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OnLive Review from Game Designer Jason Parker | Tech Elitist

OnLive Review from Game Designer Jason Parker | Tech ElitistOnLive Review from Game Designer Jason Parker. December 09, 2011 admin No comments. The great thing about OnLive is that the app will run on just about anything that has at least Shader Model 2.0. My …

Hands-on with OnLive’s New Tablet App

With the release of its new Android and iOS app, OnLive is bringing PC-quality games to devices best known for casual titles like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/07/hands-on-with-onlives-new-tablet-app

Urine-controlled video games installed in London bar

Urine-controlled video games installed in London bar

Everquest II Still Running After 7 Years, Is Free to Play

Seven years and eleven expansions later, the now free-to-play EverQuest II keeps on truckin’ with new classes, big revamps, and player-created dungeons. Source: http://www.1up.com/previews/everquest-ii-still-alive-new-expansion-next-week

Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview

Designed by a team of MMO-development veterans at BioWare’s Austin, Texas-based studio, The Old Republic attempts to cover a lot of ground. First and foremost, it plays out as a sequel to the two Knights of the Old Republic games, but by moving to the massive multiplayer genre, it’s also stretching to cover Star Wars [...]

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Announced; Releases Tomorrow

Activision has just announced the existence of Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies for iOS, and its launch date: tomorrow… Like its predecessor Call of Duty: World at War Zombies, this is a pretty straightforward port from Ideaworks Game Studio of the various maps, modes, and assets from its console brethren. Source: http://www.1up.com/news/call-duty-black-ops-zombies-ios-announced-releases-tomorrow

Garriott predicts demise of traditional consoles

Speaking with Industry Gamers, Garriott said he doesn’t see the age of the traditional console lasting much longer due to the rise of mobile and social games. “I think we might get one more generation, might, but I think fundamentally they’re doomed. I think fundamentally the power that you can carry with you in a [...]

GamePro magazine and website to shutter next month

GamePro magazine is set to shut down this coming month, owner IDG Games announced today. The magazine that enjoyed so much popularity in the 1990s will shut down its website in five days, and one more issue of the physical quarterly will be published. Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/11/gamepro-magazine-and-website-to-shutter-next-month-1.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Witcher 2 developer estimates game was pirated at least 4.5 million times

For every person who purchased a copy of The Witcher 2 legally, at least 4-5 downloaded a copy illegally, said developer CD Projekt. CEO Marcin Iwinski checked piracy websites after the game’s release, and while he agreed that it would have been impossible to get an exact number, he was still able to get a [...]

Lord British wants to take you to space, and he’s closer than you think

It is very easy to fall asleep in space. When you’re at your desk at home and you’ve been working for hours and you nod off, your chin bumps your chest and you wake up with a start. In space, your head doesn’t fallyou simply fade into sleep, and then if you’re unattached you begin [...]