Update: Maybe, just maybe, GameCyte might have found a fix for The Jackal's Curse. Original Story: In the field of QA testing, they call it a showstopper -- a bug so bad that it makes the entire game unplayable. But on the official Far Cry 2 forums, a group of eighty users -- some of whom have [...]
Continue reading...12. December 2008
Remember when we explained how agreeing to Sony's October 15th PlayStation Network Terms of Service meant that they could sell your information and user-generated content to whomever they choose? Of course you don't. But today, we will revisit the issue -- because in the Terms of Service for the new PlayStation Home Open Beta, Sony has [...]
Continue reading...11. December 2008
According to official court documents obtained by GameCyte, a new class-action lawsuit has challenged Nintendo's Wiimote straps once more -- and a prior 2006 case may hold the key to how it will all play out.
Continue reading...7. December 2008
Guess what, guys? Over half of adults play video games! I had no idea, given everyone I know who plays games is (legally) an adult… Still, it’s nice to have an actual, legit survey conducted proving what we’ve been trying to tell non-gamers (and lawyers, and politicians, and authorities) for years: games aren’t even remotely [...]
Continue reading...4. December 2008
SecuROM, the bane of PC gamers worldwide, has managed to make it into game after high-profile game this year. Mass Effect, Far Cry 2, Dead Space, Fallout 3, Red Alert 3, Sacred 2 and now even the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 4 feature the controversial DRM software. But none of the hardcore titles [...]
Continue reading...2. December 2008
We really don't want to know what Vin Diesel plans to do with this pair of shiny metal ice skates... but when he appears in the brand-new, 10-hour Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena campaign this Spring, there's no way we won't tag along for the sequel to arguably the best movie-licensed game ever made. That's right [...]
Continue reading...2. December 2008
A huge reveal occurred during the IT Month Fair at Taipei last night: gigantic Blu-ray discs. Created by Pioneer, the new “super multi-layer read-only optical disc” will feature 16 separate layers on a single side, with 25GB storage capacity on each layer for an astounding total capacity of 400GB. Oh, and guess what? It’s based on [...]
Continue reading...1. December 2008
While the big stereoscopic gaming news out of today's 3D Entertainment Summit was most assuredly the existence of a middleware solution for true S-3D console gaming, day two of the event tomorrow will include something else that may be of interest to GameCyte readers: the preliminary results of advocacy group Meant to be Seen's U-Decide [...]
Continue reading...28. November 2008
If you took my advice and woke up this morning at your leisure, secure in the knowledge that online retailers would keep the Black Friday deals going all day long, well -- you might be a little pissed right about now. $10 copies of FF Tactics PSP? Gone. Xbox 360 Arcades with free refurbished 20GB [...]
Continue reading...26. November 2008
Update: GamePolitics has reminded us that the NIMF has indeed accepted donations from the games industry this year. This may go some way towards explaining their deviance from historically held values in this report. However, we gave the NIMF the benefit of the doubt, and have investigated the situation further. Read more here. Original Story: As [...]
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15. December 2008
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