Minecraft [review]

It’s hard to review a game that many people, including myself, have had and cherished for months. Original fans of the game will not remember a hugely buggy game, actually. But despite not having nearly the number of features and fun items as the final version (1.0) that is released today, it held a certain charm. Minecraft...

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Last call for Minecraft

Indie darlings Mojang are done. Finished with the toil and trouble of publicly developing an epic hit game. That game, of course, being Minecraft. As they prepare to bring their now-finished Minecraft code to America to show off at Minecon, they can rest easy. Notch himself has said that he’s spent most of the day annoying his...

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Valve compromised

Valve’s digital distribution network, Steam, has been compromised by hackers according to company president Gabe Newell. Initially the breach appeared to only affect the Steam user forums, but it appears now the scenario is much worse for Valve. The Steam database itself has been breached too, potentially allowing access to...

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Dead from the waist down – L.A. Noire

Brendan McNamara is an Irish name and should be recognized in the gaming world as the man who helped bring us ultra realism that counter-acted GTA with The Getaway, which was set in a harsh and gritty rendition of London. At a talk in the UK, McNamara commented that players of L.A. Noire which we was involved in, decidedly had...

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PETA hates BF3, loves rats

Anti-animal cruelty organization PETA have come out against Battlefield 3 for a scene in story mode where a soldier stabs a rat. Via their German branch, they said “The realistic computer game Battlefield 3 treats animals in a sadistic manner. The game gives players the option to kill a rat with a combat knife in the back in...

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Apple is influential

Games industry guru’s, leaders and innovators have cast their vote as to who is the most influential company in the industry. And oddly, considering years of gaming ambivalence, Apple came out top. The London Games Conference surveyed 1000 professionals asking them who they thought had the most influence on the industry and...

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