You know what’s great about video games? The fact that when you’re playing a game, you don’t have the game stop every 10 minutes or so to watch some crummy commercial. That’s why it was a bit disturbing to see that Sony entertainment has filed a patent that stops the game to play advertisements.
According to the patent filed, what...
If you’re a person who’s playing any sort of online game with trading implemented in it in the last decade, you’re most likely familiar with gold farmers. You’ll be spammed with tons of messages from people offering to sell you gold and other items for cash, and generally they tend to be a nuisance. Sometimes, you might even be a victim...
If you’re a PS3 owner who doesn’t care for purchasing physical copies of games, you’ve probably bought a title or two off of the PlayStation Store. Unfortunately, when you do try to get a game there, it’s not always the best deal. If it’s an older title, you could pick up the Game of the Year edition at a retail store for around...
While many people, including myself, love Diablo III, I can see that there are a few problems. From the Blacksmith, whose costs to train and build items seem to be too high for what you get out the item, to the fact that some builds are just plain not viable, this game does have a few problems. That’s why I’m a bit excited by the fact that Blizzard...
THQ has had some problems this past year, much like the Netflix stock the year before. After a less-than-stellar holiday season, the company’s stock value fell below $1 a share, the minimum needed to remain listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The company has been given until July 23rd to reverse its fortunes, and while it has made some progress, the...
Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto announced last week that he wants to reduce the amount of time needed to develop new games. Starting with franchises like Lost Planet and Devil May Cry, they want to “reduce the time needed to develop major titles from the usual three-to-four years to only 2.5 years”. He goes on to state that it will “probably raise...