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Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year. Bethesda has re-uploaded the game to Xbox 360’s online service, and it can be downloaded for 400 Microsoft Points (around 3.50). Doom originally hit Xbox Live in 2006 via Activision, but …
Read More »US politicians drop SOPA support
Several high-profile US politicians have pulled their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) following yesterday’s online protests. Republicans Ben Quayle of Arizona, Dennis Ross of Florida and and Lee Terry of Nebraska have all backed away from the controversial legislation, according to Eurogamer. However, the House of Representatives …
Read More »BioWare looking into Old Republic patch 1.1 ‘issues’
The latest update in MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has angered a number of players, and BioWare is investigating. Users have reported problems involving the top-level in-game area Illum, where players of one faction are able to constantly kill their outnumbered opponents using turrets. This is rewarding the bigger …
Read More »‘Cancel your E3 plans’, says SOPA activist Red 5
Studio not prepared to support trade show while its organisers back tough piracy measures
Read More »Nationwide piracy debate to be hosted by UKIE
Trade body to explore ways of 'positively' cutting down on rampant illegal file-sharing in response to SOPA
Read More »Yahoo co-founder resigns
Jerry Yang, one of the two entrepreneurs that created Yahoo, has resigned from the company’s board of directors. He co-founded the firm with David Filo in 1995 and has been on the board of directors since March of that year. He was Yahoo’s CEO from June 2007 to January 2009, …
Read More »Hopes high for official PSN and XBLA game charts
Digital download data could soon open up
Read More »Services Spotlight: Axis Animation
Develop takes a look inside the Scottish animation studio
Read More »Rising Star readies five games for 3DS
Rising Star Games will unleash more than ten releases in the first half of 2012, including a new Harvest Moon. Five of these titles will be released on Nintendo 3DS, such as retro arcade game Bit.Trip Saga in Q1, fishing title Super Black Bass 3D and puzzler Cradle of Rome …
Read More »Europe next for growing OnLive
Onlive’s new UK base will also help it grow in Europe. The firm’s Bruce Grove – previously senior director of engineering and one of OnLive’s first employees – took the role of UK GM before Christmas. He is now working on a more ‘British’ side to the business.And he’s looking …
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