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Finally: Star Wars for Grown-Ups

Posted Jun 1, 2012 at 10:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: lucasfilm, Star Wars, star wars 1313

After the fiasco that was Kinect Star Wars, many thought that Lucas & Co. had given up on making anything cool for Star Wars ever again. Now it looks like they'll be unveiling something more mature at E3.


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Minecraft Gets The Ultimate Graphics?

Posted May 26, 2012 at 4:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: minecraft, videogame themed events, videogame wedding

And with the collapse of one videogame partnership, comes the rise of another one. Here's hoping it doesn't end the same way.


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Screw this Space Stuff, Let's Get Our Hands Dirty

Posted May 24, 2012 at 10:30AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: CCP Games, dust 514, Eve Online

If the EVE Online universe wasn't expansive enough for you, soon you'll be able to really get your hands dirty and play one of the grunts with their boots on the ground. Of course, it's an FPS for the PS3 so....


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Sound Off: Feel Like Cybering?

Posted May 22, 2012 at 3:23PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PoV Tags: cyber sex, cybering, mmos, orgia romanus, sound off

Take off your robe and wizard hat and join us for a discussion on getting naked and doing the dirty. In games, of course.


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On Shelves this Week: May 20 – May 26, 2012

Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:30PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: alan wake, american nightmare, defender chronicles, dirt showdown, dragons dogma, Eve Online, future soldier, ghost recon, inferno, mario tennis open, men in black, sorcery

Who still cares about Diablo III when the game version of Men in Black 3 is due any minute? Uh, Will Smith, anyone?


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Oh, Lawsuits, You So Crazy

Posted May 17, 2012 at 8:40AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, EA, Infinity Ward, respawn entertainment

Activision's tangling with EA and some ex-Infinity Ward dudes in the courts. It would be pretty ho-hum, but some details have come to light that point towards some pretty shady shit going on in the office.


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Lara Croft Skipping the Holidays

Posted May 14, 2012 at 3:35PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Crystal Dynamics, delays, Lara Croft, reboot, tomb raider

Don’t expect to catch up with the Tomb Raider star this winter—she’s not coming home for Christmas.


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This Dominatrix Isn't What You Think, Though You'll Still Take a Beating

Posted May 4, 2012 at 9:50AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: enter the dominatrix, saints row: the third, THQ, volition

It's not just any old DLC, it's an expansion. But will there be weaponized purple dildos?


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Too Much Money in Your Pocket? Amazon has the Cure

Posted Apr 24, 2012 at 1:43PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Amazon, final fantasy xiii-2, king of fighters, mass effect 3, ps move

Buying games at full price is so 1999. Instead of getting reamed old-school, hit up this 50% off sale.


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Codemasters Talks All Things DiRT - Speed, Skill, and Destruction

Posted Apr 1, 2012 at 2:15PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Codemasters, dirt 4, dirt showdown

The guys (well, one guy mostly) at Codemasters talks about DiRT Showdown and how and why they split the franchise. And a bunch of other behind-the-scenes stuff.


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Find out who is taking over Codemasters

Posted Mar 28, 2012 at 2:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Codemasters, dirt, dirt showdown, THQ, warner bros, warner bros interactive entertainment, wbie

The UK Games market is in a panic, but it looks like there's a saviour. After whirlwind success with Bastion last year, what's the film company spinoff doing?


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New Dragon's Dogma Trailer is All About Pawnage

Posted Mar 15, 2012 at 3:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Capcom, resident evil 6

Hire a pawn for those times when you don't want to grab a monster's tail yourself.


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Retro City Rampage coming to Vita and PS3

Posted Feb 22, 2012 at 10:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: rcr, retro city rampage, vblank studios, WiiWare, xbla

What may be the game of the year for 2012 is finally leaving behind those wussy consoles and coming to blow up in your face with Sony.


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Tackling Gaming Greats: Final Fantasy VII

Posted Feb 18, 2012 at 2:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PoV Tags: final fantasy 7, pov

Shedding clarity on the why's of gaming.


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QJ Homebrew Roundup February 10, 2012

Posted Feb 10, 2012 at 3:40PM EST by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: apple assault, project citrus, showtime megaviewer, the catachthonic, yet another bypass

Today is Friday so you know what that means right? Yup...another QJ.net Homebrew Roundup for you to snag some cool homebrew games and apps created by some very talented devs.


