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The Return of the Killer Teddy Bear

Posted Jun 1, 2012 at 10:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: 505 Games, behaviour interactive, naughty bear: panic in paradise

Who saw this one coming? Behaviour and 505 are bringing back the cute and cuddly killer teddy bear who like to chop, slice, impale, electrocute, and crush his fellow stuffed animals.


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Japan Says No To Pirates

Posted May 31, 2012 at 7:50PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: Japan, nintendo ds piracy, r4

While they're maybe many innocent homebrewers out there, most is to enable piracy, something that Japan is taking a stand against.


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Get Off Xbox Live, You Pedo

Posted May 6, 2012 at 6:30PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: operation game over, sex offenders, videogame laws, xbox live

The strong arm of the law strikes down again, this time related to a law that includes gaming.


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Rumour Or Fact? PS3 Bluray Drive Emulation

Posted Apr 28, 2012 at 6:30PM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PS3 Tags: bluray, emulation, Exploit, game backups, hack, homebrew, playstation 3 homebrew, ps3 homebrew

PS3 owners who are looking to get game backups and homebrew going on the latest firmware, you'll have to hang in there a little bit longer... Maybe.


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China Releasing Videogame Console. Can Bypass Laws. Hands Free.

Posted Apr 28, 2012 at 11:30AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: China, chinese videogame console, ct510, videogame laws

Sure Nexon wants to take over the videogame world, but there's no touching China and it's crazy laws. Now they're being a little leniant on said laws to give way for their own, brand new videogame console, the CT510.


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There Ain't No Zombies Down Under, By Crikey

Posted Apr 27, 2012 at 7:55AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: psn, Telltale Games, the walking dead, xbla

Australia has a notoriously draconian ratings system for video games, with some games getting banned outright. It's so bad, in fact, that Telltale Games can't sneak their zombies into the mix.


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EA Backsteps Screwing Banned Users

Posted Apr 16, 2012 at 1:22PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: account bans, EA, origin, worst company

The gaming giant has rethought its controversial “ban ‘em all” approach to Origin account management. Point one for the little guys.


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Snag a Tauntaun to Celebrate SWTOR 1.2

Posted Apr 13, 2012 at 2:12PM EST by Todd B Listed in: MMORPG Tags: Star Wars, swtor, the empire strikes back, the old republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 1.2 Legacy patch has finally arrived. And along with it comes a furry little bundle of joy.


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Australians Can Play Grown-Up Games

Posted Mar 27, 2012 at 1:51PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: australia ratings, mortal kombat, r18, syndicate

The Australian government is finally rolling out an R18+ rating for games. Sadly, they’re only doing it in one city.


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ME3 player banned for spending money in multiplayer

Posted Mar 12, 2012 at 7:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: BioWare, ea games, mass effect, me3 banning

But...if you gave them the option to do so...who's to blame?


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Guess what was banned in Australia?

Posted Mar 9, 2012 at 11:44PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: Australia, classification, mortal kombat, netherrealm, Sony, vita, warner bros entertainment, wb

Honestly, it seems as if we just can't get anything right in Australia.


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Rumor: Battlefield 3 Hackers Banning Innocent Players

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at 3:48PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, PunkBuster

A group of BF3 cheaters has a bone to pick with Punkbuster, and they’re doing it at the expense of regular joes.

The beating heart of Battlefield 3 is its intense online multiplayer. And whenever you have online multiplayer in a game, you have to find a way to protect it from cheaters. On PC versions of the game, this function is performed by software known as Punkbuster.

Punkbuster is an automated program that analyzes every player on a particular server and looks for known cheats and other exploits. If it catches someone in the act, they are immediately banned from EA’s Battlelog service. According to Kotaku, some of these cheaters are unhappy with the way Punkbuster affects their game, and have elected to take their frustrations out on the regular BF3 populace.

