3 will be identically censored when the...
READ MORE >"I'd snort that shit. Grind down an HP-Absorb materia and go fucking crazy."
see all 331 commentsThailand Begins Crackdown on 'Dangerous Games,' Bans Five Titles
As part of its ongoing attempts to protect youth from video games, the Thailand government has officially banned five video games from sale within...
READ MORE >"i'm surprised they didn't ban Rockstar's State of Emergency."
see all 33 commentsHijack of Halo Dev's Xbox Live Account Points to Recurring Microsoft Security Failures
Despite Microsoft's past efforts to prevent Xbox Live account hijacking, the theft of Halo 3 multiplayer producer Joe Tung's account has pulled the...
READ MORE >"Microsoft claims it previously retrained customer service employees in 2007 to deal with the ..."
see all 11 commentsIGDA: Mythic 'Disrespectful' for Not Crediting Entire Warhammer Staff, Labels Policy Misleading
Not crediting the entirety of a game's development staff is "disrespectful of the effort of the game developers who worked on the game, and...
READ MORE >"special thanks to jose for keeping the toilets clean. We couldn't have made the game without you."
see all 59 commentsCrediting Warhammer Launch Team 'Good Enough,' Claims Mythic
Following complaints that Mythic's upcoming Warhammer Online (PC) will not recognize the contributions of its former staff members, studio general...
READ MORE >"You might as well just run out into the nearest forest and become a caveman, because the money ..."
see all 95 commentsSpace Invaders Exhibit Featuring WTC Attack Angers Relatives of 9/11 Victims, Developer Taito
A version of Space Invaders in which the aliens destroy the World Trade Center towers has now caught the attention of Space Invaders developer...
READ MORE >"And have you played Space Invaders Extreme? That shit fucking rules."
see all 36 commentsWarhammer Online Not Crediting All Developers
EA-owned developer Mythic Entertainment will not be recognizing former staff members that contributed to its upcoming PC MMO Warhammer Online: Age...
READ MORE >"This happened to me. Really burned my britches; after spending a whole year working on Halo2 as ..."
see all 144 commentsGTA Maker Should Be Prosecuted for Copycat Murder, Claims Thailand Government Official
Game makers should be prosecuted for the criminal activities of players that are inspired by game content and actions, according to a Thailand...
READ MORE >"yea true.. bunch of dumbasses... it's astonishing the logic some people come up with.. "
see all 74 commentsGTA 4 Pulled in Thailand after Teen Player Robs, Murders Cabbie
A Thai video game distributor has pulled Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, 360) from retailer shelves after an 18-year-old high school student confessed to...
READ MORE >"Idiots make the world go round and round. Round and round. Round and round."
see all 37 commentsFCC to Rule Against Comcast in Torrent Scandal
Regulators at the Federal Communications Commission will rule that communications giant Comcast violated U.S. federal policy by throttling network...
READ MORE >"GOOD!! ISP's shouldn't be selling more bandwidth than they actually have, regardless of how ..."
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