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West Virginia Democrat senator introduces bill to study effect of violent games on children
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 22nd, 2012 | News
Democrat West Virginia senator introduces bill to study the effect of violent video games and other programmes on children. The whole world is still in shock after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that resulted in the death of 20 children and six adults on Friday, December 14, and is anxiously waiting for the government to take measures to e...
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Filing for bankruptcy not the end of the company or games, says THQ President
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 22nd, 2012 | News
THQ boss says recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing not the end of the company; operations to continue at studios unaffected. After experiencing financial woes for nearly two years, THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after deeming it as the only viable option to keep the ship from sinking deep into the ocean. While the action has warned warning bells for the fans of Saints Ro...
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Private equity group takes over publisher, THQ
By: Moses Abaortae | December 21st, 2012 | News
Darksiders and Saints Row publisher files for bankruptcy but assures fans that it plans to release a number of already announced titles. THQ has been in the news for a number of reasons in recent months, though the occasional bits of good news have been blighted by the overall gloom surrounding the publisher’s financial situation. The publisher was supposed to have gone un...
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Core experience to remain intact in Dark Souls II, assures former director
By: Jason McCarthy | December 20th, 2012 | News
Mind behind Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls assures fans that protection of core experience in upcoming sequel a priority. From Software and Namco Bandai Games’ action role-playing open world adventure game Dark Souls is all set to have a sequel, announced during the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards show earlier this month. Even though the director of Demon Souls and origina...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II developers asks veteran players to take it easy on ‘Christmas Noobs’
By: Jason McCarthy | December 19th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Treyarch requests adept players to take it easy on “Christmas Noobs” while advising new players to prepare themselves before going against experienced players. With Christmas just a week away, the Call of Duty: Black Ops II veterans will be rubbing their hands with excitement and busy perfecting their sinister laugh as a wave of new players is expected to hit online servers...
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Decision to fire top Infinity Ward developers was easy, says Activision CEO
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 19th, 2012 | News
Decision to take action against Vince Zampella and Jason West was pretty easy to make, claims the Activision boss. Activision came down hard and heavy on Infinity Ward’s top developers, including the two executives namely Vince Zampella and Jason West, in 2010, firing them from the very studio that they created. The swift action raised a number of questions and brought the...
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Saints Row: The Third touches the 5.5 million sales milestone
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 19th, 2012 | News
Company president claims open-world action game hit the 5.5 million mark in sales, calling it an unrecognised hit. THQ has finally gotten itself an excuse to open a bottle of champagne and get a taste of joy as its open-world action game Saints Row: The Third reaches a new sales milestone. Released in November for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in mid-November last year,...
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Accessibility a key topic for Dark Souls II, says game director
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 18th, 2012 | News
Making the sequel to the renowned action role-playing open world video game accessible for new-comers a priority for developer. Reputed as one of the most challenging games to have been made for the current-generation consoles in recent years, Dark Souls is extremely unforgiving to players, demanding an ample amount of skills and perseverance off them. Tomohiro Shibuya, one ...
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Riot Games to host League of Legends Championship Series in 2013
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Starting next year, Riot Games will be hosting a new professional gaming league built around its popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) League of Legends. The league will comprise of a regular season, followed by a championship featuring salaried teams from around the globe. The regular-season matches will be broadcasted live in high-definition (HD) on ...
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New Xbox finally confirmed by Microsoft employee
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
After years of speculations, it has finally been confirmed that Microsoft is indeed working on the development of a new Xbox console. While the news of a successor to Xbox 360 in the works hardly comes off as a big surprise, the latest report is of huge significance as it is the first time that we are getting to hear about it from a Microsoft employee. Speaking with The Verg...
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