It seems that somehow, these players have managed to compromise Punkbuster on certain servers, and are using the service to ban innocent players. The group claims to have dumped over 150 players to date, and the official BF3 forums are awash in complaints of unwarranted bans. Essentially, this small selection of players has chosen to protest Punkbuster by using it against non-cheating individuals.

Posting to a bots and exploits forum, one user had this to say about Punkbuster:

“We are bringing back the unerring of punkbuster back for a 3rd season. We have selected ggc-stream as the target since they have the most streaming bf3 servers and makes it very easy to add fake bans. In 2011 we hit them with a mass ban wave and now were are banning real players from battlelog while ggc-stream is totally unaware. We have framed 150+ bf3 players alone.”

This story is still developing, and there’s been no official word from either DICE or Punkbuster on what may be going on, so the news should be taken with a grain of salt. Look for future updates as information is made available.

What do you think of Punkbuster?

A group of BF3 cheaters has a bone to pick with Punkbuster, and they’re doing it at the expense of regular joes.


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BioWare Explains Random Old Republic Bans

Posted Jan 4, 2012 at 1:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: iPad, PC Gaming Tags: BioWare, Star Wars, swotr, swotr bans

Been randomly banned? BioWare explains.


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League of Legends and the 99%

Posted Dec 26, 2011 at 1:48PM EST by Listed in: Wii, MMORPG Tags: free-to-play, league of legends, mmo

Thanks to the free-to-play MMO’s “Tribunal” system, over one percent of players have been actioned for breaking the rules.

Controlling an MMO is hard. No matter how carefully you monitor your community and how much work you put into making sure people follow the rules, griefers, cheaters, hackers and jerks will always find their way into the woodwork. It’s why companies like Blizzard spend millions of dollars each year on a GM staff that exists almost exclusively to enforce the rules.

However, games like League of Legends, which are mostly free to play, simply cannot justify a large in-house support staff. And the staff would have to be large, considering the enormous population of LoL – 15 million at last count. So, the developers came up with a different way to keep everyone in line.

Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends, created an in-game mechanic they dubbed the Tribunal system. This system allows any player over level 30 to determine if action should be taken against another player. The system tracks votes from every player that interacts with that specific character, and once it passes a certain threshold, the case is sent to a small team of GMs for review. From there, the player is banned, suspended or pardoned.

Riot release a really cool infographic over the weekend that shows how the system has worked out so far. Some interesting numbers:

1.4% of players have been actioned by the system

16,000,000 votes have been cast

More than half of all punished players never re-offend

You can see the full infographic below.

What do you think of the Tribunal system?

[Massively]

Thanks to the free-to-play MMO’s “Tribunal” system, over one percent of players have been actioned for breaking the rules.


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Syndicate Banned in Australia

Posted Dec 20, 2011 at 4:31PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: australia game bans, fallout 3, mortal kombat, syndicate, witcher 2

The Aussie ratings board strikes again, blocking the game from release in Australia due to being unsuitable for minors.

Oh, Australia. Your ratings board, as we have discussed previously, is sort of a mess. Games and movies are rated on completely different scales, which results in some very weird happenings. One problem with the Aussie ratings system is that there’s no classification for games that are intended only for adults, meaning that Mature-type games can effectively be blocked from release in the country.

This is exactly what happened to Syndicate, which according to the ratings board was refused classification due to intense blood and gore. Because there’s no “grown-ups only,” rating in Australia, the game will not see an Aussie release unless it’s eventually accepted under the current classification system – despite the fact that the Aussie government is currently working on an R18+ rating.

The ratings board has banned a couple of high profile games over the last few years, most notably 2011’s Mortal Kombat and Fallout 3 (later accepted with edits). Other games, such as The Witcher 2, have come painfully close, requiring in-game changes to pass muster. There’s no word on whether EA will fight the decision or attempt to edit their game, but for now it looks like Aussie players may have to do without Syndicate.

What do you folks think of Australia’s games rating system? Dumb? Effective? Both?

