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The Sincerest Form of Infringement: Scrabulous and Wordscraper

31. July 2008

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The Sincerest Form of Infringement: Scrabulous and Wordscraper

You can’t keep a good man with someone else’s great idea down. A while back, some enterprising young programmers created Scrabulous, a free online application which was later adapted for the wildly popular Facebook social network. As can be inferred from its name, Scrabulous was an adaptation of the long-celebrated word game Scrabble, allowing players to [...]

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T3 to Resume Hellgate, Mythos Development in New SF Studio?

31. July 2008

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T3 to Resume <em>Hellgate</em>, <em>Mythos</em> Development in New SF Studio?

While we still don’t have the definitive word on where Flagship Studios’ intellectual property has actually gone, a pair of job postings have surfaced that point to a HanbitSoft victory. T3 Entertainment, the majority stakeholder in publisher HanbitSoft, is “searching for creative minds to passionately continue development of Hellgate: London and Mythos,” and is going [...]

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Ubisoft Dates, Details Armored Core for Answer

31. July 2008

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Ubisoft Dates, Details <em>Armored Core for Answer</em>

Last week, we revealed that Armored Core: for Answer was heading to the US, courtesy Ubisoft. Some of you were excited, others pleased, but I’ll bet a few of you had no idea that the mechanized sequel to Armored Core 4 even existed, much less what the game entailed. Today, your week of speculation is [...]

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American McGee’s Grimm Launches First Episode Free on GameTap

31. July 2008

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American McGee’s Grimm Launches First Episode Free on GameTap

Episodic gaming’s newest addition has finally hit GameTap’s online shelves, with the launch of American McGee’s Grimm, available today for zero dollars. GameTap and McGee are, indeed, providing the first of 24 twisted fairy tales free of charge — you needn’t even be a GameTap subscriber. In fact, American McGee’s Grimm offers no less than [...]

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Rated by ESRB: Guitar Hero: World Tour for PC

30. July 2008

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Rated by ESRB: Guitar Hero: World Tour for PC

PC gaming’s dying, hunh? Not if the rumormongers have anything to say about it. Between recent ‘confirmations’ of Final Fantasy XIII and Grand Theft Auto IV, PC gamers have started dreaming of a brighter future — and judging by a recent scan of the ESRB ratings, those dreams will soon have a soundtrack. The ESRB has [...]

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Review: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

30. July 2008

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Review: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

GameCyte reviews the most explosive geometry-themed game there is, and thoroughly enjoys the mathematical massacre.

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Hellgate: London Update — Namco Bandai Hires Ping0 Support Team?

30. July 2008

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Hellgate: London Update — Namco Bandai Hires Ping0 Support Team?

One week after Namco Bandai shone its brilliant orange light on the remains of Hellgate: London – via a decidedly cryptic message — that light has pervaded the game’s forums once more. Only this time, it comes in the form of a badge, worn proudly by three former Ping0 staffers. Sporting a new avatar, yellow-hyperlinked screen [...]

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Bye-Bye Bourne — Activision Blizzard Relinquishes Ludlum License

30. July 2008

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Bye-Bye Bourne — Activision Blizzard Relinquishes Ludlum License

Brutal Legend and Ghostbusters may have evaded the Activision Blizzard chopping block, but amnesiac secret agent Jason Bourne hasn’t been as lucky. Only two days after AB declared their intentions to “realign staffing” at Bourne Conspiracy developer High Moon Studios, intellectual property originator Ludlum Entertainment announced today that it has reacquired the exclusive rights to create [...]

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Richard Garriott is Going into Space and Would Like Your DNA

30. July 2008

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Richard Garriott is Going into Space and Would Like Your DNA

Okay, so technically he wants you to play Tabula Rasa first. But, if you do, he’ll take a copy of your virtual character with him when he goes up to the International Space Station in October. If you’re very lucky, he’ll also take a copy of your sequenced DNA, and leave it there in space. [...]

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Spore Microtransactions Still On The Table, Says EA CEO

29. July 2008

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Spore Microtransactions Still On The Table, Says EA CEO

Back in March, game developer and Gamasutra contributor Ian Bogost went to Toronto, and came back with two things: a glowing preview of the Spore Creature Creator (only tempered by an intuition that the game might not cater to the same broad audience as The Sims) — and within that preview, news that Spore would [...]

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