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Here Are All of The Witcher 2‘s Launch Videos, and a Special Message
The long-awaited RPG The Witcher 2 drops on Tuesday, and developer CD Projekt has sown the Internet with all of its launch videos, four in all. All carry some kind of message from the studio at the end, such as that one above. They all refer to the free DLC plans revealed yesterday. But you…
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Five the Hard Way
The Major League Baseball record for home runs in a game is four. Always has been, always will be, evidently. This mark has stood since 1894, tied 14 times since. Only once has a batter ever come to the plate with a chance at hitting five, Seattle’s Mike Cameron in 2002. Cameron, in fact, had…
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Disney Studio Coughs Up $3 Million for Violating Kiddie Gamers’ Privacy
A $3 million settlement by Playdom, the Disney social games studio, sends a pretty clear message that the U.S. Child Online Privacy Protection Act isn’t messing around. Violate it, and it will be expensive. Titles Playdom acquired before Disney acquired it in 2010 were accused by the Federal Trade Commission of collecting kids ages and…
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UncategorizedHe Once Got Lost in His Own Museum
He’s got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody’s got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he’ll blend in, disappear, you’ll never see him again. With any luck, he’s got the grail already. The…
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Brink Devs Push Lag Fix, Promise Free DLC
Brink closes its checkered launch week with news of free DLC and promises it’s fixing the crippling lag in its multiplayer. With an update now live, Brink developer Splash Damage is introducing a configuration change for Xbox 360 users (which will also be available for the PS3 when PlayStation Network comes back) that limits Campaign…
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Ubisoft Assures Us Beyond Good & Evil 2 is not Canceled
Ubisoft’s recent financial report indicated that, following a fiscal year loss of $74 million, a number of projects were being scrapped as part of an internal reorganization. Since we’ve heard very little from Beyond Good & Evil 2in the three years since its teaser trailer was shown, some thought it finally meant curtains for that…
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Windowed AR Cards Reveal 3DS’ Secret
When the Nintendo 3DS is looking for an AR Card to start a game, it isn’t searching for or recognizing its specific image-it’s recognizing a color, and then spawning whatever comes next off of that. To prove this, AR enthusiast Super Jezmerelda created cards with the question-box design cut out, then framed certain colors within…
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All Witcher 2 DLC will be Free, Developer Assures
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings arrives for PC on Tuesday, and while there is some retailer-specific preorder DLC out there, developer CD Projekt RED assures everyone the game’s DLC will be free. “All of [it],” wrote a CD Projekt rep in a Q&A on GameStop’s Facebook page. “If anything will be for purchase, those…
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Sony Online Entertainment Finalizes Its Post-Crash Prize Patrol Plans
As the custodians of games that are completely unplayable during Sony’s massive network outage, Sony Online Entertainment has an especially tough job winning back MMO players who have sat idle for 22 days and counting. SOE has now posted its full list of goodies for subscribers to nine MMOs; free subscription time, in-game content and…
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The Week in Gaming Apps
From a role-playing game without a story to a gory falling death, full-featured football to the future of music gaming, this Week in Gaming Apps has something for everyone, even if they prefer sheep. Writing up this round-up of our daily gaming app posts really helps put into perspective the staggering variety of gaming apps…
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Lawsuit Alleges Chuck E. Cheese Promotes Kiddie Gambling, Gaming Addiction
Irony seems to fail the person who has alleged Chuck E. Cheese’s ticket-dispensing games sow gambling addiction in little children, and filed a lawsuit in California seeking a $5 million jackpot. Denise Keller, a mom of two girls ages 5 and 3, says in her potential class-action complaint that Chuck E. Cheese’s arcade games are…
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According to Retailers, Perturbed PS3 Owners are Ditching the Platform, Migrating to 360
They’re sick of waiting. And now some are crossing over to the other side. According to a report in EDGE Magazine, retailers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe are claiming a dramatic increase in the number of customers trading-in PS3 unitsā€”either for cash, or, in many instances, toward the purchase of an Xbox…
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