[VG24/7]

The Aussie ratings board strikes again, blocking the game from release in Australia due to being unsuitable for minors.


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Postal 3 Blood and Gore Trailer

Posted Dec 17, 2011 at 8:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: gore, postal, postal 3, Running with Scissors, tim wambolt

Postal 3 is only a few days away and it's kicking ass and taking names in this new trailer.


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Hack MW3, Catch a 5,000 Day Ban

Posted Dec 14, 2011 at 4:36PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Infinity Ward, modern warfare 3

Infinity Ward is issuing perma-bans that aren’t exactly permanent, but might as well be.

Want to get banned from Modern Warfare 3 for the next 13 years? All you need to do is skirt the rules of the game by hacking, power leveling or performing some other stupid task, then get caught. Infinity Ward is issuing permanent bans to players caught breaking the rules, although the bans may not be as permanent as one might think.

While the message players receive indicates that the suspension is only temporary, the timeframe is pretty amazing – 5,000 days. That means, assuming the suspension isn’t extended, your account won’t come back online until 2024. By then, we’ll be up to Modern Warfare 25.

If you receive this message, it means you’re banned, not suspended. Apparently, Infinity Ward doesn’t have a mechanism in place for applying permanent bans, so they’ve gone with the next best thing – suspending your account until the game has long been made irrelevant.

Robert Bowling, creative strategist for the Modern Warfare brand, confirmed that if you see this message, you did something very, very stupid. So play by the rules, and avoid the perma-ban!

[Joystiq]

Infinity Ward is issuing perma-bans that aren’t exactly permanent, but might as well be.


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Germany Unbans Quake

Posted Dec 11, 2011 at 8:37AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: banned, banning, censorship, Germany, id Software, Quake, youth media council

Germany Unbans Quake

Hang on, I'm looking up...what's German for too little too late?

The classic id software game Quake has finally become available to play in Germany for the first time in almost a decade and a half. The amazing FPS was developed sometime between Theme Hospital and Half Life 1 and Germany thought it was a good idea to protect the entire country from it's frightening blocky embrace by banning it outright.

The decision came after August when the other famous id software shooters, Doom and Doom 2 were released from the Kraken-like prison of being apart of Germany's large selection of banned games. Whilst the game was a bit of tech wizardry back in 1996, the 3D engine was fanastically rendered and actually helped shape the way we play games today, as the original Team Fortress mod was on the Quake Engine.

According to Heise Online, game publishers can request that their games be removed after a minimum of ten years from the Youth Media Endangerment list. Recently added to that list was the 2011 release of Dead Island, so Germans will probably see that come out in what, 2021? It's not worth it, Germans, not heaps anyway.

Other than possibly games like RapeLay, I feel that banning media unless it's particularly harmful is wrong and ridiculous in this age of internet. If people want something, they're gonna find anyway or means to get it. I wonder how many German people have played Quake. I remember a great friend of mine telling me when he went to an internet café in Germany and he was asked for ID after slamming down some Euros, he laughed so hard initially then he saw how serious the guy behind the counter was and slipped away.

Via [JoyStiq http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/quake-now-acceptable-in-germany/]

Hang on, I'm looking up...what's German for too little too late?


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Apathy Reigns as Dead Island is banned in Germany

Posted Dec 4, 2011 at 4:30PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: banned games, dead island censorship, dead island germany, Deep Silver, koch media group, techland

A yawn and a shrug as the ban hammer comes down on the 2011 Zombie RPG.


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Iran bans Battlefield 3

Posted Dec 1, 2011 at 5:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: battlefield 3, battlefield 3 ban, bf3, iran bans bf3

Iran bans Battlefield 3

If they made a game about killing Australian's, I'm sure my country would probably do the same.

The game Battlefield 3 deals with an unnamed war (but we can guess which one) in a series of Middle Eastern settings (as well as European) and has a series of missions, in which terrorists from middle eastern countries are considered the enemy...so the game being banned in Iran is probably not too obvious...but the real reason actually is.

