Virtual worlds' selective reflections of reality
Filed under: Culture, PC, Online, RPGsThe announcement of Valentine's Day events for both City of Heroes and World of Warcraft comes hot on the heels of a debate around virtual identity sparked off by...
View Article$3.8 billion by 2011 in game downloads for consoles
Filed under: NewsNext Generation reports that the ABI Research firm believes, via conducted study, that game downloads will grow to $3.8 billion on consoles by 2011. The piece cites that while Xbox...
View ArticleNew "Oblivion" content on Marketplace
Filed under: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Xbox Live MarketplaceThe title says it all folks. Check out this new premium content available on Xbox Live for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Major Nelson...
View ArticleXbox 360 Video Marketplace walkthrough
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, VideoGameVideos plows through the ins and outs of Microsoft's forthcoming Video Marketplace, featuring downloadable HD movie and television content....
View ArticleWriting original content about gaming
Filed under: Culture, BusinessFaith Naked, "The Girl Gamer," has written up her tips on how struggling video game bloggers can come up with original content, which will then be passed around the...
View ArticleUnlock Japanese Bullet Witch content
Filed under: News, Hacks / modsIf you've purchased Bullet Witch you may be wondering where the additional free content is that the Japanese have. If not, you should know that in Japan they can download...
View ArticleNew Xbox 360 HDD comes overloaded with content
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, BusinessRemember the bits and goodies that came pre-loaded on your Xbox 360? Well, bigger hard drive = more goodies. Microsoft is really packing 'em in...
View ArticleValve not charging for downloadable content
Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters, Online, BusinessDespite the rise of micro-transactions and pay-per-download content in the PC and console worlds, Valve recently announce it has no intention of...
View ArticleGTA IV episodes confirmed Xbox 360 exclusives
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, DrivingTake-Two has confirmed that the promised episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV on PS3 will not show up and is now an...
View ArticleTake Two got $50M for GTAIV episodic content
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Simulations, BusinessA telling exchange during last week's Take Two earnings conference call may have revealed a sizable price tag for the Xbox...
View ArticleArizona bill would hold content creators liable
Filed under: Culture, Business, Politics A new Arizona bill aims to take on the entire media industry. House Bill 2660, which passed the state House of Representatives last month, aims to make a person...
View ArticleArizona's 'blame the media' bill dies in committee
Filed under: Culture Arizona's Senate Judiciary Committee killed House Bill 2660 in a 4-2 vote; the legislation would have held media content producers liable for violent acts committed by consumers of...
View ArticleMajesco: Nintendo 'very enthusiastic' about Wii online functionality, helps...
Filed under: News, Fan stuff, Nintendo Wi-FiWell, someone had to step in and tell Nintendo that they're doing a good job with their online platform (even though, and let's face reality here folks, they...
View ArticleThe best of WoW Insider: November 11-18, 2008
Filed under: Online, Meta (about Joystiq), MMO Wrath of the Lich King is open for business. The game's second expansion showed up on store shelves last week, and Joystiq's sister site WoW Insider has...
View ArticleThe best of WoW Insider: March 10-17, 2009
Filed under: Online, RPGs, Meta (about Joystiq), MMO Things are hopping (as always) in World of Warcraft -- we're still waiting for an impending content patch, and the Public Test Realm (or the PTR, as...
View ArticleThe best of WoW Insider: Special patch 3.1 edition
Filed under: Online, Meta (about Joystiq), MMO The day World of Warcraft fans have been waiting for has finally come: Patch 3.1 is out today. There's new content, a new raid, a brand new dual spec...
View ArticleSlingbox DVR streaming due for PS3, says Sling Media VP
Our buddy Leo LaPorte interviewed Jay Tannenbaum of Sling Media the other week on his Tech Guy Labs podcast live at CES, and reader Jason spotted a little bit of news that will be of interest to PS3...
View ArticleNapoleon: Total War whipping out The Peninsular Campaign this summer
Click to enlarge ... the picture. What are you, 10? Stop giggling -- this is a serious expansion to the critically acclaimed historical strategy game about the fight between Napoleon and various...
View ArticlePreview: City of Heroes: Going Rogue
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture I got to play the new Going Rogue expansion for City of Heroes at Comic-Con. I haven't played the six-year-old MMO in a while, so I was out of...
View ArticleGameStop offering $5 off, 'custom bots' for Portal 2 preorder
Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture Let's be honest -- you're buying Portal 2 (who isn't, right?) and, since it's a Valve game, you probably want to just pick it up on Steam,...
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