Stardock ForumsAnd I thought we could get thru an entire week without hearing from Jack Thompson. Not if I can help it.
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I am so glad I read this. I have a ten year old son who just received Wow for his b-day. Our rule has always been if you do your homework, and your chores and are respectful then you can have just about as much game time as you want. Well everything was fine until WoW. Now he rushes through his homework, leaves it on the table scattered without putting it up
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Various game developers and publishers have come forward to speak about Digital Jesters financial troubles . "We believe that the industry has to know important information about Digital Jesters," a statement from Wael Amr, CEO of development studio Frogwares, and undersigned by senior executives of development studios Cyanide, Nadeo and Focus Home Interactive, begins. "We wish to record that, as par
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Bethesda Softworks has announced that Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has been delayed. The short explanation as given by Pete Hines is that "the game is coming out in early 2006 because it isn't done yet." He continued that "we continue to optimize, test, balance, etc. We've already gone way beyond what we did in any game previously in playtesting and balancing this game." Hines also stated that the company has prepared a barrage of site updates that will keep the community up to date
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For my two cents, I would rather my kid play WoW than something like Counterstrike or Grand Theft Auto III for hours on end. In WoW at least there are things your child can learn such as how to get the most damage out of a sword, or how best to create their character and which gear goes with that creation. They have to think (and do math and create formulas) to figure that out. Least case, they have to look up the formula then apply it. Thats just me though, you certainly
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The Tuscaloosa News has details pertaining to Jack Thompson's civil suit against game companies following the triple murder of three police officers in Alabama. According to the report the collected defendants, Sony, Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games, Wal-Mart, and GameStop, have called for Thompson to be dismissed from the case, and that his license to practice in Alabama be revoked due to violation of legal ethics. The motion brought against Thompson was based upon his press release
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Electronic Arts has announced the largest compilation of the award winning Command & Conquer series, Command & Conquer The First Decade . In celebration of the series' 10th anniversary EA has compiled a dozen games over the series' history and will release them, along with a bonus DVD of commemorative video features, in February 2006. The DVD is to include a half-dozen features including an interview with Louis Castle, co-founder of Westwood Studios the creator of the <
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Codemasters has announced yet another title , this time hoping to break into the PC RTS market with Maelstorm . The title is being developed by the award winning KDV Games, makers of Perimeter , and was originally designed by Codemasters. The title is to run on KDV Games RTS engine and promises to deliver "contemporary sci-fi theme and action packed tactical gameplay, which includes upgradeable t
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Ubisoft has dated the third installment of the modern Prince of Persia series for North America. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones will hit shelves on December 1st and gamers who pre-order the PS2 or Xbox editions will receive a Prince of Persia Trilogy soundtrack as a bonus which, besides the soundtrack, will include an art book, a trilogy storyline and a code to receive an exclusive in-game weapon. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is set to screw with the timeline Dec
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Gravity Interactive, the development house behind Ragnarok Online , has announced yet another quirky title, Paperman . Gravity will take a page, excuse the pun, from Paper Mario's book and have their main character set in a 3D world while they and all the other characters are 2D pieces of paper. 1UP.com reports that Paperman will go one step further, turning the game into an FPS that has its characters become full of holes, fold up and then burst into flames when shot. <b
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What makes you think they won't keep doing that? *tear, hope? And Simpsons Hit & Run was the last Simpsons game and was by Radical Entertainment I believe.
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If they were a publisher to I would be a bit worried if I was EA/Ubisoft, they'd be a new player in town.
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BioWare and Pandemic studios are set to merge as part of a $300 million deal articulated by the private equity firm that was bidding on Eidos, Elevation Partners. Former Electronic Arts president John Riccitiello and current head of Elevation Partners crafted the deal that will see two of the most successful developers merged into a "super-studio." Combined, the two firms are responsible for games such as Baldur's Gate and Knights of the Old Republic to Jade Empire ,
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Codemasters upcoming Sci-Fi MMORPG, RF Online , is approaching Beta stage and will be accepting Beta sign-ups starting today. The Beta is set to launch in early 2006 and gamers who put the company's RF Online Fansite Toolkit to good use will get preferential treatment for the limited number of Beta keys. Source: Official Site
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Well I think its better than them just buying up all the development firms for their properties. DAMN THEM FOR CLOSING WESTWOOD!
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Turbine Entertainment has announced that beta sign-ups for its upcoming MMORPG based on The Wizards of the Coast game, Dungeons and Dragons has begun, and that IGN has become the exclusive supplier. Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Beta access will be a semi-open sign-up with subscribers to FilePlanet receiving an edge over the people who just apply for FilePlanet. The lucky Alpha testers will also be given a Beta key automatically, as a reward for their hard work during the game's
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Mythic Entertainment has upgraded all players of its MMORPG, Dark Age of Camelot , to include the third expansion pack, Trials of Atlantis . The free upgrade is for all players, current and retired and is freely downloaded from the company's website. Gamers will need the original DAoC and the Shrouded Isles expansion to play. Source: Trials of Atlantis Download Page
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Yahoo News reports that the world's largest third party publisher, Electronic Arts, has signed an exclusive, long-term deal for the rights to Fox's The Simpsons. EA stated that the first games to stem from the deal will be available on next-gen machines, and after the 4 million copies sold of 2003's Simpsons Hit and Run, expectations are no doubt high. EA has been a part of The Simpsons titles before, but never directly held a deal with Fox, let alone an exclusive. EA published
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I don't blame them, I couldn't stand this game for more than a few days of play time.
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So THATS why XBox has done so poorly in Asia.
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Ditto If Uwe Boll is involved I tend to think that's enough based on past experience....
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced the development of an undisclosed MMO that will not have the traditional monthly subscription fee. The game, which has had no other information released, will certainly not be the first of this kind, with Ncsoft's GuildWars being the latest big name game to adapt the new business model. The model, which was pioneered by Chinese and Korean MMOs will instead drive revenue through the sale of in-game items and additional content. The idea is tha
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Word has it that Star Wars Galaxies has been discontinued in Japan. EA Japan has announced that they will be discontinuing support for the MMORPG, but Japanese gamers who wish to continue playing can have their accounts transferred to the European or American servers which remain unaffected and await the latest expansion, Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan . EA Japan didn't release a specific reason for the discontinuation but it is likely due from backfire over the
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Take-Two Interactive announced via its talk with analysts that the next chapter in the Elder Scrolls franchise has been delayed. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , which was supposed to be an Xbox 360 launch game as recently as October 6th, has in fact been delayed along with its PC brethren. Technically the game will still sit in the 14-week launch window of the Xbox 360, with both versions expected between February to April 2006. Paul Eibeler, Take-Two's President and CEO, blamed
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Codemasters has announced a new Soccer Sim that they expect to have out in Q2 of 2006 for PC, PS2 and Xbox. Sensible Soccer will come complete with "lightning fast football action, mesmerising dribbling, physics defying sliding tackles and, most famously, a huge amount of unbelievable goals." Sensible Soccer will return with its zoomed out camera and intuitive control system, allowing the player total 360-degree control over the playing field. Codemasters have also revea
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