Weekend Deals: Oddworld and Darksiders
A number of retailers have just added The Oddboxx , a collection of four Oddworld games. Coinciding with its release, both the Oddboxx and its individual contents have been discounted by 50% for a week on Steam, Direct2Drive, Good Old Games, and GamersGate, making it an ideal time to catch up with the series if you’ve never played it before.
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Survival Requires an Expansion of Core Audience, Says Insomniac
Ratchet & Clank and Resistance developer Insomniac Games announced earlier this week that it was opening a new division , Insomniac Click, dedicated to web and mobile games. The company is clearly intent on expanding — it entered a publishing partnership with EA Partners last year, breaking a 16-year run of PlayStation exclusive. CEO Brian Hastings has now explained that its move into the social/mobile space is due in part to the core gaming audience not growing as it needs to.
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River City Ransom 2 is Finally Happening
A sequel to the classic beat-em-up River City Ransom is in the works at developer Miracle Kidz. The new game will be out on unspecified consoles in Japan, where it’s known as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari 2 , this summer. That will be followed by an online-enabled PC version in 2012.
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Today in Gaming – 3/17/11: Kinect Helps the Blind, Madden Lockout Concerns
It’s strange to think that there might not be an NFL season later this year due to the lockout. Of course, Madden NFL 12 will be there to fill the hole to some extent. But if you had thought the game could benefit from a lack of football (making Madden the only place for fans to get their fix), you’re terribly wrong as far as Michael Pachter is concerned
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Today in Gaming – 3/17/11: Kinect Helps the Blind, Madden Lockout Concerns
Today in Gaming – 3/16/11: NGP Price, Hitman 5
It seems crazy to me that review scores could have a major effect on a videogame company, and yet that appears to be what we’re seeing with Homefront and THQ. Apparently in reaction to lower review scores than had been anticipated, the company’s stock value dropped significantly overnight, prompting THQ to publicly announce the game’s day one sales figures. It would seem the damage has already been done, as THQ stock closed out the day $1.29 less than it ended on Monday, prior to the game’s release and before the full slate of reviews were published.
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Assassin’s Creed Movie Interest Gauged
Given some of the ridiculous proposals for videogame-based movies we’ve seen in the past — Asteroids and Missile Command , anyone?
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Assassin’s Creed Movie Interest Gauged
Today in Gaming – 3/15/11: Earthquake Relief, EA on Wii 2
EA’s Frank Gibeau referring to the Wii as a “legacy console” seems to me a bit premature.
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Today in Gaming – 3/15/11: Earthquake Relief, EA on Wii 2
More Ways for Gamers to Aid Japanese Earthquake Victims
The recent earthquake in Japan has resulted in a tremendous amount of devastation. A number of videogame developers and publishers have pledged their support, including Sony, Sega, and Nintendo, but the country could use all the help it can get. We noted a few yesterday, and now here’s a complete look at how game companies are offering ways for gamers to help the relief effort
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More Ways for Gamers to Aid Japanese Earthquake Victims
How Gamers Can Aid Japanese Earthquake Victims
The recent earthquake in Japan has resulted in a tremendous amount of devastation.
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How Many Mature-Rated Games Released in 2010?
The Entertainment Software Rating Board, which rates nearly every videogame that is released in the United States and Canada, has released a pie chart breaking down the percentage of 2010 games assigned each of its five major ratings. Despite all the hubbub that videogames are nothing but violent, murder simulators, only 5% of the 1,638 games rated in 2010 were given a Mature rating.
