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Minecraft 1.7 is out, pistons and deadly sheep added to the mix
Minecraft's latest world-expanding update has arrived, bringing with it the all new piston mechanism that should help add some motion to your intricately constructed Starship Enterprise model. As is customary, the patch also included an odd bug or two -- as evidenced by creator Markus Persson's somewhat ominous Tweet suggesting players "don't right click sheep with an empty hand." However, ...read more
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Why isn’t FIFA in 3D yet?
With sports these days being broadcasted in 3D all over, and the tech being pushed in videogames, why isn’t one of the biggest sports game series, FIFA, in 3D yet? For those few who’ve wondered, FIFA 12 lead producer David Rutter has the answer. “If you look at the broadcast of footballon TV in 3D, what you see is the kind of standard camera angle and the 3D realization of it. We can get ...read more
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Xbox 360 Graphics Quality Raised by New Tech
While multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA) has been available on both Xbox 360 and PS3 since day one, RAM and bandwidth limitations on the Sony console often meant that early cross-platform games would only feature anti-aliasing on the 360 version. Sony didn’t take this lying down though, and created a new effect – dubbed MLAA – that used five of the PlayStation 3 SPUs to produce far ...read more
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Rumor: Xbox & PS3 Talking Partnership with OnLive
OnLive is a Cloud based gaming service that forgoes the traditional distribution methods that console gamers have grown accustomed to over the years. The no-download, no-disc service allows gamers to get in and play the latest video games streaming from the internet. OnLive has had marginal success standing on its own two feet, but recently, rumors have surfaced that the cloud based gaming ...read more
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LulzSec's final file release includes Battlefield Heroes info
Lulzsec, the anonymous anti-security task force responsible for hacking Sony Pictures, Nintendo, EVE Online, Minecraft, and The Escapist, announced today that its 50-day tour of internet pillaging has come to an end. In a press release posted on The Pirate Bay, the team of six hackers used confusing metaphors about Hitler and cats (seriously) to justify their attacks, citing the "chaotic ...read more
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Team Fortress 2 Permanently Free-To-Play
A Steam news update has officially confirmed the rumors started by a Develop interview with one of the game's directors, Robin Walker, which suggested that Team Fortress 2's "Free Week" will not end anytime soon. The game will in fact become a free-to-play title and will be monetized solely through the microtransactions and purchasable items players can utilize via the in-game TF2 ...read more
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Crytek Thinks Crysis 2 Backfired on Them
Crytek explored a new direction with its Crysis franchise in the development process for Crysis 2. With the original Crysis being a game that made a name for itself by literally being unplayable by large segments of the gaming community, Crytek looked to make the franchise more accessible to all walks of gamers. The game was designed for both consoles, and to be playable on most PC ...read more
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Microsoft shows off new Games Hub for Windows Phone 7 Mango
The official Windows Phone blog has posted a walkthrough of the new Games Hub feature in the upcoming Mango release of Windows Phone 7. As you can imagine, it borrows quite heavily from the popular features of the console Xbox Live, including a new "Recent" games browser, more ways to connect with Xbox Live friends right from the phone and new comparison views between accounts, similar to what's ...read more
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Rumor: EA to buy PopCap Games
It appears that PopCap (Bejeweled, Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies), which has been doing quite well for itself lately, might be bought by giant Electronic Arts in the foreseeable future. Rumor has it that $1 billion (USD) is the price to be paid for the casual games developer. With a purchase like this, which reaches 13% of the company’s market cap, EA is making it very clear that it will not ...read more
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FIFA 12 kicks off September 27
FIFA 12, the annual installment of the popular football (er, soccer?) franchise is coming to the US on September 27, followed by a European release on September 30 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Of note is the Impact Engine, formerly only available on HD console versions of the game, which will be coming to PC’s as well. This means PC players can expect realistic challenges for the ball as well ...read more
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