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The Top 20 PS3 Games in the UK This Week

Posted Jan 30, 2012 at 11:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3 Tags: fifa 12, modern warfare 3, skyrim

Get DiRTy.


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Letter from Alleged THQ Staffer Calls Out Management, CEO

Posted Jan 25, 2012 at 3:30PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: saints row the third, THQ

THQ hasn’t been doing great over the last few months, and this nasty letter from a former employee doesn’t make things look any better.

THQ, the company behind Saints Row: The Third, had a tough 2011. The company was in such dire straits that rumors floated around about it canceling its entire 2014 lineup, rumors the company vehemently denied. This morning we received word that THQ was shifting its strategies yet again, this time focusing more on its core franchises over third party licensing.

It’s hard to get a bead on exactly what’s happening with THQ. Rumors and sales indicate the company is in serious trouble despite the success of Saints Row, but the company refuses to admit that they have any sort of problem. Only one person seems to be willing to comment on the state of the company – an alleged former employee with an obvious bone to pick.

In a letter written to THQ’s Board of Directors, CEO Brian Farrell as well as the general public and a collection of gaming news sites, this “Formerly Mismanaged” employee rattles off a laundry lists of complaints about the company.

The letter essentially claims that THQ’s problems stem from mismanagement and a Board of Directors that has no clue how to strategically run a gaming company. It gives examples like acquiring game studios with no plan on how to utilize their talents (then later shutting them down), investing money into shrinking niche markets, the company’s refusal to dump a CEO that has tanked its stock price and high-paid executives making enormous mistakes that call their competency into question. The disastrous uDraw tablet also makes an appearance.

These allegations of management incompetency surface just a few days before THQ announces its current financial standing on February 2, and things certainly don’t look good. One analyst has gone on the record by stating that THQ, without some sort of financial windfall, with run out of cash near the middle of this year.

You can read the letter in its (extremely long) entirety below:

[JoyStiq]

"To:

THQ Board of Directors

Lawrence Burstein

James Whims, Gigex, Inc.

Henry DeNero, Arcturus Capital

Brian Dougherty, AirSet, Inc.

Jeffrey Griffiths , Lumber Liquidators

From:

Current and Ex-Employees, Shareholders, and The Public

Dear THQ Board,

I am an ex-employee at THQ. I saw the tweet-started headlines over the past week from an "industry expert." This expert is one who I and my friends and co-workers in the industry have never heard of after a long time in the field. I had been reading the various following articles and accounts and it generated sympathy for friends both recently laid off and currently still there. I thought it would be a good idea to send a note with their input. This note has honest facts and thoughts about THQ and the current problems there. Most of these facts are public knowledge and they have been confirmed by public records or can be confirmed by current and former THQ staff there both before and after my and their time.

I have long felt the need to explain to outsiders how this beaten-down company has wound up in this position. It is to the point where having it on your resume is not a point in your favor. And that shouldn't be the case. I'm/We're sending this note anonymously because some of us are still awaiting final checks and others know how little corporations like employees who air their dirty laundry. We feel the need to say something to combat the partial misinformation being written.

THQ had been known through the years for having a formula. They find a hot license, make a cheap game, barely advertise it, and make money. This formula worked during the Playstation and Xbox and Gameboy days and made the company a lot of cash. Unfortunately, THQ's old guard executives seem to be stuck trying to manage the company the same way they did back then and haven't realized the industry has changed.

The beginning of the end came years ago as Brian Farrell lead an executive team to acquire a large number of studios. A large amount of cash was used in the acquisition or setup of game developers with different degrees of talent. The problem was they were bought without strategic reasoning or specific plan on to use them. So after awhile another large amount of money was spent as those studios failed and were sold off and shut down. The executive team at the time were an entirely different group of people with one key exception in the CEO. The CEO/the then executive team wasted the cash that the company had built up with these massive investments and selloffs.

The studio purchase errors were not helped by the mistakes in the licensing deals that were signed by the same CEO. Millions and millions of dollars were wasted on acquiring licenses at the same time the kids, family, casual business was declining at a rapid rate. Instead of slowing those acquisitions he overpaid for more of them until again cash was wasted in paying for brands that didn't sell well anymore.

