Categories Posted inin Business Brian Fargo (Torment) and Richard Garriott (Shroud of the Avatar) speak about each other’s Kickstarters Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 2 min The men behind two of the biggest recent crowdfunding projects speak out about one another's games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment SyFy’s Defiance transmedia television show is like an immigrant drama with aliens (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2013 1 min Michael Nankin has directed a number of the episodes in the upcoming SyFy transmedia TV show and game, Defiance. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business While SimCity stumbles: Kalypso discounts Tropico on Steam, and SimCity 2000 tops GOG charts Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 1 min The Tropico publisher is swooping in to capitalize on EA's errors. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA puts brakes on SimCity marketing campaign as servers continue to malfunction Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 1 min The publisher is suspending the city-building game's ad campaigns. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Rovio teams with NASA to open Angry Birds Space attraction in Orlando Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 1 min Angry Birds Space Encounter uses the popular mobile game to teach science and more. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment After five years of work, Defiance’s Nick Beliaeff needs sleep (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2013 2 min Nick Bliaeff has headed development for Trion Worlds' massively multiplayer online game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA backpedals on SimCity refunds Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 2 min EA slams the door on gamers demanding a refund. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment How Richard Garriott’s RPGs evolved from Ultima to Shroud of the Avatar (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2013 2 min Richard Garriott shows how his old style of making hex-based maps carries over to the new fantasy role-playing game universe. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: SimCity plagued by server issues, Ubisoft does not condone whaling Posted byby GamesBeat March 8, 2013 3 min This week, SimCity launches but suffers catastrophic sever issues, PETA claims Ubisoft is glorifying whaling in Assassin’s Creed IV, and Boy Scouts can now... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Maxis: It’s ‘fair’ that reviewers ‘punished’ SimCity for server issues Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 8, 2013 1 min An internal memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw reveals some of the developer's feelings on the launch. Continue Reading 1 min