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Report: Ubisoft Antipiracy Measure No Longer Requires Always-On Net Connection
Beginning with this summer’s release of RUSE, Ubisoft curbed the use of its atrociously executed antipiracy safeguards, which required a constant Internet connection for the game to function. Apparently, an online connection is now only required at startup. PC Gamer reports that the constant DRM checks on games like Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell:…
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UncategorizedFallout 3 Tribute Available on Rock Band Store
“Vault 101,” the Fallout 3 ballad by nerd rockers Kirby Krackle, is now available on the Rock Band Store. The download is $1 or 80 Microsoft Points. You can see it performed in-game on the jump. Fallout 3 Tribute Track Rocks Rock Band
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The Year In Sports Video Games
Every year in sports has its winners and losers, but in sports video games, the results aren’t about pennants and trophies. And they’re not always clear-cut, either. We expect the routine with sports video games, the only genre consistently delivering sequels on an annual basis. And 2010 was like most years before it, with its…
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UncategorizedMaking Movie Magic In Star Wars: The Old Republic
If I were other massively multiplayer online role-playing games, my New Year’s resolution would be to come up with dialogue and quests half as dynamic as those of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. Making The Old Republic’s missions as dynamic and cinematic as possible is the job of the cinematic designer. In a blog…
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Career Mode, New Controls On Serve For Top Spin 4
Tennis sim Top Spin 4 teased more realistic controls when it was announced three months ago; a retail listing says it’ll continue sports gaming’s trend of moving commands to the right analog stick. A singleplayer career mode also is coming. “My Player,” which debuted in MLB 2K10 last spring and has been a moderate success…
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