The mistakes in decisions and cash losses triggered wave after wave of layoffs. In the most recent wave, about 40 people lost their jobs this past December through no fault of their own. The reason why is the chronic and constant mismanagement of their company. The fact is that the CEO and executive committee were so focused on trying to hit an unrealistic financial goal that they bet everything on an extremely risky proposition in the uDraw tablet. When they lost, they further displayed their lack of management skills by not having a contingency plan. Three weeks after the game launched, an entire business unit was wiped out when it didn't meet its goal due to relying on that one product to hit an unrealistic target.

After the layoffs many ex-employees walked around shell-shocked and trying to figure out who was responsible. They came to the understanding that most of us do after leaving the company. The issue with THQ has never been one of lack of staff creativity, intellect or business intelligence. It all rests of the failure of its management team and you the Board of Directors.

This Board has allowed the Brian Farrell, the CEO, the ongoing ability to take a cash-rich profitable company and drive it from a $30 share price down to around $.70 without acting despite numerous mistakes that even for those lacking business training, could see were errors. Even without glaring mistakes how can the same CEO stay in charge after a 99% share price loss? Aside from the board, who is responsible for the current situation and who is accountable for the current and future job losses at the company? When you ask the recently departed who are a good source of information, you get the same answers. This uDraw failure is the largest and most recent one in a string of them that were hushed over and hidden. The answer aside from the Board is the current executive team that allowed this uDraw implosion to happen.

Brian Farrell, CEO with a 2011 salary of $1,289,558, for a lack of business intelligence or fiscal accountability. A vocal inside group pointed out the mistake of trying to launch a year-old product that received almost no software support in the last 12 months. Instead of listening and having a back-up plan, he went ahead and invested a ridiculous amount of money in the manufacturing and advertising of the product and failed miserably. It is passed time for him to go. We are wondering what is taking so long for you to act. We have been wondering this same question for a long time.

Martin Good, EVP and head of Kids, Family, Casual with a 2011 salary of $1,198,023, for bringing no strategic thought or business sense to the role. He was brought out from Australia sales to replace an outgoing head of the business unit and rapidly displayed a complete lack of leadership skills, vision, and any sort of analytical sense. Looking at his compensation package, he is an excellent negotiator as his salary is higher than anyone's except for the CEO. On the plus side he lost his job with the rest of those laid off. On the minus side, he will be floating down on a golden parachute while the rest of the former employees scramble to look for jobs in this challenging environment. Most of those jobs will be at studios in other parts of the country, so they will be forced to relocate their families in the middle of their childrens school years. It is incredible that he made this level of income while doing such a poor job, but it serves as a reflection of the lack of Brian Farrell's ability to staff well and manage.

Paul Pucino, CFO with a 2011 salary of $674,855, for not planning for this possibility and having a safety net or a plan to cover THQ just in case of failure. We have a line of credit that we likely used to buy the plastic that is not selling to customers. It is like taking a cash advance to buy THQ stock and just as worthless of an investment. Paul is known as an absentee executive who is missing when business situations gets complicated. While he was in the loop at the point of the risk, with the following failure he has been clearly unavailable. It is another example of Brian Farrell's inability to staff.

Ian Curran, EVP and head of global publishing with a 2011 salary of $1,037,047, for not flagging an unrealistic sales goal to the CEO or the Board when a big part of the corporation felt the numbers were unrealistic. He blindly held up an unachievable target and didn't act when multiple people told him he was aiming to high and out of step with the marketplace. If a sales executive's job is to anticipate the market, he has done a poor job of it. Another example of Brian Farrell not being able to find the right people for the right job.

Ed Kauffman, EVP of Legal and Business Affairs who clearly was signing bad deals on licensed products, not factoring in the changes in the business and being more critical with financial terms with partners. uDraw by itself cannot possibly explain the companies poor financial health. It is a combination of that product and a string of bad licensed deals that the company took on against better judgement. While Brain Farrell would logically be the final decisionmaker for deals, Kauffman is either unpersuasive in his arguments to not do them or supported them. Either situation equates to another example of poor staffing choices by the CEO.

uDraw was failure and the only people to blame are the people listed above. THQ and its current financial situation is also their responsibility. And they were paid around $4.5 million dollars for their poor decisions. If there is any doubt we would recommend talking to current and former staff to get the straight story. Don't read this note as bitterness on their part, but more as long overdue truth.

So, Board, it is time. Passed time for you to act and passed time for you to do something about the mismanagement that has gone on for too many years. We've watched the stock from the outside and read the comments and the reason why the company is valued so low despite its sales is because of this underqualified management team.