It's not necessarily about context or international relations but media effects that push forward the recent banning in Iran...oh and that whole section (Spoilers) wher US forces blow up the capital city of Tehran. "All computer stores are prohibited from selling this illegal game," a deputy with the security and intelligence division of the Iranian police.

I don't know much about video games being sold in the Middle East, but I can guess that EA has serious distributors in the countries to combat some forms of piracy. It seems that even though they have distributors, the game was pirated and sold in many shops before the release date, but official stores saw the ban coming and have steered clear of stocking the game legally. Unfortunately, some unlucky retailers have reportedly been raided, shop keepers even arrested for selling the game even before the ban was announced last month.

According to Fars, Iran's own news agency, a group of Iranian youths launched a protest against the game and it's sale via internet petition, which has over 5000 signatures. The petition reads about the protesters undertanding the game is a work of fiction but they "believe the game is purposely released at a time when the U.S. is pushing the international community into fearing Iran," it says, which I could not agree more.

Whilst other forms of media have not really divulged in the war on terror and the masculine fantasies of war, video games have never seemed to buck the trend. Since the war on terror began all the way back in 2003, at least ten titles each year about American or British forces taking on Middle Eastern countries have been released, going all the way back to the Banned- in-Australia, America's Most Wanted, which depicted a player hunting down Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden...these times are not a-changin'

Via [GamePolitics] http://gamepolitics.com/2011/11/28/iran-bans-battlefield-3

If they made a game about killing Australian's, I'm sure my country would probably do the same.


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Interview BAFTA Award Winner Dan Marshall

Posted Nov 30, 2011 at 12:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: bafta, bafta award, dan marshall, dan that, interview dan marshall, privates, time gentlemen please

Dan Marshall: Writer, Producer, Game Maker and now BAFTA Award winner. Harrison E had a chat with Dan about his award winning game Privates and what the future holds for Size Five Games.


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South Korean Shutdown Law in effect

Posted Nov 28, 2011 at 11:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Tags: mmorpg, online games, shutdown law, South Korea, Starcraft, World of Warcraft

From Midnight to 6 in the morning, looks like South Korea's internet seems to speed up.


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Saturday Mash-Up: The Hottest QJ Posts of the Week

Posted Nov 26, 2011 at 8:00AM EST by Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: battlefield 3, call of duty, EB Games, GameStop, Infinity Ward

If you’ve been busy with holiday preparations or fighting off dragon invasions, here are some things you may have missed.

It’s been a somewhat busy week for the games industry, though most of the news has to do with titles that have already been released rather than things that are about to come out. We’re fast approaching the end of the crazy rush of releases and people seem to be settling down into their gaming habits.

Modern Warfare, Battlefield and Skyrim dominated the news this week, and plenty of commenters stormed our posts to let their voices heard. So without further ado, here’s your:

Infinity Ward Swings the MW3 Banhammer

Modern Warfare 3 has been out since the 8th, and lead creative strategist Robert Bowling has confirmed that Infinity Ward has already banned over 1,600 players for cheating, hacking and glitching. Most people seem pretty happy about Infinity Ward’s commitment to stopping cheating, but some commenters can’t resist another chance to take pot shots at the Call of Duty franchise.

PS3 Battlefield 3 Owners Getting Battlefield 1943

Sony’s Jack Tretton announced that the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 would come packed with Battlefield 1943, but that bonus failed to materialize. Some gamers filed a class action lawsuit against EA (which I still don’t understand), and faced with intense media pressure and the ire of Battlefield fans everywhere, the developer caved. So, free Battlefield 1943 for everyone!

EB Games Canada Dropping Pre-Owned Games

There is a rumor floating around the retail games industry that EB Games, a subsidiary of GameStop, is planning to mix its used and new games together. The familiar yellow “used” tags will be replaced with white “used” tags, so while the games will still be noted as used products, the similar labels may confuse less savvy gamers. We’re still waiting to see how this story plays out.

