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Online Game Corps Not Panicking Over Time Warner Pricing
A broadband tiered-pricing trial by Time-Warner Cable has rankled many, particularly gamers, who fear sock-it-to-me overages incurred by online gaming. Sony, Microsoft and OnLive have now weighed in, and they’re not too worried. The three companies, who manage three of the leading online gaming services (PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, OnLive), had the following to say…
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Capcom: RE5 Versus Code is Not on Disc
Capcom exec Christian Svensson got called out by his customers to explain the puny size of the RE5 DLC, which some took to mean it simply unlocked code already on the disc. He responded. In reply to “RE5 DLC 1.8MB EXPLAIN THIS TO US SVEN or whoever can,” Svensson says: Keys are 100K or less.…
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Judge Mathis Game to Use Prison Rape to Reinforce Making Positive Choices
News of a game based on TV’s “Judge Mathis” is jawdropping for two reasons: First, I mean, we’re talking about a goddamn Judge Mathis video game. A third-person shooter, even. Second, his honor makes perhaps the most flip comment about prison rape in the history of American jurisprudence. For those who don’t know The Honorable…
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Aykroyd Prefers Wii Graphics, Thanks Very Much
Underpowered graphics, to an aging celebrity starring in his first video game, are like soft candlelight at a romantic dinner. Dan Aykroyd “loves” the Wii version of Ghostbusters “because it resembles ‘The Incredibles.'” In a web-only interview with Newsweek, Aykroyd justifies his love for the Wii’s hated-on visuals. Honestly, I love the way we look…
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Kotaku Originals: Knuckleheaded
Possession of illegal weapons might be a class 1 misdemeanor. Sending them out as swag, especially for a company like Electronic Arts, is a grade-A f***-up. Now, speaking as someone who once had a cool swag idea that ran afoul of a corporate legal department ex post facto (very long story, do not ask) I’m…
By Owen Good