Wednesday, May 27, 2009
News

Xbox Live Is Not Here Right Now

No, it’s not just you. Xbox Live is down for everybody, but Microsoft is working feverishly to have service restored before the riots begin.


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Former Guantanamo Inmate Helping With Guantanamo Game

Moazzam Begg, a British citizen, was arrested in January of 2002 as an alleged terrorist. He was held for three years in Guantanamo Bay, before being released in 2005. Now he’s helping make a game.


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Home Is About “Community”, Not “Money”

Speaking with GI.biz, Peter Edward – PlayStation Home’s director – reckons that despite costing a bucket to develop, the priority with Home at the moment is not to make money. It’s to build a community.


In Real Life

A Cup Of Joe Tastes Better In A Servbot Mug

Give the Koreans shit about Starcraft all you want, sometimes they come out on top. Example: these Servbot coffee mugs, signed by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune.


In Real Life

Tetris Construction Since 1985


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THQ Announces “Homefront”, By The Guy Who Wrote Red Dawn

THQ have just announced “Homefront”, a first-person shooter that tells the story of a United States humbled by total economic collapse, then conquered by North Korea. So not based on a true story, then.


In Real Life

This Is That Secret Tiny Sega Arcade Cabinet

After Burner? Shocking. Back in February, a series of SEGA mini deluxe cabinets was announced:


360 To Link With Satellite TV Service

Later this week, Microsoft is due to host a big press conference in London. What’s on the table? Oh, full integration of satellite television with the Xbox 360.


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Don’t Forget, This Generation Development Costs Are High

Making big time video games is expensive. Really, really, really expensive. It needs big time money. Double the big time money from the last generation, actually.


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So, What Are The Best-Selling PSN Games At The Moment?

The monthly NPD charts are handy for retail sales, but for digital sales? Useless! They’re not covered. No, for that stuff, we rely on PR mailouts, like this one from Sony.