Skyrim Map Contains all of Tamriel

One gamer’s realization that the entire landmass of Tamriel is built into the map for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim led us to wonder why exactly the content was included. Some venture it’s intended as a resource for modders, some think it’s just to add realism to the environment, and some think it’s for potential DLC content down the road. What do you think?

Square Enix: We Want a Final Fantasy Every Year

Square Enix was apparently unhappy with the development time of Final Fantasy XIII and is hoping to up their release schedule to something more along the lines of Assassin’s Creed or Call of Duty. There seem to be people on both sides of this particular post, some excited about more frequent Final Fantasy games, others concerned about the quality loss that may occur as the result of such a cramped development schedule.

So there are your most commented posts of the week. And, as is now tradition, it’s time to award one lucky reader the prestigious “Comment of the Week” award. This week’s award goes to Harv_ironlung, for his very thoughtful and poignant response to Keith Vaz: Ban Call of Duty:

Keith vaz is twat

Well said, Harv_ironlung. I don’t think I could have said it any better myself.

If you’ve been busy with holiday preparations or fighting off dragon invasions, here are some things you may have missed.


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Interview: Postal 3 Dev and level designer Tim Wambolt

Posted Nov 23, 2011 at 10:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: duke nukem forever, Half Life 2, Interview, postal 3, Running with Scissors, RWS, source engine, tim wambolt

Postal 3 is on it's way in December and Harrison E sits down to have a chat with level designer, developer and viral video maker, Tim Wambolt.


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Infinity Ward Swings the MW3 Banhammer

Posted Nov 21, 2011 at 2:00PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Infinity Ward, modern warfare 2, modern warfare 3

Over 1,600 cheating cheaters have been banned from the game since its launch on the 8th.

There’s something uniquely “Call of Duty” about glitching and cheating. I’ve played plenty of online games, but glitchers seem to be more prevalent in the Modern Warfare games than any other. That’s not to say that there aren’t millions of awesome players working hard to build a great community, but the franchise always seems to have a bigger-than-average collection of bad apples.

Luckily for us nice players, Infinity Ward is watching Modern Warfare 3 carefully and staging precision missile strikes on the accounts of sneaky, unscrupulous gamers.

Robert Bowling, the voice of Infinity Ward in most situations, recently announced on Twitter that the account team there has banned over 1,600 accounts and counting. He goes on to state that any attempt to cheat or hack will be met with a zero-tolerance policy.

Infinity Ward is working hard to fix some of the exploits discovered, such as one that allows infinite stealth bomber runs and a number of basic clipping problems. Most games have a few minor issues at launch, and there doesn’t seem to be anything on the scale of Modern Warfare 2’s care package glitch, so MW3 is doing just fine. It needs a bit of help from its players right now, but most multiplayer matches are being executed without any troubles.

Have you run into any cheating cheaters in MW3 matches? If so, use the post-game report feature to let Infinity Ward know, and share your stories with us!

[Edge]

Over 1,600 cheating cheaters have been banned from the game since its launch on the 8th.


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Swedish Pirate Party Invited to Swedish Gaming Show, Then Banned

Posted Nov 10, 2011 at 8:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming Tags: gameex, piracy, swedish pirate party

Pirates gonna pirate, but at least give them a chance.


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Australian Attorney General calls for Video Game Ban

Posted Nov 6, 2011 at 12:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PSP, Wii, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: Australia, grand theft auto, greg smith, gta, michael atkinson

Australia Video Game Ban....who you gonna call?


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Modern Warfare 3 goes for $1725 on eBay

Posted Nov 5, 2011 at 11:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Kmart, modern warfare 3, modern warfare on ebay, modern warfare street date, mw3

So that's two Birthday's and a Christmas, okay Timmy?


