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Introduced in October last year, the Stop Online Piracy Act seeks to empower both the US Government and copyright holders with the power to shut down sites that illegally share copyrighted material. If put into law, companies will be able to apply for a court order against any website accused …
Read More »ESA reaffirms SOPA support
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has reiterated its uncategorical support for America’s controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). If implemented, SOPA will allow both the US government and copyright holders to apply for court orders to close down or block access to websites deemed to be hosting copyrighted content. However, …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid themed 3DS confirmed by Kojima
A special Metal Gear Solid-themed 3DS console will be released alongside Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater next year. The rumours were confirmed by none other than MGS creator Hideo Kojima himself, who released an image of the device on Twitter. The unit features an embossed snakeskin cover. However, it’s …
Read More »Mario’s 3DS outings break US sales records
Both Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 have become the fastest selling games in the history of their franchises in the US. The pair are the first 3DS games to sell over a million units in the territory. In addition, the 3DS console itself has officially sold more …
Read More »Battlefield 3 devs quit for Ngmoco
A trio of developers at Stockholm studio EA DICE have quit to join nearby outfit Ngmoco Sweden. Wille Wintertidh, Malte Hildingsson and Torbjorn Ldre, the latter two having worked on Battlefield 3, were named as new hires by Ngmoco Sweden manager Ben Cousins. Cousins himselfleft EA in March last year, …
Read More »Nintendo prepping Wii U e-reader service?
The Wii U’s semi-portable tablet controller could become the central focus of a new content service offering from Nintendo, according to online reports. As well as being linked with – surprise surprise – a push to get iOS games ported onto the device, Forget The Box has been lead to …
Read More »Epic Mickey 2 accidentally announced
It appears that Disney Interactive has accidentally announced Epic Mickey 2 in a newsletter – which, incidentally, has subsequently been amended. Eurogamer reports that the game was dated for a Christmas 2012 release on PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Hopes of a sequel to the 2010 Wii original had seemingly …
Read More »Old Republic is "fastest growing MMO in history"
Over a million. That’s the closest we’ve got to hearing any firm sales numbers for EA and BioWare’s new MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic. The figure was issued by EA on Boxing Day following the game’s release on December 20th. The game entered the UK Charts in 10th …
Read More »US Special Ops vet slams ‘hideous’ Modern Warfare 3 ad
A former US Army Special Operations Command paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran has spoken out in criticism of Activision’s leading Modern Warfare 3 Christmas ad. [The ad] is so base and strident that it’s hard to believe that it’s not deliberately offensive,” D B Grady wrote on The Atlantic. The game …
Read More »Atari launches legal assault on iOS devs
Black Powder Media, the producer of iOS title Vector Tanks 3, has claimed that Atari has issued a number of copyright infringement claims against games that resemble anything from Atari’s back catalogue. Vector Tanks 3 is in itself a derivative of Atari’s 1980 arcade title Battlezone. Thanks to their special …
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