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Sony, Microsoft remove sex offenders from online games, ACLU questions effectiveness
Sony, Microsoft remove sex offenders from online games, ACLU questions effectiveness
Publishers have purged 3,580 accounts of New York registered sex offenders from games as part of a new initiative with the state. [UPDATE: Gamasutra talks to NY Attorney General office.]
April 5, 2012
Valve and Nexon announce new Counter-Strike title for Asian markets
Valve and Nexon announce new Counter-Strike title for Asian markets
Online game publisher Nexon has partnered with Valve Software to co-develop and publish Counter-Strike Online 2, a new free-to-play shooter specifically developed for Asian markets.
April 5, 2012
Doom creator John Romero to make a new PC-based shooter
Doom creator John Romero to make a new PC-based shooter
Doom creator John Romero recently revealed that he plans to once again work on first person shooters with a new title built primarily for the PC.
April 5, 2012
THQ's days are numbered, says Take-Two CEO
THQ's days are numbered, says Take-Two CEO
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently shared his thoughts on competing publisher THQ, and said the company "won't be around in six months." [Update: THQ calls Zelnick's claims "outdated and inaccurate."]
April 5, 2012
World of Warcraft, Call of Duty accused of violating virtual worlds patent
World of Warcraft, Call of Duty accused of violating virtual worlds patent
A company going by the name of Worlds Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Activision, claiming that a number of the publisher's online games violate a patent relating to large-scale virtual worlds.
April 5, 2012
Opinion: The perception of interactivity
Opinion: The perception of interactivity
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Sumo Digital senior designer Alex Moore looks at how content-driven games are made, tying his analysis into the uproar over Mass Effect 3's ending.
April 5, 2012
Square Enix developing new game for Bigpoint's online portal
Square Enix developing new game for Bigpoint's online portal
Square Enix has partnered up with online game firm Bigpoint to bring a new as-of-yet unannounced game to Bigpoint's games portal later this year.
April 5, 2012
Activision's Skylanders franchise expands to iOS
Activision's Skylanders franchise expands to iOS
Activision has launched an iOS version of its popular Skylanders PC and console franchise, with users able to input codes from the toys to unlock content in the game.
April 5, 2012
Gabriel Knight creator Jane Jensen founds new studio
Gabriel Knight creator Jane Jensen founds new studio
Critically acclaimed video game designer Jane Jensen and composer Robert Holmes have launched a new adventure games studio, with a "community supported gaming" model in place.
April 5, 2012
Free Mass Effect 3 DLC to address complaints from fans
Free Mass Effect 3 DLC to address complaints from fans
BioWare has "reprioritized post-launch development efforts" for Mass Effect 3, as a direct response to the calls from fans who requested more closure to the game's story.
April 5, 2012
Single user acquires $2.5M worth of land in Entropia Universe
Single user acquires $2.5M worth of land in Entropia Universe
MindArk, the developer and publisher behind MMO virtual universe Entropia Universe, has made $2.5 million from a single investor as part of its in-game Citizenship System.
April 5, 2012
EA reveals Unilever branding agreement for The Sims Social
EA reveals Unilever branding agreement for The Sims Social
EA is set to roll out a number of real-life products in its popular The Sims Social Facebook game, as part of a branding agreement with European consumer goods company Unilever.
April 5, 2012