Board it is time for you to act before your names are added to the list above of things that must change.

Sincerely,

The Formerly Mismanaged"

THQ hasn’t been doing great over the last few months, and this nasty letter from a former employee doesn’t make things look any better.


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Black Ops Tops 2011 XBL Activity Chart

Posted Jan 9, 2012 at 8:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: black ops, call of duty, xbl activity chart, xbox live

Surprise, surprise, surprise.


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Capcom Doesn’t Take a Stand on SOPA

Posted Jan 6, 2012 at 3:33PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Capcom, Epic Games, ESA, sopa

Capcom wants you to know that they don’t support SOPA. But they don’t NOT support it, either.

SOPA is a big deal for gamers and the digital public right now. The bill is seen as very much a threat to the freedom of the internet, and countless online protests have come together as the bill gets closer to an official vote. Games journalists are reaching out to various developers to find out where they stand on the bill; Capcom responded with a very vague statement sometime yesterday that sort of set off a news bomb.

For the sake of clarity, here’s what Capcom had to say when asked about SOPA:

“The ESA represents us on these matters.”

While this statement does not explicitly endorse SOPA, it definitely doesn’t denounce it. Instead, Capcom passed the buck over to the ESA without taking any stand at all. Most gaming news outlets took this as a sign that Capcom supports SOPA; however, the company has taken issue with this “sloppy journalism.”

In a scathing statement released today, Capcom had this to say:

“We are members of the ESA (along side pretty much every other major publisher in our industry). We've only ever stated that the ESA represents us in legislative matters (again, like every other publisher). We have not stated any stance on our support (or not) for SOPA. Inferring more than that is bad journalism (which seems to be rampant based upon the rereporting of a six word response to inquiry).”

Capcom’s response is quite brilliant. They’ve avoided taking a stance on SOPA while still supporting the bill through the ESA, all the while shouting, “Everyone else is doing it!” Of course, if Capcom didn’t support SOPA, they could have taken this opportunity to say so instead of ducking out of the issue and putting it all on the ESA. It’s a slippery move from a company that’s clearly trying to avoid sticking its neck out in one direction or another, and frankly, it’s cowardly.

You either support SOPA or you don’t, and you should have the balls to admit it either way. For example, check out what Epic Games thinks of SOPA:

“Epic Games supports efforts that would stop overseas websites profiting from pirating our games, but we have to do that in a way that’s compatible with freedom of speech and due process of law. Thus, we do not support the current version of SOPA.”

Easy, right? Succinct and clear – there’s no room to interpret Epic’s stance on SOPA, because they weren’t afraid to actually lay it out.

Capcom is apparently too scared to come out and say that they support the bill, so they’re hiding behind the ESA instead of taking responsibility for themselves. And as long as they don’t publicly denounce the bill, it’s safe to assume they’re supporting it through the ESA while trying not to get their hands too dirty in public.

[Destructoid]

Capcom wants you to know that they don’t support SOPA. But they don’t NOT support it, either.


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Watch The Dirt Showdown Trailer

Posted Dec 19, 2011 at 7:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: colin mcrae, destruction derby, dirt, dirt showdown, grid

Dirt Showdown headed in 2012

The new trailer that's more destruction than derby.

The DIRT series gets a new upgrade in this trailer for Dirt Showdown

The Dirt Series expaned from the Colin McCrae Universe of games such as GRID, to become a racing series in it's own right. The latest iteration, Dirt Showdown will recall you back to the good old days of Destruction Derby where cars were just the new generation of battering ram in the world of racing.

The game looks really good, if all things were judged on their trailers. Starting off with the classic motif of a car doing a burnout to show that things were going around in circles with the series - before storming off into the battlefield where hundreds of cars lay in wait for our competitor. The explosions and cheers ring out as the first hit is made and there we have a new franchise born.

I loved playing Destruction Derby 2 back in the day on the old PS1. The game was a mix of NASCAR and Twisted Metal, just without the characters or macarbe insanity. The game series kind of faded out by the PS2 era but maybe it's time for Sony to bring it back. I'm a bit of a fan of the DIRT and GRID series so I might pick this one up too.

The new trailer that's more destruction than derby.


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Risen 2: Dark Waters Gets a Release Date

Posted Dec 14, 2011 at 3:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: Deep Silver, Piranha Bytes, risen 2: dark waters

Risen 2: Dark Waters will be sailing into your local stores in April 2012. Let's have a look at what these dirty pirates have up their sleeves.


