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The quest for Shadow of the Colossus' last secret
Introducing the secret seekers and their eight-year quest
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Sid Meier's cultural victory
"If there's anything in reality that's not fun, we will change it."
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Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos
I don't have live gold anymore but when I did play online and I spoke it was "OMG a woman, stop swearing everyone theres a lady in the house", or it will be "hey lover, suck my teabag"
In the end I just got fed up with being treated differently whether it was positively or negatively. It was a shame as in some games I was much better than the males. Reply -3
My first day back here after not being here a few years. I've received more minus points than all my other 10 years of usage. LULLS I'm hated. Is it cos I is woman? Reply -13
I do agree that journalists must be beyond reproach and squeaky clean (is there such a thing?) but the difference is I don't think taking part in the little compo is not a corrupt thing. Its just a nothing, a little bit of fun for the journalists and harmless. Or rather I think thats how it should have been, but the reality is now different.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion on it however and if we cannot have opinions, forums would be dead :-) Reply -5
I'm not a journalist but if I was and I had the opportunity of winning a PS3 I wouldnt feel I was being bribed because once I get to review the game the PS3 would be in my hands and I could say what I liked *rubs hands* *evil laugh* *take the goods and run sticking up one finger to the devs*
I run a small blog, independent and staffed only by me. Its really shit but its my blog and I try to be impartial in my writing.
Couple of years ago I was offered a free gift for writing up reviews of three gadgets. Could be any gadgets I liked to recommend for christmas purchasing. Spend limit £50. The free gift given was my choice of the three gifts so naturally I chose the most expensive. My views were not skewed, I chose the gadgets by myself and not told what to write. The links to purchase them though went to one particular website so they got their traffic and/or purchases.
Did I consider it a bribe? well no because my opinions are my own and that free gift I was given I sold on and it paid for my next year of web hosting. To me on a very low budget it was great as I could carry on the blog. I don't regret as I was never pressured into writing what they wanted. If I was asked to specifically write a positive review for something specific I would not have done it because they are not my own opinions. I really don't see this as much different tbh. Reply -19
I also think it is wrong they have been bullied into giving it away for charity. They may have done so but the outcry on this and pressure on them I think is appalling. Reply -18
Take a step back and look at what it is really all about. As I write this article on the eurogamer website I see 3 large adverts - One very large one for Black Ops 2 on xbox 360, two for PS Vita bundles and a smaller one at the top.
Eurogamer has been paid for these adverts as do many other gaming websites and it is a perfectly acceptable and legal practice, it is not even immoral, it is what websites do to fund themselves and pay staff.
A small number of journalists win a PS3 because they posted a hashtag which advertised a game/company. They weren't paid like their bosses are, they won them in a draw. It is no different to a website showing adverts.
If the journalists were given a free PS3 in exchange for writing positive reviews, this would be considered a kickback/bribe and immoral. It is wrong because they are basing their judgement of the game because of a free gift.
This was not the case though, it was not a review it was an advert - the very thing websites get paid for every day.
So what is the real issue here? Because if it is wrong for a journalist to advertise a game then by equal rights it must also be wrong for gaming websites to advertise a game. Reply -21
Influence next Fable in Lionhead survey
Lionhead, you cannot get your game right and you certainly cannot get your survey about the game right. No wonder people get pissed off with you. Reply +3
Duty Calls has 1.25 million downloads
Guess what percentage finished ACII
I know a few people who may play part of a game, put it down and then go back to it a few months later. Its not like their is an achievement for putting it back in the box and never touching it again. It is interesting to have all this game playing data but this is something which cannot be gauged. Reply +1
Namco hails Chilean miners, causes offence
Red Dead zombie DLC dated
"Someone's got to be the Taliban"
Willing and Able?
I have a couple of problems with my arms and hands at the moment including painful carpal tunnel syndrome. Sometimes when playing after very short periods (sometimes only even a few minutes) my right hand locks up and I cannot move my fingers well. One thing that makes the problem worse is QTE moments. I don't mind QTE but some games implement it so that it is too fast for my fingers to get a grip of and it makes it impossible to finish the sequence. This is one of the reasons why I don't play music games like guitar hero, etc.
A game like Heavy Rain did it well for me. Whilst the game is mostly QTE, in most of the game it was not too fast but when it was fast the sequence was kept quite short so I was able to them although there was one moment where I got it wrong and it resulted in a line of story I did not want. But otherwise it was okay. Reply +3
LEGO Universe
Langdell war "not over yet" - Mobigame
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vie...
But there has been an update
Update/Correction: Some of our more legal-savvy readers have helpfully explained what this proposed final judgment is - it is a document submitted to the court (in this case, via EA's lawyers) to request an actual final judgment.
Given that the judge has not signed off on this yet, the court has not yet filed for Langdell's trademarks to be dismissed - sorry to get people's hopes up. However, given that both EA's and Edge's attorneys have apparently agreed to this, I am told that it is likely that it will be accepted. Reply +1
The parties having stipulated to the disposition of the claims in this action, FINAL JUDGMENT IS HEREBY ENTERED in favor of Defendant and Counterclaimant Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA") and Counterclaimant and Counter-Counterdefendant EA Digital Illusions CE AB ("DICE"), and against Plaintiff, Counterdefendant, and Counter Counterclaimant Edge Games, Inc. and Counterdefendant The Edge Interactive Media, Inc., on all claims, counterclaims, and counter-counterclaims, with the exception of the Sixth Claim for Relief (Declaratory Relief) in the Counterclaim asserted by Counterclaimants EA and EA DICE, which is dismissed without prejudice in accordance with the parties' stipulation.
Pursuant to Section 37 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1119, the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks are hereby ordered to cancel U.S. Trademark Registration Nos. 2,219,837; 2,251,584; 3,105,816; 3,559,342; and 3,381,826. The Clerk of the Court is further directed to certify a copy of this Final Judgment to the Commissioner of the Patent and Trademark Office.
Each party shall bear its owns costs and fees in this matter.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Reply +2
Dragon Age 2 imports DAO world
You just reminded me about the Morrigan DLC, I haven't played that yet. I assume its out? Reply +2
Call of 3D
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