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If it wasn't enough that Activision was being sued already, they now face another legal battle, this time by people in Infinity Ward. The complaints say that Activision forced employees to participate in "secret interrogations" and endure a "police state atmosphere" which turned the work environment hostile.

Activision has also allegedly withheld bonuses from Modern Warfare 2 in full from employees and went back on the promise of making new games before Modern Warfare 3.

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Molyneux takes us through everything that means this is much more than Fable 2.5


Big name games need big development time. The six year wait for Remedy's Alan Wake may be one extreme, but the very best games often make us wait. Conversely, when a game's turned swiftly around suspicions are raised; will it be a quick cash-in, a rushed job or something that's far from great.

So it was with Fable III – its announcement at last August's Gamescom came when many people were still chewing... Read More

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In a multi-platform world, it can be hard to create a game that will work on all of them, and allow it to live up to its full potential. With each system giving various amount of power it can be hard and time/money consuming to make great games that will play for all of them.

Activision has taken notice and has called the 3 consoles "walled gardens." The solution? Turn to PC gaming where you can set pricing for services yourself and be more involved with the players. Bobby Kotick,... Read More

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Set for release in March of 2011 Dragon Age II will be playable on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows. Bioware promises that story is still one of their main focuses but is also working creating a "more dynamic combat system." Hawke, a poor refuge becomes the most important person to grace the Dragon Age world.

“Known to be a survivor of the Blight and the Champion of Kirkwall, the legend around Hawke’s rise to power is shrouded in myth and rumor,” outlined EA’s... Read More

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In a joint effort with Red vs. Blue of Halo Machinima fame, Bungie released a PSA entitled "Deja Vu" revealing a few new features of Halo: Reach and an oddly familiar map...

The link below has the video embedded for your viewing pleasure, but to sum things up:
The Hornet gets a makeover
New "Hologram Ghost" armor ability
Blood Gulch is back, and bigger than ever.

It also seems that the lucky attendant of San Diego Comic Con 2010 (me!) will be able to get their hands on this latest... Read More

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Tom Chilton, World of Warcraft lead designer, said that he understands that there is a growing number of people who like free to play MMO's.

"At some point, it may not make sense for us to have a subscription fee," he said. "If another game comes along and blows us away it may not make sense for us to have a subscription fee. Or even further down the line, when we have another MMO out."

Though this would not be a near future thing, in fact it isn't even on a to do list at the moment, it... Read More

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A new PlayStation 3 model is set for release for Japanese residents. 2 new versions will be offered to those interested. The first version will have a larger hard drive capable of holding 320GB worth of data and the second being a matt white color.

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Square Enix has announced that Lord of Arcana, will be the next game they make. No other news yet has been released about this new game. Read More

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Tapulous, a music game maker, has been bought by Disney. What this means is that Disney may be looking into getting into the music game genre. Tapulous already has a good foothold in the portable music game arena with Tap Tap revenge and Riddim Ribbon.

That was without the major funding of a big corporation. With Disney backing the productions who knows what will come out of this company next. Read More

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It appears that NBC is looking into a video game TV show. This new project is being led by an ex-Ubisoft designer TJ Allard, and is going to be co-hosted by Audrey Cleo from Qore.

Not much else is known except that the team is currently editing footage from E3 for the pilot. Read More

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The game is rumored to have a release date of around Christmas 2011 for PC, PS3, and the Xbox 360. This game is thought to be more of a prequal, exploring the origins of Lara Croft. Read More

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After a large amount of the staff who worked on Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left Infinity Ward not much was expected from the game company. Well Activision is now waiting for the next big thing from Infinity Ward with Activision even coming up with a plan for the "new studio."

“Recruiting at IW is not a problem,” Stohl stated, “What we’re trying to do is say that IW is a culture, it’s a way of doing things, there’s a lot of people there and there’s still a lot of passion for doing it.... Read More

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Rumor has it that streaming Hulu on your PS3 will require for to not only subscribe to Hulu, but also to subscribe to PlayStation Plus. First spotted on the Hulu Plus Devices page, it notes that "you must be a subscriber of the PlayStation Plus Network." This service will cost $9.99 per month and will grant you access to streaming of the service to not only the PS3 but also the iPhone, iPad and certain internet TV sets and Blu-Ray players and even more shows.

Hulu Plus comes to the PS3 in... Read More

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Game: Halo 3 left many people wondering what was to happen next. With the giant cliff hanger of Master Chief in a cryo-tube looming over our heads even Bungie was considering making a Halo 4 before they settled on Game: Halo: Reach.

"Even before the idea to build a game based around Reach came about," said community director Brian Jarrard, "a lot of other concepts were explored, up to and including a proper Halo 4, where Master Chief was going to wake up from cryo-sleep and we were going to tell... Read More

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Nintendo is seen as the casual gamers console. With many titles made for a younger audience, many were shocked when they heard that the Game: Saints Row would get a 3DS version. One of the last major M rated games that hit the DS market Game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars had poor sales.

"Nintendo really wants to launch with a very balanced portfolio," Core Games VP Danny Bilson told IndustryGamers in an interview. "They really don't want it to feel like a kiddie platform. They were very clear: they really wanted... Read More

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Bioware is taking it slow and safe when it comes to the new motion controllers from Sony and Microsoft. They have chosen to wait and see who succeeds before decided on whether to start making games for the new devices.

Greg Zeschuck has commented that if either of the 2 devices are too pricey that they will fail and although he loves the concept he will have to see how well the work out before committing to making games for them.

"With regard to all these things, I worry about price... Read More

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THQ's Danny Bilson says that the price for TV advertising " isnt worth it any more."

“One of the bigger questions we have to ask ourselves is how important is television? How important is television to a core gamer on a non-television brand?” Bilson asked.

2 Million dollars when used for advertising spots during big sporting events does not get you very far these days, while you can do much more when using billboards or advertisements on the web.

“You know where I want to... Read More

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Take-Two had entered a $300,000 contract with Chicago Transit Authority for Grand Theft Auto 4 advertisements that would take place for six weeks between April and June. The advertisements went up, but not for long. Soon after the ads were placed a spur of violent crimes happened in Chicago and the city took them down because it was a "violent video game" even though no violence was in the ads. Read More

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First things first, HanbitSoft has defiantly gained the rights to Hellgate London in both Europe and North America and is planning a RE-Release of it with tons of new content in the coming months. Great news for sure for the fans who lost the multiplayer capability when the servers got taken down. If you are a Big Hellgate fan like myself and played the game back when it was live, then by now you have most likely heard of Hellgate Revival. Before Hanbitsoft decided to grow some balls and... Read More

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Disney has released a new Wii-mote for their new game, Epic Mickey . The new controller is expected to be released around the same time as the new game.

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