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Final Fantasy 14 casts Subscription Spell

Posted Dec 8, 2011 at 8:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: MMORPG Tags: ffxvi, final fantasy xvi, mmo, pay to play, Square Enix, squenix

Consumers will cast "Wallet Anger" followed by "Financial Acceptance"


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Digital Commissioner says copyright law encourages piracy

Posted Dec 3, 2011 at 7:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Tags: digital agenda commissioner, Digital Rights Management, DRM, eu, European Union, video game piracy

The Digital Agenda have the right idea, but who will listen?


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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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Interview: Simon Viklund, Creative Director of PayDay: The Heist

Posted Nov 9, 2011 at 7:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: overkill software, payday the heist on psn, payday the heist on steam, payday: the heist, simon viklund interview, valve

Recently released PayDay: The Heist has gotten amazing reviews and Harrison E sits down with it's Creative Director to discuss the multiplayer game.


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Country Music Packs Coming to Rock Band Store

Posted Nov 4, 2011 at 2:57PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Harmonix, rock band 3, rock band store

Like country music? You’re in luck next week, because Harmonix is dropping a ton of country hits for Rock Band 3.

Like it or not, country music is massively popular – at least here in the States. People may not think of country as a real genre of music, and it’s certainly the easiest one to make fun of, but that doesn’t change the fact that country artists sell millions of records each year. Harmonix seems to have picked up on the popularity of the genre and is adding a few country songs to the Rock Band Store on November 8th.

Personally, I love country music. Some of it. It would take too long to get into the specific differences between mainstream country and red dirt, Texas country, but it’s a very similar argument to that regarding mainstream rock bands and indie bands. Suffice to say that like all types of music, there’s good stuff and bad stuff.

Anyway, here’s the full lineup, courtesy of Destructoid:

“Going Country Pack 05”

o Chely Wright – “Single White Female” (RB3 Version)

o Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up” (RB3 Version)

o Reba McEntire – “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” (RB3 Version)

o Shania Twain – “Party for Two (with Billy Currington)” (RB3 Version)

o Sugarland – “Settlin’” (RB3 Version)

“Going Country Pack 06”

o Billy Currington – “That’s How Country Boys Roll” (RB3 Version)

o Darryl Worley – “Awful, Beautiful Life” (RB3 Version)

o Gary Allan – “Man of Me” (RB3 Version)

o George Strait – “TWANG” (RB3 Version)

o Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire” (RB3 Version)

o Justin Moore – “Backwoods” (RB3 Version)

“Going Country Pack 07”

o Darius Rucker – “Alright” (RB3 Version)

o Dierks Bentley – “Sideways” (RB3 Version) O

o Keith Urban – “Kiss a Girl” (RB3 Version)

o Lady Antebellum – “Perfect Day” (RB3 Version)

o Luke Bryan – “Rain Is a Good Thing” (RB3 Version)

o Merle Haggard – “Mama Tried” (RB3 Version) O

o Trace Adkins – “Ride” (RB3 Version) X

“Going Country Pack 08”

o Dwight Yoakam – “Intentional Heartache” (RB3 Version)

o Jason Aldean – “Crazy Town” (RB3 Version)

o Rascal Flatts – “Summer Nights” (RB3 Version)

Speaking as a country fan, I can say that most of those songs are garbage. They’ve even managed to get one of George Strait’s bad songs, a nearly impossible feat. I guess it makes sense that they’d opt for the popular over the good, but man is that ever a lame list of songs.

All 20 songs are priced at $19.99 and the individual packs go from $5.49 to $10.49.

Are you going to pick up any of these Rock Band 3 country songs, or do cowboy hats make you want to throw a punch?

Like country music? You’re in luck next week, because Harmonix is dropping a ton of country hits for Rock Band 3.


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Trade in Battlefield 3, Get Modern Warfare 3 for $1

Posted Oct 21, 2011 at 8:00PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, call of duty, cod, GameStop, mw3

Ahh, the ongoing saga of the military based, multiplayer first person shooter world. Things are getting dirty between Activision and EA.


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Bodycount developer to close shop

Posted Sep 14, 2011 at 5:23AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: bodycount, codemasters guildford

It must have been a make or break release for them. News has it that Bodycount developer, Codemasters Guildford, is now set to close shop, just a month after they released the game.

