Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer.
Enthusiast:
- Lightsaber Duels come to Wii, just as disgruntled former LucasArts staffer revealed; producer interviewed at (IGN)
- Disgruntled staffer kicks himself for forgetting to leak info on the stylus-driven DS clone (IGN)
- Walking is for suckers: WoW mounts coming for level 30 players (Kotaku)
Industry:
- Sony: “We hate pirates but at least they’re helping us sell PSPs” (MCVUK)
- Ubisoft starts casual game label for Wii titles (Gamasutra)
- Is the Develop Conference not entitled to the keynote speech of Ken Levine? (Next-Gen)
- Take-Two and FTC work out antitrust investigation compromise (Next-Gen)
Trials and Tribulations:
- Son of Godfather author demands respect, tribute from EA (Reuters)
- Tecmo: “Nothing to see here. Move along. These are not the lawsuits you’re looking for. These contracts looked suspicious when we found them. Stop reporting on us. Stop it!” (Next-Gen)
Research: Casual game-funded study shows casual games reportedly help smokers, over-eaters (Press release at MSN Money)
Interviewed:
- EA Sports’ Moore on no more EA Big, possible trend towards casual titles and real-time sports updates (CVG)
- Renegade Kid creative director Jools Watsham on Moon, the state of DS development (GamesRadar)
Perspective: Why DS flashcart piracy flourishes in Korea (Gamasutra)
Rumoriffic: NVIDIA to refresh mid-range GPU lineup this July with $229 GeForce 9800 GTX+ with 55nm chip? Would be perfect upgrade for those who can’t afford the GTX 200 series, assuming AMD HD 4800 doesn’t finally step up to the plate (PC Perspective via The Inquirer)
Retail: Metal Gear Solid 4 tops charts in UK, Japan, Australia
QUASHBALL: Final Fantasy Versus XIII has been put on hold (Joystiq), unless it hasn’t (Eurogamer)
Participate:
- Determine the full, ridiculous extent of Limbo of the Lost plagiarism (Limbo of the Lost Wiki)
Bargain Bin: Mass Effect, Devil May Cry 4, Assassin’s Creed and more for under $20 at GameFly (Ars Technica)
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