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Michigan Joins GTA Voice in Game News JoeUser Forums

The Associated Press reports that Michigan has jumped on the Hot Coffee mod craze, with both the state's Democratic Senator and Governor chiming in. The Senate Democrats called upon Take-Two Interactive to recall its controversial game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and "urged retailers to pull it from their shelves." Governor Jennifer Granholm followed up by sending a letter to 60 retailers asking them to refuse to sell adult only rated games, even

Reply to Human Ships! in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

I wish I could draw...

Reply to New Might & Magic Property in Game News Stardock Forums

Ubi Soft is one of the good companies in my opinion. Plus screwing up a nice license like M&M on your first try or two would look pretty bad so hopefully they put the time in and can get the franchise going again like Prince of Persia.

Reply to Headaches and guilds in WoW Stardock Forums

Yea unfortunatley a guild is really needed after you hit 60, or at least a bunch of friends that can help you out.

Ubi Soft Pushes Myst V: LE in Game News JoeUser Forums

Ubi Soft has announced plans to release a Myst limited edition package for Myst V, which is to be the final game of the franchise. The package, dubbed Myst V: End of Ages Limited Addition, will come boasting a 22-minute video offering a retrospective on the entire franchise, the original game's soundtrack, a collector's art piece and an official strategy guide. The package is slated to come out along side the regular edition in September but will ret

Webcrawling in Game News JoeUser Forums

Oxygen Interactive announced today that they have launched the official website for their upcoming action game, Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines. The website offers the usual assortment of game information, screenshots, wallpapers and a new trailer. Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines is a stealth-oriented action game set in Europe in 1944. Players will be tasked with getting a pilot, Lieutenant Bill Foster, who has been shot down from the German occupied

New Might & Magic Property in Game News JoeUser Forums

Ubisoft has announced a new product in the long running Might & Magic franchise. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic will be the second game released by Ubisoft since acquiring the Might & Magic license from the bankrupt 3DO in 2003. Dark Messiah is also the second game in the series to try for a first person perspective, something that 3DO failed at when they attempted it with Legends of Might and Magic in 2001. Ubisoft has already geared up for t

Gauntlet Dumped in Game News JoeUser Forums

3DGamers has caught word that the PC edition of Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows has been canceled. The quick post from 3DGamers explains that they contacted Midway after noticing that the PC-CD Rom logo had been removed from Gauntlet's website. The inquiry was answered with the grim detail that the game has indeed been canned for PC but no reason was given. The cancellation could be in part due to the <a href="http://tgnforums.stardock.com/?ForumID=141&AID=

Phat Loots in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

I finally got my girlfriend to move into the other room so now we can both play computer games at the sametime (she used to complain that I clicked very loud) and in the first week or so since this happened I have obviously been playing games alot more. Check out all the nice loot I was able to get my hands on! First I snagged: http://www.thottbot.com/index.cgi?i=20470 Grabbed all my enchating mats I had left and got me the +15agi

Brando Back in Godfather in Game News JoeUser Forums

TotalGaming.net was apparently incorrect, to a degree when we reported that Marlon Brando's voice would NOT be used in the upcoming Godfather game. Gamesindustry has received word from Electronic Arts that Mr. Brando will indeed be in the game, but as we cautioned, some of the recordings have been found to be usable by the development team. EA has confirmed that alth

Majorem Pays Way for Ballerium in Game News JoeUser Forums

Gamespot has received word that Majorem is making another attempt at seeing their MMO-RTS Ballerium, see the light of day. This is will be Majorem's third try, and will likely bring about their third publisher. Ballerium was initially set for a 2004 release date, to be published by Sanctum but was canceled due to problems with the publisher. Interplay then pic

Blizzard Shuts Its Doors in Game News JoeUser Forums

Gamespot reports that the fabled Blizzard North division has shut its doors. The people at Blizzard North are responsible for creating and developing the award winning and recently patched Diablo series along with its expansions. Fear not Diablo fans, for the development team has been moved to Blizzard's HQ in Southern California where they are to "continue work on an unannounced project," which Gamespot believes is Diablo III. With numerous people