According to reports, the Guildford studio has only 30 days left to operate, finish up whatever it is they have to do, usher the 66 staff affected out the door, and then finally, lock their gates for good.

Said Codemasters in an official statement made to GamesIndustry, "As Codemasters looks to take greater leadership in the racing category, the company is proposing a studio structure that adds resource and strengthens our best-in-class racing teams. The output from the studios on the Warwickshire campus and Birmingham is on the increase with multiple continuing.

Both the Warwickshire and Birmingham studios have won BAFTAs for their critically acclaimed, multi-million selling titles and the company is adding resource to enusre they constantly over achieve in this competitive sector.

Ouch. Suffice to say, the lackluster performance of Bodycount at retail dealt the final blow. Of course, it makes good sense for a company like Codemasters to put their investment where the returns are guaranteed. Unfortunately for the Guildford studio, their performance just wasn't up to par with their mother studio's standards.

Meanwhile, as stated in Codemasters' position, they will be focusing more on the studios working on the racing titles (as this is where the money is, so they say), such as Dirt, Grid, and F1 Online.

Bodycount released in North America just a couple of weeks back to bad reviews, and barely-there presence in the UK charts. To cushion the effect of the shutdown on the staff, Codemasters is encouraging them to instead try their luck in the other studios.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-09-14-codemasters-to-close-guildford-studio

It must have been a make or break release for them.


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Monster Pet shop hits App Store

Posted Sep 8, 2011 at 4:00PM EST by Carl B Listed in: iPhone Tags: apple, beeline interactive, ios, monster pet shop

Beeline Interactive has released Monster Pet Shop on the Apple App Store.


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UK charts: Deus Ex takes down Zumba Fitness

Posted Aug 30, 2011 at 11:46PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PS3 Tags: 505 Games, Activision, charttrack, Disney, Electronic Arts, news, sales, Square Enix, Ubisoft, UK

The ten week long reign of Pipeworks and 505 Games' motion fitness game is finally over, thanks to Eidos and Square Enix's long awaited series reboot, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, as it debuts at number one in the UK all format charts.


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Nordic Game Chart: Week 33

Posted Aug 26, 2011 at 3:32PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PS3 Tags: cars 2, nordic game chart

The latest Nordic Game Chart has been revealed. Is there a new game on top?


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UK charts: Zumba Fitness holds top spot

Posted Aug 22, 2011 at 10:52PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Wii Tags: 505 Games, charttrack, Disney, Electronic Arts, news, Nintendo, sales, Ubisoft, UK

Despite a slight drop in sales this week , Pipeworks and 505 Games' surprise hit motion fitness title took the top spot in the UK all format software sales charts, according to the latest figures from Chart-Track.


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Gabe Newell: It's up to Valve to bring back EA

Posted Aug 18, 2011 at 1:39AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, ea games, origin, Steam, valve

Steam looks far away to the classic games company.


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UK Charts: Zumba Fitness remains number 1

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at 9:25AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Wii Tags: 505 Games, charttrack, Disney, Electronic Arts, news, sales, Ubisoft, UK

For the ninth consecutive week in a row, Pipeworks and 505 Games' Zumba Fitness took the top spot in the UK all format software sales charts, according to the latest figures from UK tracking firm Chart-Track.


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Nordic Game Chart: Week 31

Posted Aug 12, 2011 at 4:00PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PS3 Tags: EA, FIFA, nordic game chart

The latest Nordic Game Chart has been revealed. Is there a new game on top?


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UK charts: Zumba Fitness still on top

Posted Aug 8, 2011 at 10:07PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii Tags: 505 Games, charttrack, Electronic Arts, news, sales, Ubisoft, UK

For the eighth week running, Pipeworks and 505 Games' surprise hit motion fitness title took the top spot in the UK all format software sales charts.


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North Korea stealing money from MMOs through hackers?

Posted Aug 6, 2011 at 11:56PM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: MMORPG Tags: Korea, lineage

This is so messed up it's true. According to reports, South Korean cops have captured five North Korean hackers who have been breaching through security systems of online games to steal money.

Their M.O, according to the Seoul-based authorities, use farm bots to gather items from games such as Lineage, which they will then sell over the auction systems in exchange for real money.

