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Mass Effect 2 review scores
Having traveled to Bioware’s offices in Edmonton, Canada, last December, to write a cover story on Mass Effect 2 for Play Magazine, I was really impressed with the near final title. I am now giddy to see the early scores … Continue reading
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Recession: publishers slash projections
With EA and Ubisoft appearing as the most recent publishers to slash projections for 2010, analysts who only look at the bottom line miss a lot of things, from developing IP, changing tastes in games, and slower than expected hardware … Continue reading
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The Monetization Game: Moore calls current gen a burning platform
This past Saturday I had the chance to moderate the keynote panel at Play: The Berkeley Digital Media Conference, an annual Haas Business School conference that covers a variety of tech, media, and business issues. It was a gorgeous day … Continue reading
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Gamescom 09: Rock Band Unveils Sgt. Pepper’s and Rubber Soul DLC (All Tracks Revealed)
From Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Harmonix CEO and co-founder Alex Rigopulos today confirmed that The Beatles: Rock Band will not only see the full Abbey Road album become available via DLC on October 10, 2009, but following it will be … Continue reading
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Brutal Legend Demo Slated for September
Electronic Arts today announced it will offer a free demo download of Brutal Legend on PSN and XBLA this September. Tim Schafer’s outrageous game is slated for October 13 in North America and October 16 in Europe. If you value … Continue reading
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Brutal Legend Soundtrack Solved!
Now that Activision’s legal insanity has ended, Electronic Arts today revealed the complete list of songs available for the October release of Brutal Legend, the next big thing from Tim Schafer’s Double Fine studio. The soundtrack consists of 107 songs … Continue reading
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Brutal Legend Lawsuit and New San Mateo Office: Has Activision Gone Insane?
Has Activision gone ballistic? Insane? Is it driven by some strange kind of blood-thirsty vengeance for EA’s first-born children? There is only one strangely appropriate answer to this: Yes. First Activision, which aside from Nintendo, is probably the most cash … Continue reading
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Madden Goes Gold for the 20th Time
Like clockwork, Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL has gone gold. Only this year, it’s the 20th anniversary since the Redwood City publisher first released the game in 1989. And what a long strange trip it’s been. From the rugged Genesis days … Continue reading
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