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The War Z creator apologises to players for controversy, admits becoming blind with arrogance
0By: Jason McCarthy | December 31st, 2012 | PC News
Creator Sergey Titov apologises to players of the controversial zombie survival horror shooter for arrogance and ignoring feedback. The War Z has been surrounded by controversy ever since its launch on Steam on December 17, 2012, with the players accusing publisher Hammerpoint Interactive for being misleading and putting up an incomplete version of the game for sale. Sergey ...
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Community management and moderation to resolve and prevent controversy, says The War Z creator
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 31st, 2012 | PC News
The War Z creator admits arrogance caused him to ignore community feedback; focused on resolving issues and brings things back on track. Sergey Titov may not have been properly informed about the feedback that the open-world zombie survival horror shooter The War Z had gotten upon its launch on December 17, 2012, the only reasonable explanation to his statement that a heavy maj...
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Blizzard puts a lid on Diablo III Team Deathmatch mode, duelling option coming with next patch
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 31st, 2012 | PC News
Team Deathmatch mode for Blizzard’s renowned hack-and-slash game shelved for now, PvP duelling mode arriving with next patch. Blizzard Entertainment has been experimenting a lot with its pot of gold, Diablo III, over the last few months, one of which was a Team Deathmatch mode. The fans of the popular action role-playing game (RPG) title would surely have been anxious to f...
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Maxis defends always-on DRM for SimCity
By: Jason McCarthy | December 27th, 2012 | PC News
Maxis defends requirement of always-on internet connection for upcoming SimCity; explains that creating a connected experience a goal since day one. The fans of Maxis’ long-running open-ended city-building franchise were not too happy to learn about the always-on DRM for the new SimCity game that is scheduled to release for PC on March 5, 2013. Addressing the concerns of t...
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Day Z creator depressed about the War Z controversy
By: Jason McCarthy | December 22nd, 2012 | PC News
The Day Z creator says the War Z controversy made him consider quitting the industry altogether. The mind behind 2012 multiplayer open world survival horror mod Day Z for 2009’s tactical shooter ArmA II, Dean Hall, has finally ended his silence on the situation surrounding Hammerpoint Interactive’s zombie survival shooter War Z. Posting on Reddit as “rocket2guns,” he...
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Valve pulls controversial War Z off Steam
By: Jason McCarthy | December 21st, 2012 | PC News
Valve removes Hammerpoint Interactive’s controversial open world zombie shooter from its digital distribution platform; offering refunds. Valve has removed the open world zombie shooter War Z from Steam and apologised to the users for prematurely issuing a copy of the game for sale. Speaking to Kotaku, a Valve representative admitted that the game had been mistakenly publi...
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War Z players accuse developers of misleading them
By: Jason McCarthy | December 21st, 2012 | PC News
Players accuse War Z developers of misleading them through false information; new patch forcing them to sign terms of service that disallows funds. Fans of Hammerpoint Interactive’s open world zombie survival horror video game War Z are furious and that too for a very good reason. According to the Reddit users, the features that the developers were advertising were nowhere...
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Blizzard bans ‘several thousand’ Diablo III players
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 20th, 2012 | PC News
Developer takes strict action against players using botting programs; to make reporting bad behaviour convenient through future patch. Blizzard has been facing the nuisance of hacking and cheating for years now, but is not ready to put up with such behaviour in its action role-playing game (RPG) Diablo III. The developer has passed judgement on several thousand players who w...
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Free-to-play games doing great, Zynga tarnishing the model’s image, believes SOE president
By: Jason McCarthy | December 19th, 2012 | PC News
Reputation of free-to-play games tarnished due to the social game maker’s mishandling of model, believes company’s president John Smedley. Free-to-play gaming has been growing in popular in recent years, with more and more publishers developing interest in the model and reaping the benefits that it offers. During a recent interview with PC Gamer, Sony Online Entertainmen...
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