Posts by Owen Good

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Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game To Drive Interest

2:40PM Owen Good | RedLynx, the developer of the well received downloadable title Trials, said that it seeded pirate torrent sites with neutered copies of the game in order to stoke interest in the title. More »
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Germany’s Censored L4D2 Runs Faster

2:00PM Owen Good | Australia isn’t the only nation receiving a power-cleaned version of Left 4 Dead 2. Germany, no doubt because of the killerspiele hysteria, has a similarly sanitised demo. But guess what, it also runs 40 per cent faster. More »
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PC Version Of Dragon Age Patched, Explained

1:00PM Owen Good | The PC version of Dragon Age: Origins got a 1.01 patch not 72 hours after release; lead designer Mike Laidlaw jumped onto BioWare’s forums to explain its necessity. More »
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Media Molecule: LBP Sequel Would “Fragment” Its Community

2:40PM Owen Good | Media Molecule leaves little doubt it has no plans for any kind of a sequel to LittleBigPlanet, with a designer calling it “the most counterproductive thing you could do”, in an interview with Critical Gamer. More »
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id: Probably No Dedicated Servers For Rage

2:00PM Owen Good | id Software’s John Carmack is mindful of the anger over Modern Warfare 2 dropping dedicated server support. That’s why he’s glad Infinity Ward is going first, because he plans to do the same thing with Rage. More »
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Queen Guitarist Demanded Perfectly Moulded Lego Hair

1:00PM Owen Good | OK, here’s one guy who won’t be suing a rhythm game maker. That’s because Queen guitarist Brian May paid strict attention to the use of his likeness, and insisted that his flowing tresses get a pristine Lego sculpt. More »
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Moore: EA Sports Working To Appeal To Japanese Gamers

1:30PM Owen Good | Electronic Arts’ push into Japan doesn’t exclude EA Sports, and on his official blog, that division’s boss, Peter Moore what his operation can do to invite more Japanese gamers to sports titles, specifically its FIFA franchise. More »
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Bowling: Twitter Helped Build Modern Warfare 2

1:30PM Owen Good | Seems kind of obvious to say in light of recent developments, but in an interview with Develop magazine, the Infinity Ward community manager pointed to Twitter as an instant and constant source of feedback in building Modern Warfare 2. More »
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MW2 Avatar Items Available Tomorrow, But Not For Free

1:00PM Owen Good | Those Modern Warfare 2 Avatar goodies — of which Robert Bowling said “some” would be free right? — are going to Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow, FourZeroTwo says via Twitter. Unfortunately, they’ll all cost MS points. More »
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NCAA 10 Showcases The Charm And Bad Calls Of Hoops’ Top Home Courts

2:40PM Owen Good | NCAA Basketball 10 isn’t just about the announcing teams and pretty graphics, it still faces the tall order of presenting all the arenas of every major conference member. Another 15 screens show us what to expect. More »