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Play Modern Warfare 3, Get Live Banned

Posted Nov 4, 2011 at 12:38PM EST by Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, modern warfare 3, xbox live

Microsoft warns that getting online in MW3 before the street date could have serious consequences for Xbox Live subscribers.

Yesterday, we talked a bit about Kmart retailers accidentally leaking Modern Warfare 3 before its street date. Today, Microsoft has issued a statement via Twitter that even if you purchased a legitimate copy of the game, you are not authorized to play online until November 8th, 2011. This is a strange move, considering most gamers bought the game at a store and didn’t hack or steal it, but it seems to be influence by Activision.

Stephen Tolouse, a Live employee, initially encouraged online play, essentially stating if you bought the game through legal retail channels, you should enjoy your time. But a few hours later, he came back and stated that after speaking with Activision, the attitude has now shifted to no pre-release play being allowed. He also noted that playing early “may impact your account.”

Now, I understand the need to punish players that hack or play pirated copies of a game on official game servers, but people that purchased Modern Warfare 3 didn’t break any rules. They went to the store and bought a game, and it’s the retailer’s fail the date was broken. The only problem I see is that some players will have a head start on unlocks and rankings, but that stuff evens out over time.

I doubt we’ll see any serious consequences from playing MW3 (if you managed to snag an early copy), but I suppose at this point you should consider yourself warned. There’s no info regarding PS3 copies of the game, though we know they were leaked as well.

Play at your own risk!

Via Destructoid

Microsoft warns that getting online in MW3 before the street date could have serious consequences for Xbox Live subscribers.


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Postal III Headed for Steam

Posted Oct 29, 2011 at 2:27PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: postal iii, Running with Scissors, Steam

Despite rumors that the game had been shelved, Running With Scissors finally issues an update regarding the latest in their often-ridiculous Postal series.

The original Postal game was a top-down shooter with no real story. You knew that the main character had been evicted from his house, and was subsequently going berserk, but that was about it. Postal 2 was even more insane, with so much violence it was actually banned in some countries (read: Australia). Now, after a few years of silence on the topic, it looks like Running With Scissors is finally ready to return to the franchise.

The company has just announced that Postal III will launch in the Steam store on December 10th, bringing with it the return of the game’s main character, “Postal Dude.” Postal III takes place in Catharsis, and will presumably revolve around causing as much damage as possible in order to quell the rage that lives inside of you.

The press release on the game’s official site also indicates that it may be heading to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, albeit at a later date. Time is going to have to tell.

Anyone play the first couple of Postal games?

Via GamePro

Despite rumors that the game had been shelved, Running With Scissors finally issues an update regarding the latest in their often-ridiculous Postal series.


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Duke Nukem Ad banned in the UK

Posted Oct 23, 2011 at 11:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: censorship, dnf, duke nukem forever, Gearbox Software, UK

Apparently told censors to blow it out their arse...." More as this story develops...


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Watch: House of the Dead Overkill: Crossbow Time

Posted Oct 16, 2011 at 3:15PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: house of the dead, house of the dead overkill extended cut, ps3 move, Sega

Crossbows! Get your crossbows here! Now get ready, aim, kill some zombies!


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Battlefield 3 single-player DLC not ruled out

Posted Oct 7, 2011 at 4:29AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, ea dice

The common practice with DLC is for developers to push additional content for the multiplayer mode. With Battlefiled 3, however, could it ever be possible for us to get DLC for the single-player?

According to the guys at EA DICE, it's not all too impossible. At the recently concluded Tokyo Game Show, AusGamers managed to corner some of the company execs to ask about this particular matter. Said Gustav Enekull, "We're not ruling out any possibilities, but at this point we've only announced the Back o Karkand expansion pack, coming out later this year."

"What I can say," he furthered, "is that we want our DLC -- no matter how it's set -- to be a new experience for the player. And that, in theory, could just be an extension of the co-op for example. But it's important to us that it's not just a new map pack; it's a new themed-setting; it brings you something that's more than maps.

