OP-ED: THQ and Ignition Troubles Show That Gamer Taste Threatens the Industry
This week was not kind to video game publishers. THQ announced plans for 240 lay-offs amidst the board of directors and CEO giving themselves a 50% paycut.
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OP-ED: THQ and Ignition Troubles Show That Gamer Taste Threatens the Industry
Nintendo’s DLC Strategy Appears to Put the Company on the Right Track
Nintendo made headlines last week when it announced something many felt it should have had in place years ago: the Nintendo Network. The details remain sketchy at best and, like with details on the Wii U, it is likely we’ll be waiting until E3 in June before we’ve given a better idea of how the Network will actually come together.
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Nintendo’s DLC Strategy Appears to Put the Company on the Right Track
Netflix Ditches Plans for Game Rentals
Netflix bewildered nearly everyone last year when it announced it would separate its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into distinct brands. There was a piece of good news in all of it, and that was Netflix’s intention to add game rentals to the newly revealed Qwikster.
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Netflix Ditches Plans for Game Rentals
Top Games of 2012 Video
You may have noticed us spamming the site with games of 2012 lists for the past week.
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Top Games of 2012 Video
THQ Denies it Has Canceled its 2014 Games
A number of rumors emerged over the weekend involving the future of THQ, none of which painted an especially promising picture for the publisher. Despite suggestions that it had canceled its entire slate of games set to come out in 2014, it has released a statement denying that is the case.
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WiiWare Demos Reappear in North America
Out of nowhere, several dozen WiiWare game demos have reappeared on the Wii Shop Channel and can now be downloaded for free. As discovered by Nintendo World Report , 50 demos in all are currently available.
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WiiWare Demos Reappear in North America
Modern Warfare 3, Xbox 360 Top December and Annual 2011 NPD Charts
The NPD Group’s sales data for both December and the entirety of 2011 has been released today. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game in both December and 2011
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Modern Warfare 3, Xbox 360 Top December and Annual 2011 NPD Charts
Club Nintendo Now Offering Majora’s Mask, Kirby, and Dr. Mario
Looking for a new downloadable game to play on one of your Nintendo systems, but don’t want to spend any money? As promised last month, a new batch of downloadable games are now available on Club Nintendo.
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Club Nintendo Now Offering Majora’s Mask, Kirby, and Dr. Mario
Despite the ESA’s Stance, Not All Game Companies Support SOPA
An official list of supporters for the much-maligned Stop Online Piracy Act, better known to many as SOPA, shows that the videogame industry is in the bill’s corner. That’s not to say every company in the industry has come right out and said as much, but many of them do at least support it by proxy as members of the Entertainment Software Association, the game industry’s trade association. The ESA has made it official that it supports the anti-piracy bill which many fear, if passed, will censor the Internet and stifle innovation.
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Despite the ESA’s Stance, Not All Game Companies Support SOPA
Gary Oldman Shows What it’s Like to Record Videogame Voiceovers
Gary Oldman is a well-respected actor who has, for much of his career, been best known for playing the bad guy. In recent years he’s taken on a number of roles that placed him on the other side, most notably that of James Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies.
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