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2012 was, for want of a better word, a veritable BOMB of news, both inside and outside the world of video games. And whilst the games industry may have not quite matched the national billing of events such as phone hacking, the Olympics, tax dodging, Jimmy Saville and the Arab …
Read More »NRA exec points finger at video games for ‘selling violence’
The National Rifle Association has looked to pile some of the blame for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on violent video games. NRA head Wayne LaPierre decried violence in video games, and other media, during a press briefing last week regarding the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. "There exists in …
Read More »Morgan Stanley fined over Facebook IPO
Financial services corporation Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a $5m fine to settle charges that it improperly handled crucial information regarding Facebook’s earnings ahead of the social network company’s dreadful initial public offering. A Massachusetts securities regulator charged that Morgan Stanley coached Facebook on how to present lowered earnings …
Read More »London Games Festival art exhibition raises £30k for SpecialEffect
UKIE’s games industry art exhibition has raised over 30,000 for charity SpecialEffect, making it the organisation’s most successful fundraiser to date. The exhibition took place at the end of the London Games Festival and saw the industry donate a range of pieces that were auctioned off over a month. The …
Read More »Don’t like the BioShock Infinite cover? Vote for a better one
Earlier this week, Ken Levine addressed complaints that the final packshot for BioShock Infinite is too generic. The series creator explained the art choice away with a salad dressing metaphor, but there are still those that demand something a little less conventional than the usual ‘man with gun’. Levine has …
Read More »Web-based PlayStation Store launched
You can now browse the PlayStation Store and buy content without turning on your PlayStation console. Sony has today launched a web-based version of the PlayStation Store that can be accessed via the PC browser. Unlike its Xbox 360 counterpart, items bought and purchased via the web-based store don’t automatically …
Read More »League of Legends ‘Player Behaviour & Justice Team’ includes a neuroscientist and behavioural psychologist
If you spend any sort of time on the internet you’ve probably suffered at the hands of a troll. MCV knows about this all too well. But even amongst these cesspools of morons, elements of the League of Legends community have a quite brutal reputation. Which is why the developers …
Read More »NewBay Media acquires Intent Media
US-based publisher expands its European presence and overseas potential
Read More »Trade bodies respond to UK games tax relief
UKIE and TIGA welcome first details of government scheme
Read More »Resident Evil 6 multiplayer DLC lands on Xbox 360 this month
New multiplayer DLC for Resident Evil 6 has been revealed by Capcom, with Xbox 360 grabbing exclusivity of the content for the time being. Three new multiplayer modes including ‘Predator’ (a one versus all affair), ‘Survivors’ (which adds to regular versus mode by turning killed players into zombies), and ‘Onslaught’ …
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