Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer.
Enthusiast:
- EA compromises identity of Need for Speed Undercover; title reportedly takes cues from The Transporter (Eurogamer)
- Stardock’s digital-distribution and community platform Impulse launches (Impulse Driven via Joystiq)
- Mmfmmfmmph mm mmphmm mgnmmm! — aka Team Fortress 2 Pyro Updates detailed (Steam)
- Kingdom of Loathing gets clan raid dungeon, hobos beware (Eurogamer)
Industry:
- Wisconsin wants game development, offers 25% tax rebate (GamesIndustry.biz)
- EA CEO says Boom Blox met retail expectations, believes casual game sales will follow long tail (GamesIndustry.biz)
- THQ CEO believes decentralized, tightly managed studios spur creativity (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Nickelodeon forms Games, Virtual World divisions (Kotaku)
- Infogrames halves losses, forecasts profitability within 18 months (Next-Gen)
Consumer Report: EA DRM FTL, WTFLOL (SimPrograms via Slashdot)
Journalism: EA’s Riccitiello is afraid of cults and/or Metacritic (GamesIndustry.biz via EvilAvatar)
Confucius Say: “DS hardware demand has now peaked globally” (Kotaku)
Perspective:
- Stardock’s Brad Wardell says maybe PC gaming could advance faster if we stopped suing Microsoft (Next-Gen)
- Warren Spector (Thief, Deus Ex) says 100-hour games are on their way out (Gamasutra)
Trials and Tribulations: Tecmo issues gag order to Itagaki, ninja leader takes silence in stride (Famitsu via GameSpot)
Watch: New trailer for Sonic Unleashed; I guess Sonic likes to run or something (IGN)
Participate: Konami launches DDR community portal, allowing you to post your own videos and blogs — please don’t (DDR Community)
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