Piracy and DRM, finding the middle-ground.
In an interview with PC Gamer, developer Projekt Red, creators of this year’s underground hit The Witcher 2 announced yesterday that they had sold roughly over a million copies of the game since the it’s launch in May. However, they also concluded that the game has been pirated over 4.5 million times, maybe even more...
I am Alive, new for gamers, new for the genre.
Some say a platformer, others say an adventure, game, others even say a shooter. Regardless, Ubisoft’s I Am Alive looks like all the trappings of a survival horror without the survivor horror. You play as an unnamed protagonist, who apparently has survived a catastrophic earthquake in a Chicago, and must go and locate his missing...
DLC don’t leave home without it!
As gaming trends into the digital era, more and more developers are starting to increase the longevity of their games not by the tried-and-true method of regular releases of expansion packs (Here’s looking at you, The Sims) but rather through DLC, or Downloadable Content. As a frontier previously for only die-hards and completionists, Downloadable content...
Batman: Arkham City 360 bundle revealed
Gamerant, a German division of Amazon, has discovered that Microsoft will be launching a special Batman: Arkham City version of their Xbox 360. The system will have a 250g hard drive, one controller, as well as one standard edition of the game. As of yet, it is unconfirmed for a North American release, but with...
Alternate Reality Gaming and You
In a intriguing article posted by Gamespot.com, it explored the different psychological approaches developers are taking to try and immerse their players into as much of the game as possible. Through techniques dubbed “Alternate Reality Gaming” (ARG), it’s the art of including real-life actions and them having an effect on your gameplay: be it giving...
QMQ: Weekend
“Weekend” (2011) is a brief look at the lives of Russel (Tom Cullen) a young man who picks up artist Glen (Chris New) at a nightclub on Friday night. It explores what later happens between the two of them when the one-night stand evolves to something a little more complicated. Written by Andrew Haigh, they...
League of Legends Dominion Now Out
On September 26th, Riot has finally released their highly-anticipated game mode “Dominion” for their powerhouse free-to-play game, League of Legends. The idea itself encapsulates the capture-and-hold mechanic where players must work together to strategically capture and then defend 5 different points on the map and hold them to achieve victory. For those uninitiated, League of...