So said Senior Officer in South Korea's International Crime Investigation Unit, Chun Kil-hwan, in an official statement, "They regularly contacted North Korean agents for close consultation." Before the hackers were foiled, they had already managed so far to steal about US$ 6.3 million in the past two years. After getting their cuts from the transactions, they will then pass over the rest of the stolen funds to North Korean officials.

The hackers, Mr. Chung also posited, are graduates of North Korea's elite science universities.

It is of the belief, furthermore, that North Korea is resorting to such dirty tactics in order to buoy up their funds, which have been drastically dwindling in the past several years, thanks to the economic sanctions imposed upon them.

North Korea has so far denied knowledge regarding any of these allegations, and have instead pointed the blame finger back to Seoul police, claiming that they are merely fabricating this conspiracy to put them in an even worse light.

Via [New York Times]

This is so messed up it's true.


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Nordic Game Chart: Week 29

Posted Aug 5, 2011 at 2:37PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PS3 Tags: EA, FIFA, nordic game chart

The latest Nordic Game Chart has been revealed. Is there a new game on top?


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Codemasters: Nintendo needs to be smart with Wii U price

Posted Aug 4, 2011 at 4:00PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Wii U Tags: Codemasters, Nintendo

Nintendo can't make the same pricing mistake with Wii U, says Codemasters.


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PlayStation Store US Update - 08/02/11

Posted Aug 2, 2011 at 10:34PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Sony

This week's North American PlayStation Store update is now live folks, bringing us a slew new contents including the downloadable Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, Dragon Age: Origins Digital, a new EA initiative called the EA Sports Season Ticket, Galaga Legions Dx the latest episode of Qore and some new minis.


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UK charts: Zumba Fitness stays on top

Posted Aug 1, 2011 at 10:14PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii Tags: 505 Games, Activision, charttrack, news, sales, Ubisoft, UK

Another week, same old result as Pipeworks and 505 Games' surprise hit motion fitness title stays on top of the UK retail software sales charts.


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Infinity Ward: CoD haters keep us in check

Posted Jul 29, 2011 at 2:42PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, call of duty, Infinity Ward

Even though they have the "best game of all time," Infinity Ward likes to see what Call of Duty haters are saying.


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Supremacy MMA coming to PS Vita

Posted Jul 29, 2011 at 3:33AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PS Vita Tags: 505 Games, kung fu factory, supremacy mma

Publisher 505 Games and Kung Fu Factory announced today that they are bringing Supremacy MMA to Sony’s next-gen portable platform, the PlayStation Vita later this fall.


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PlayStation Store EU Update - 07/27/11

Posted Jul 27, 2011 at 9:36PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Sony

Head's up to all PlayStation fanatics in Europe, here is you weekly dose of PlayStation Store goodness.


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Zumba Fitness keeps on grooving at the UK charts

Posted Jul 26, 2011 at 10:37PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii Tags: Activision, charttrack, news, sales, Square Enix, Ubisoft, UK

There's no stopping the Zumba fever in the UK as Pipeworks and 505 Games' video game adaptation of the hit fitness craze has once again toppled the competition, marking its sixth consecutive week at the top spot of the UK video game charts and its ninth week overall.


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PlayStation Store US Update - 07/26/11

Posted Jul 26, 2011 at 9:22PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Sony

A massive THQ sale, more price drops, the latest PlayStation Plus contents, a new server application that utilizes the PlayStation Move and a demo of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, are just some of the highlights of this week's North American PlayStation Store update.


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Nordic Game Chart: Week 28

Posted Jul 22, 2011 at 4:00PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PS3 Tags: la noire, nordic game chart, Rockstar, take-two

The latest Nordic Game Chart has been revealed. Is there a new game on top?


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Zumba Fitness is still UK's number one

Posted Jul 20, 2011 at 2:48AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii Tags: Activision, charttrack, Codemasters, news, sales, UK

Pipeworks and 505 Games' video game adaptation of the hottest fitness craze has maintained its spot on top of the UK sales charts, marking its fifth consecutive week at number one and its eight week overall


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PlayStation Store EU Update - 07/13/11

Posted Jul 13, 2011 at 9:44PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Sony

Here's this week's EU PlayStation Store update.


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PlayStation Store US Update - 07/12/11

Posted Jul 12, 2011 at 8:20PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Sony

The North American PlayStation Store update is now live folks, bringing a slew of new contents, game demos, price updates and the usual add-on game contents to the PlayStation community.


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