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Veteran’s Group Warns Of The Post-Traumatic Stress Dangers Of Call Of Duty
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. war veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by their experiences on the front lines. According to Stay Strong Nation, games like Call of Duty: Black Ops can bring those experiences rushing back. Stay Strong Nation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping U.S. war veterans cope with post-traumatic…
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Duty Calls Is A Quick And Brutal Stab At Call Of Duty
Look away, Call of Duty fans. Bulletstorm’s Duty Calls parody game viciously sums up the Call of Duty experience in one painfully funny four-minute experience complete with boring briefings, bloody screens, and the obligatory slow-motion shoot-out. Watch us play it. If you plan on downloading and playing Duty Calls, don’t watch this video. It’s a…
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Classic PC Games Site Will Return — With Activision’s Authorization
Though the front of Sarien.net still says the site hosting classic Sierra PC games has gone dark, its owner, Martin Kool, says that it’s secured permission from Activision and will “become an authorized game portal with a bright future.” Sarien.net had operated without attracting attention since 2009, hosting Space Quest, Police Quest, King’s Quest and…
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Old Sierra Games Host Gets C&D From Activision
Sarien.net is formerly the site where you could play, for free, classic Sierra games, such as Police Quest, in your browser. We say “formerly” because Activision owns that stuff now, and its lawyer-mans sent them a letter. “Well folks, that’s that. It was a blast,” reads the site’s front page. “So long and thanks for…
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A Visual Guide To Black Ops First Strike
Lurking somewhere beneath this striking Left 4 Dead style First Strike zombie poster are a series of screens showing off the new zombie playground and four new multiplayer maps coming to Xbox Live on February 1. Study them and survive. Videos are all fine and good, but nothing beats the good-old unmoving screenshot when it…
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StarCraft Modder’s Tense Week Gets A Storybook Conclusion [Corrected]
A week ago, Ryan Winzen was a college student with another year and half until completing his degree. Today, he’s the mod community’s Cinderella story, with a foot in the door at one games studio and a pat on the back from another. [Correction] An earlier version of this story misidentified Winzen by his last…
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NASCAR 2011’s Delay Isn’t Due To Points System Change
Earlier this week Eutechnyx, the studio behind NASCAR’s revival on console gaming, delayed NASCAR 2011 to March 29. Then word passed that the racing series will refining its championship points structure for the next season. Were the two related? No. At least according to Gregg Baker, the Eutechnyx community leader. Speaking to Operation Sports, Baker…
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“World of StarCraft” Will Go On, Likely Under A Different Name
Click to viewA YouTube takedown and a call from a top lawyer for a major games publisher notwithstanding, what happened this week to the programmer leading a fan-made StarCraft role-playing game must be the secret hope of many a modder. “World of StarCraft,” led by modder Ryan Winzell, will not be shut down by Activision…
By Owen Good
