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Clash between EA and Zynga over copyright infringement may result in strong aftershocks (Part 2)
0By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Not being properly educated on the legal matters, it is only rational to stay away from doing a commentary on who is at fault and to what extent. There are, however, a few things that we can actually discuss while we are on the issue and that is the possible aftermath if either of the two parties wins the case. Let us first take a look at what may follow the triumph of EA. B...
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Clash between EA and Zynga over copyright infringement may result in strong aftershocks (Part 1)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
We recently learned about Electronic Arts’ (EA) plans on filing a lawsuit against Zynga, alleging the latter cloned ‘The Sims Social’ and named it ‘The Ville.’ To understand what the row is all about, take a look at the statement by the general manager of EA Maxis Lucy Bradshaw: “When The Ville was introduced in June 2012, the infringement of The Sims Social was unm...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Atropos the Bane Elemental
By: Jason McCarthy | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Atropos the Bane is an intelligence hero whose main benefit lies in his ability to gank. He is a very level-dependant hero and therefore a viable choice for mid lane. His presence on the battlefield keeps the enemy glancing over their shoulders continuously, as a ghostly appearance by him means certain death. His first skill Enfeeble is a single-target ability that will redu...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Eredar the Shadow Demon
By: Jason McCarthy | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Eredar Shadow Demon is an intelligence hero who by many is considered to be the strongest solo mids in the game. As a result, he is picked or banned in almost every competitive game. His capacity to harass can literally have his foes tearing their hair out in frustration, something that makes him one of the best lane controllers in Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2. His first...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Banehallow the Lycanthrope
By: Jason McCarthy | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Banehallow the Lycanthrope, or Lycan as he is normally referred to as, is a strength hero who has a capacity to be a strong pusher and late game carry. He can also be put in a side solo and can also jungle with relative ease. More often than not, he will stay away from battles during the first quarter of the game and then suddenly make an appearance to wreck havoc without showing any mercy...
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EA files lawsuit against Zynga, alleges ‘The Ville’ is a clone of ‘The Sims Social’
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Electronic Arts (EA) and Zynga are all set to face-off in court as the America-based video games giant has filed a lawsuit against the social games maker, alleging that ‘The Ville’ copied elements of ‘The Sims Social.’ The complaint filed against Zynga for copyrights infringement highlights the strong belief of EA that the San Francisco-based social games specialist has...
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Blood Diamond writer to draft new scribe for World of Warcraft film
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 7th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Blizzard and Legendary Pictures have brought in the renowned writer Charles Leavitt to work on the latest script for the film adaptation of the immensely popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, as reported by Hollywood news site Variety. To refresh your memory, Leavitt is the guy who penned the script for Blood Diamond and K-Pax. The t...
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League of Legends New Free Champion Rotation (Season Two: Week 36) (Part 2)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 5th, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
We have already taken a look at five of the ten champions that are available for free play this week in League of Legends. Let us continue by moving the discussion to the rest of the champions that are playable in the 36th week of Season Two. Zilean, The Chronokeeper Zilean is a ranged mage who is adept at supporting his team mates through a varie...
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Gran Turismo 6 teased for PlayStation 4
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo series, has hinted towards Sony’s next generation console being the home of the next instalment in the racing simulation series. In, what has to be one of, the most competitive markets in the world, having any edge over the competition makes all the difference and in the video game industry that usually boils down to each con...
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PlayStation Vita version of Gran Turismo in the works?
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Series creator also hints at increased MOD-ing options for Gran Turismo 5 as well and announces that the popular series making its way on to the Sony’s second generation portable gaming console and the experience would “like to make use of the” console’s 3G features. One of Sony’s biggest series, known for selling consoles, is the Gran Turismo series and one console w...
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Struggling publisher claims PC model is good for gamers
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
THQ President, Jason Rubin, claims that the future of video game distribution will follow the PC model of digital sales as the industry broadens up from the traditional model. Not making too much sense? read on… THQ has had plenty of problems on the financial front, as the company has had to let a significant percentage of its workforce go as well as split its shares. The for...
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Bethesda announces Dishonored pre-order bonuses
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Tesco, Amazon, GAME, ShopTo and GameStation each come with their own exclusive offerings for the upcoming title, which one will you be getting? Dishonored is the latest IP from the studio that brought The Elder Scrolls series to the world and anyone who has played their latest instalment in the franchise, Skyrim, will know just what kind of a pedigree the studio has. So when...
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Far Cry 3 setting sees a clash of cultures resulting in insanity
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
One of the reasons for the island where Ubisoft’s latest instalment in the Far Cry series is being filled with ‘insane’ people is due to the mix of cultures, that is, according to the game’s lead writer, Jeffrey Yohalem. Far Cry 3 really impressed in last year’s E3 Press Conference when it was revealed with the iconic ‘do you know the definition of insanity’ trail...
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Aliens: Colonial Marines will have more action than Alien movies
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
The Alien films have a cult status and a loyal legion of fans so there is plenty of hype surrounding the upcoming Nintendo Wii U title and they are set for a bit of action. The Nintendo Wii U underwhelmed when it was shown during the manufacturer’s Press Conference during E3 earlier on this year but bit by bit it is gaining some momentum as it nears it release date. The re...
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Ubisoft laments long console product cycles
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, believes that console lifecycles are too long and stifle innovation as it becomes riskier to bring in new IPs when a console has matured. Ubisoft has a number of the most popular series and franchises in the gaming world today; from Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed to Ghost Recon and Far Cry, the European publisher is a heavyweight in the...
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Crysis 3 dev’s free-to-play offering set for worldwide release
By: Musa Afridi | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
That is…in the United States, Europe and Australia… CryTek is set to release its freemium offering, Warface, across all major territories apart from the UAE and Japan; although no specific release date for the game was announced. Free-to-play or freemium gaming seems to be an emerging trend in the industry, and although it is nothing new, as it has been ...
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A look at new League of Legends Free Champion Rotation Season 2: Week 36 (Part 1)
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
League of Legends Free Champion Rotation has entered the 36th week of its second season, offering players a fresh batch of free champions to play with. 10 champions have become available for the players to choose from this week. Let us take a look at five of the ten champions that the players will be able to play for the next few days without having to unlock them th...
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EA shows full confidence in Wii U, will reveal great games for the console in future
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | August 3rd, 2012 |News, Uncategorized
Nintendo’s upcoming high-definition console Wii U may not have received an overwhelming response during its presentation at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, but that has not deterred Electronic Art’s (EA) confidence in the new system. EA chief operating officer (COO) Peter Moore came out to openly state during the company’s first quarter earni...