Vehicles, weapons, new ways of playing; expanding the experience and giving players something fresh and new. That's how we're thinking and that's what we've done with the first planned expansion which is back to Karkand."

A single-player DLC for Battlefield 3 should definitely be a breath of fresh air. Multiplayer is always fun, but of course, there are some who would prefer to ride it out alone, lonely ranger style. Still, while EA DICE isn't totally scratching it out from their ideas list, they've yet to fully commit to it, so we'll just have to wait and see how this pans out.

Meanwhile, you've got the Achievements to keep you busy. Just make sure you're on the official servers, else you'll risk getting banned.

Via [AusGamers]

With Battlefiled 3, could it ever be possible for us to get DLC for the single-player?


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DICE caution players against unofficial Battlefield 3 servers

Posted Oct 5, 2011 at 5:53PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, elecronic arts

Stick to the official ones or risk being banned.


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Diablo 3 may run into gambling problems with South Korea

Posted Oct 4, 2011 at 12:12AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, diablo 3, gambling, ratings board, South Korea

Due to random loot drops being able to be exchanged for real money, South Korea has some issues with that.


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Battlefield 3 beta rattled with accounts ban threats

Posted Oct 3, 2011 at 1:29AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, ea dice

Just last week, the Battlefield 3 beta seemed like one big party. As the weekend went on, however, it suddenly posed a problem more than enjoyment -- at least for EA DICE.

Th developers have posted up on their official blog a warning: if you join in on "any unofficial/ hacked servers", your account will be banned. Now, just to give you a bit of a backstory on this situation.

As reports would have it, claims of a hackery inside the beta allows alternative game modes, which opens up the game to as much as 128 players in one game. Thing is, Battlefield 3 officially supports only up to 32 players in Rush mode under the Operation Metro map.

So, that's the backstory. With these claims of hackery, EA DICE of course is not afraid to mete out punishment to rule breakers. Said DICE, they have already "tested out Operation Metro on conquest with 64 and 128 players, and can confirm their existence, albeit, the 128 player server lagged considerably." If your account is found to be involved in these illegitimate servers, then it can most definitely "compromise your EA account and have it banned by EA."

Before you go all cocky thinking that the ban will only be for the beta anyway, do know that any other EA games you might want to play will be inaccessible, obviously, considering that the EA accounts ban will be a universal one.

Just stick by the rules, guys. There's a reason why they're there in the first place. Don't go pissing off EA with this.

Via [CVG]

Just last week, the Battlefield 3 beta seemed like one big party, but that didn't last for very long.


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Watch: Sega shows off 11 minutes of Aliens: Colonial Marine

Posted Oct 1, 2011 at 4:02AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: aliens, aliens: colonial marines, Gearbox Software, randy pitchford

Aliens: Colonial Marines is starting to look really awesome and it's not game over, man....


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Microsoft to reactive recent banned Xbox Live accounts

Posted Sep 23, 2011 at 10:29PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, news, xbox live

Blames a software error that accidentally cut off unspecified number of users from its online gaming service.


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My Stay on Dead Island

Posted Sep 14, 2011 at 2:10PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: Australia, dead island, shooters, Silent Hill, zombies

We sent an Australian writer to a little place in the red sun to die...


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CoD: Black Ops Rezurrection Pack to blame for XBL bans?

Posted Sep 13, 2011 at 5:32AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, cod: black ops, Microsoft

So, remember when Microsoft went on a banning spree over at the Xbox Live last week? They were pretty much secretive about the whole "Marketplace Theft" issue.

Apparently, though, it appears that one particular DLC is the root cause of all this drama. As reports would have it, a glitch present in the Rezurrection DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops is the one causing all the trouble for the gamers. What happens is that the glitch flags their Xbox 360 units as being stolen. The consequence for this is that the XBL account attached to the unit thereby gets banned.

