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Duo Behind Modern Warfare 2 Sign With Hollywood Talent Agency
When you’ve built a zillion-dollar video game brand, you’re not going to be hurting for future opportunities no matter how hard your former employer fires you. That said, Call of Duty‘s creators have signed with Hollywood’s biggest talent agency. Vince Zampella, the former Infinity Ward CEO, and Jason West, the studio’s former president, have agreed…
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Look Who Says the Rhode Island Games Legislation is Unconstitutional
An effort to impose fines and even jail time for selling mature games to underage kids has reached Rhode Island’s legislature. “The bill won’t survive a court challenge, nor should it,” says a certain disbarred Florida lawyer. Yes, when Jack Thompson, the bête noire of the video game culture wars, calls this one a dumper,…
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BioShock 2’s DLC is on the Disc to Keep Us All Together
Technically, BioShock 2‘s downloadable content released before today. That’s because it’s on the disc. So, again, we’re downloading an unlock. 2K says this was necessary to allow the entire player base to play multiplayer together. The BioShock 2 community noted the downloads were 108K for the Xbox 360, 24K for the PC, so either 2K’s…
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Backbreaker Delayed; Now Going Head-to-Head With UFC
Major retailers and multiple sites have all listed Backbreaker with a release date of May 25, one week later than originally planned. If so, the real news here is the football newcomer is going straight up against UFC Undisputed 2010. That is, to say the least, not an ideal time for a new sports title…
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Gene Simmons Claims ‘I’m the Voice of Guitar Hero 6‘
KISS frontman Gene Simmons confirming Guitar Hero 6 is about as newsworthy as Simmons confirming tomorrow will be called “Saturday.” But he has, technically, and also vows to a British TV program (sigh … programme) that he’s the game’s voice. And that’s really all there is to it, emphasized by the fact they replay his…
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Gran Turismo 5 Looks Even Better In The Dark
And new trailer included in copies of God of War III gives us a teasing glance of night driving, a new addition to the generally sun-dappled world of Gran Turismo. From what little we can see of it, Gran Turismo 5’s night driving looks to be every bit as appealing as its day driving. While…
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Final Fantasy Fans Are Far Too Sensitive About The Xbox 360
At the big Final Fantasy XIII launch at the HMV store in London, fans show their disapproval of the prospect of winning a free Xbox 360 bundle. Really guys? Gary from The Koalition was on hand at the big London Final Fantasy launch, where hardcore Final Fantasy fans nearly booed presenter Alex Zane off the…
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Every Epic Space Saga Needs A Prison Planet
It you thought Mos Eisley was a wretched hive of scum and villainy, wait until you get a load of Belsavis, the Republic prison planet that houses some of the most fearsome criminals in the Star Wars: The Old Republic galaxy. The use of Belsavis as a prison planet actually pre-dates the Republic. The good…
By Mike Fahey