The Matrix Online Merges in Game News JoeUser Forums

As part of the move to the Sony Online Entertainment world, The Matrix Online has announced that the nine realms players currently used will be merged to create three more densely populated realms. The merger will come as follows: Enumerator, Heuristic, Input will become a new Hostile World, while Method, Regression, Iterator, and Proxy, Linenoise, Output will both become Normal Worlds. To accommodate the merger players will be given a total

Rockstar In Trouble Down Under in Game News JoeUser Forums

As reported earlier the Australian Government has also jumped on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas bashing along with numerous other people who have probably become gaming household names. The Office of Film and Literature Classification has the ability to ban sales of games outright, unlike the United States Government, and has done just that. The OFLC has added

Activision Inks Marvel Deal in Game News JoeUser Forums

Late last week Activision announced that it has extended its licensing deal with comic book giant Marvel Enterprises. Creators of the top selling Spider-man franchise have snapped up another deal that will allow Activision to create a "non-persistent role playing game for console and PC based on the collective universe of marvel's super hero characters." The deal essentially allows Microsoft to continue work on its Super Hero based MMORPG usi

Reply to Women and the Game Industry in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I say let them be. Kids spend too much time inside anyway, kick them outside and tell them not to be home til dark. Oops did I say that out loud. HAHHAHAHA nice one

Reply to The Truth About Violent Youth and Video Games in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

While the ratings can certainly help parents select the games they still need to be watched as you stated Judo Jimmy. The problem I have seen (when I was with the retail side of games) was that most parent simply don't care. They will buy them whatever game they want either because they are spoiled or because the parent in question thinks its "just a game how bad can it be?" Then again parents still do that for movies...

Reply to Take-Two/Rockstar Sued in Game News Stardock Forums

I am going to be a little stupid here but I think I know the reason: Because this country can't handle sex thats why, violence is more or less tolerated... So violence and EVERYTHING else I guess...

Reply to Take-Two/Rockstar Sued in Game News Stardock Forums

Because this country can't handle sex thats why, violence is more or less tolerated...

Madden 06 Live in Game News JoeUser Forums

Electronic Arts' cash cow, the Madden franchise, has been given a new website with the upcoming release of Madden 06. The site contains gameplay info, screenshots, and various gameplay videos for jocks/nerds to drool over. Prima, a strategy guide maker, has also included some tips and tricks along with downloadable wallpaper. Being that this is the first football game since EA acquired exclusive rights to the NFL they have decided to pack

Reply to Women and the Game Industry in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

The problem is that "games are for kids" in most older peoples eyes and even in the younger generation. Thats absolutley true, I actually meant to state that myself. Or is

Reply to Take-Two/Rockstar Sued in Game News Stardock Forums

Yea I was waiting for someone to point that out...

Doom Site Up in Game News JoeUser Forums

Universal Pictures has put up the website for the upcoming Doom movie with media to drool over. As previously announced Doom will be headlined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, best known for his Rock character in the WWE and Karl Urban from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The teaser site contains a handful of stills, the back story to the movie, downloadable wallpaper and the movie's first trailer. Doom will be raising Hell in theaters October 21st. <b

Take-Two/Rockstar Sued in Game News JoeUser Forums

Take-Two enters the news again today, again related to the Hot Coffee mod incident. Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games are now being sued by a grandmother who bought her grandson Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas last December, when it was still rated as M for Mature. ESRB rating system explains that M games are for people 17 years or older yet the grandmother bought the game for a 14 year old. Florence Cohen, 85, of New York has sued the

EA Buys Another in Game News JoeUser Forums

Hypnotix, the developer behind the popular Outlaw franchise, has been purchased and relocated to Orlando, Florida via Electronic Arts. The move will have Hypnotix merging into EA's other Orlando studio, EA Tiburon. Mike Taramykin, President of Hypnotix, elaborated that the new studio has already been given a new task, to develop and launch the recently announced Arena Football franchise and other action oriented sports. As for the fate o