The glitch seems to be pretty random, and so it doesn't really matter whether or not your unit is indeed stolen. Those banned were only so unfortunate as to download the game's add-on, and thereby is burdened with the banning consequence.

To make things more frustrating, Microsoft apparently wants to keep things under wraps until they are able to figure out a way to deal with the issue. This is rather surprising considering how swiftly and transparently they dealt with the previous security issue on their system. I just hope that this media blackout won't be for too long because really, the consumers are obviously on the losing end of this whole brouhaha. Meanwhile, if this be true, Activision should say something about the matter as well.

The CoD: Black Ops Rezurrection Pack came out for both the XBL and PSN back in September 23rd. The bannings commenced shortly after that for XBL subscribers.

Via [Click Online]

So, remember when Microsoft went on a banning spree over at the Xbox Live last week?


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Doom no longer considered a danger to German Youth.

Posted Sep 5, 2011 at 1:17AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Australia, doom, fallout, Germany

The classic first person shooter finally gets what it deserves...ummm...an appropriate audience?


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SOE details Star Wars Galaxies endgame

Posted Aug 31, 2011 at 6:51PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: MMORPG Tags: Sony Online Entertainment, star wars galaxies

The time to say goodbye to Star Wars Galaxy is getting closer and closer.


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Australia bites more fun out of gaming

Posted Aug 25, 2011 at 2:09AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: australian rating, censorship, house of the dead overkill, l4d2, left 4 dead, left 4 dead 2

House of the Dead Overkill: Extended Cut banned in Australia.


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Christian group calls for ban on violent games

Posted Jul 29, 2011 at 3:30PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: modern warfare 2, Norway, violent video games

After the horrific massacre in Norway, one Christian group is calling for the ban of violent video games.


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The Sims 3 receives a massive patch

Posted Jul 26, 2011 at 6:56AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Electronic Arts, patch, the sims 3

EA has released a new patch for The Sims 3, updating the PC version of the lifestyle simulation sequel to version 1.24.


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EA comments on Australian ratings board

Posted Jul 22, 2011 at 5:15PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Australia, EA, mark bradley

EA's Mark Bradley recently commented on Australia's game ratings board, which has banned R18+ games.


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PoV: What does the new Smash Bros need to succeed?

Posted Jun 9, 2011 at 6:00PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PoV Tags: e3 2011, Nintendo, super smash bros, wii u

One of the biggest announcements that came out of Nintendo's E3 2011 press conference was the confirmation of a new Super Smash Bros. title for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. What changes need to be made in the next Smash Bros?


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Australia's R18+ proposal in a nutshell

Posted May 25, 2011 at 2:59AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PSP, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming Tags: Australia

A proposal for the R18+ ratings in Australia reveals the guidelines.


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Microsoft unbans banned consoles, playing it safe?

Posted Apr 27, 2011 at 2:12AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft

Could Microsoft playing to the good graces of the hackers and their consumers the world over? As rumors would have it, the company is currently in the process of unbanning consoles that they have previously banned.

DJ Keemstar claims that Microsoft opted for this move supposedly to appease Anonymous and not have the group go after them like they did with Sony. This claim is further corroborated by several posts on different forums, saying that they do know of consoles that have been unbanned by Microsoft out of the blue.

Of course, these are all very interesting bits of news right now, especially for those who could be potentially affected. DJ Keemstar, proud Xbox 360 bannee for 15 times, has posted this video to back up his claim.

Check it out and see for yourself. We, in the meantime, will still be tagging this as a rumor until we hear anything officially from Microsoft.

Via [Se7ensins]

Could Microsoft playing to the good graces of the hackers and their consumers the world over?


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More StarCraft II players banned

Posted Apr 26, 2011 at 3:30AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, starcraft ii

Blizzard has dished out another round of account suspensions and bans in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty for players who have been caught cheating and hacking while playing the RTS sequel.


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