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Season Passes Expand the Games Industry
Over the past year, many triple-A titles such as Assassin’s Creed III, Black-Ops II, Borderlands II, and Quantum Conundrum have released with a DLC Season...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Over the past year, many triple-A titles such as Assassin’s Creed III, Black-Ops II, Borderlands II, and Quantum Conundrum have released with a DLC Season Pass included. These ‘season passes’ allow for the download of multiple pieces of DLC after the initial release of the game without forcing the consumer to buy the extra DLC...

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Dishonored
These days, developing a new IP is a big risk, especially when creating something as different as Dishonored. Arkane Studios decided to take on the...

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by Alan Robinson 12 years ago12 years ago

These days, developing a new IP is a big risk, especially when creating something as different as Dishonored. Arkane Studios decided to take on the challenge of creating an experience that the gaming world has never seen, but is it one worth experiencing? Dishonored takes place in the fictional city of Dunwall, the capital of Gristol....

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801 points
Kickstarter Focus: Distance
Backed by industry leaders such as the co-creator of Gears of War, Cliff Bleszinski, and lead programmer of San Francisco Rush 2049, Aaron Hightower, Distance...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Backed by industry leaders such as the co-creator of Gears of War, Cliff Bleszinski, and lead programmer of San Francisco Rush 2049, Aaron Hightower, Distance is a spiritual successor to indie racing game Nitronic Rush. Their intention is to take arcade racing to the next level, and instead of pursuing realism like the rest of...

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Black Ops 2 Gets Free Elite Service And Tablet Support
For all you zombie slaying, Call of Duty Black Ops players out there, you will be glad to know that Activision are bundling in a...

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by Martin Toney 12 years ago12 years ago

For all you zombie slaying, Call of Duty Black Ops players out there, you will be glad to know that Activision are bundling in a rather nice, and somewhat refined version of the Call of Duty Elite service. The new an refined version of the Service will include features like: Player HQ: Track Black Ops II...

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5 Games That Redefined Their Genres
A game doesn’t have to be first at something in order to succeed—it just has to take an old element and find a way to...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

A game doesn’t have to be first at something in order to succeed—it just has to take an old element and find a way to make it new and enjoyable. These five games did just that: they took everything good about their genre, added in their own unique ideas, and delivered a new archetype that...

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Too many leaks in the industry?
Close your windows, shut your eyes and for the love of god disconnect your internet and turn of your twitter feed and Email applications. Halo...

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by Martin Toney 12 years ago12 years ago

Close your windows, shut your eyes and for the love of god disconnect your internet and turn of your twitter feed and Email applications. Halo 4 has leaked and the internet is all in a buzz over it. As of yet the leak has not been nailed down, and 343 have preferred not to comment on the...

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How Sci-fi Games are Getting Old
Recently Mojang’s developer tweeted about a surplus of space games in the indie and major games market—and while it was mostly sarcasm referring to his...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Recently Mojang’s developer tweeted about a surplus of space games in the indie and major games market—and while it was mostly sarcasm referring to his own space game, 0x10c, it still stands as a problem in the current games industry. Browsing through Kickstarter, nearly all of the upcoming games are based in space, and a...

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Why Sony’s Tongue Control Patent is Making History
When Sony first patented its unique tongue controls, many of the comments and discussions were skeptical about its applications. Is that some tool for gamers...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

When Sony first patented its unique tongue controls, many of the comments and discussions were skeptical about its applications. Is that some tool for gamers to finally ‘experience’ dating sims? Some terrible gimmick for their next console? One step closer to controlling games with our mind? It obviously doesn’t have the advantages of an actual...

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843 points
Digits could change games in ways we can’t imagine
This week, at the ACM symposium for User Interface software and Technology (also known as UIST) in Cambridge Massachusetts, Microsoft saw fit to unveil their latest...

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by Martin Toney 12 years ago12 years ago

This week, at the ACM symposium for User Interface software and Technology (also known as UIST) in Cambridge Massachusetts, Microsoft saw fit to unveil their latest piece of technology that they are currently researching. This little gadget has so much promise and potential that it’s kind of hard to structure an article around it. It has...

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Gaikai is Sony’s Winning Ticket
Gaikai recently commented on Sony’s acquisition of their company—and in sum, they’re quite pleased. Although their lips are sealed as to their future goals, it...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Gaikai recently commented on Sony’s acquisition of their company—and in sum, they’re quite pleased. Although their lips are sealed as to their future goals, it appears that they will be working closely with Sony while continuing to improve their cloud-gaming service. Their attitude about the Sony acquisition and bright hopes for the future means the...

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