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83 Percent Of Mass Effect 2 Players Opted For Male Protagonist
83 Percent Of Mass Effect 2 Players Opted For Male Protagonist
BioWare has revealed that 83 percent of Mass Effect 2 players assumed the role of a male Commander Shepard, despite widespread acclaim for Jennifer Hale's performance as the female version of the character.
Nov. 24, 2010
Harrison: PS3 Faces 'Difficult Challenge' In Replicating Predecessor's Success
Harrison: PS3 Faces 'Difficult Challenge' In Replicating Predecessor's Success
Former head of Sony Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison claims that the PS3 faces a "difficult challenge" in replicating its predecessor's success, as PlayStation 2 sales sit at 146.6 million compared to its successor's 46.6 million to date.
Nov. 24, 2010
GameStop Claims 'First-Ever' Digital Pre-Order Incentive
GameStop Claims 'First-Ever' Digital Pre-Order Incentive
GameStop has been seeking creative ways to work with, rather than against, the ever-growing downloadable and digital content market, and now the retailer's taking a unique step: incenting DLC pre-orders using DLC.
Nov. 24, 2010
To Casual Gamers: Hints Are 'Punishment', Says Big Fish
To Casual Gamers: Hints Are 'Punishment', Says Big Fish
In the course of developing Drawn: Dark Flight, the team at Big Fish Studios discovered that the game's audience considered hints a bad thing, despite trouble with
Nov. 24, 2010
House bill would give DHS power to regulate firms for cybersecurity
House bill would give DHS power to regulate firms for cybersecurity
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Ms.) has introduced a cybersecurity bill that would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to require critical infrastructure firms to submit cybersecurity plans to the agency.
Nov. 24, 2010
PhishMe game educates online shoppers on Cyber Monday dangers
PhishMe game educates online shoppers on Cyber Monday dangers
PhishMe, a provider of information security training software, is offering a free version of its “phishing game” to educate online shoppers about the increased threat from phishing attacks on Cyber Monday.
Nov. 24, 2010
Microsoft: XNA Will Support Kinect Eventually
Microsoft: XNA Will Support Kinect Eventually
Microsoft's free XNA Game Studio development tools will support Kinect "in the future," according to Xbox's director of incubation Alex Kipman, who added Kinect modders will "absolutely not" get in trouble for experimenting.
Nov. 23, 2010
Double Fine Unveils Latest Game, Stacking
Double Fine Unveils Latest Game, Stacking
Brutal Legend and Costume Quest developer Double Fine made public its next game, the console downloadable adventure-puzzle game Stacking, which stars Russian matryoshka dolls.
Nov. 23, 2010
Analysis: The Role Of Narrative In Fable III
Analysis: The Role Of Narrative In Fable III
Emily Short picks apart the storytelling and narrative in Lionhead's Fable III, finding that despite a worthy subject matter, its "shallow moral binaries [make] it a party to the political discourse problem."
Nov. 23, 2010
SOE Launches Wildlife Refuge, First Original Facebook Title
SOE Launches Wildlife Refuge, First Original Facebook Title
Sony Online Entertainment has launched a new social game called Wildlife Refuge, its third Facebook release and the first one based on an original property.
Nov. 23, 2010
Badgeville Picks Up $2.5M For Website Gamification
Badgeville Picks Up $2.5M For Website Gamification
Palo Alto-based start-up Badgeville, which specializes in adding badge-based game mechanics to web sites, has announced its raising of $2.5 million in a Series A round.
Nov. 23, 2010
Zynga, Playdom Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Zynga, Playdom Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
A year after FarmVille creator Zynga filed suit against rival social game developer Playdom over alleged trade secret theft among other charges, the two companies have settled their dispute.
Nov. 23, 2010