While You Were Sleeping

Morning everyone! Time for the last news round up up of the week. What happened while you were sleeping?


Warren Spector Sure Wishes Metacritic Was Less Relevant

Add Deus Ex and Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector to the list of people who think the video game industry should stop caring so much about Metacritic.


Behold, From The Depths Of Your Fears: Land Sharks!

Presenting the latest addition to the Monster Hunter gallery o’ monsters: Sharks that can crawl on land.


Now We Can All Be Kitty Girls And Boys In The Old Republic

In case you just hopped on the MMO bandwagon with the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, it’s not a massively multiplayer party until the anthropomorphic animals arrive. The original EverQuest had the Vah Shir, World of Warcraft has Worgen and now Pandas, and The Old Republic has the Cathar, a race of intergalactic kitty people.


EA Getting Rid Of Online Passes

One of the first publishers to dabble in the idea of an “online pass” – whereby gamers were charted a fee for accessing certain online content if they purchased a title pre-owned – has decided to do away with the program.



The Study Dispelling The Myths Of Video Game Piracy

Most studies regarding video game piracy are funded by companies attempting to prove how widespread piracy is and how much money everyone is losing. There is actually very little objective information on precisely how widespread piracy is and what kind of behaviours lead consumers to pirate one title over the other. This new study by Anders Drachen set out to provide a more accurate snapshot and ended up dispelling some of the widespread myths of video game piracy.


The Last Of Us Has Been Rated R18+ In Australia

The Last of Us has just received an R18+ rating from the Australian Classification Board.


While You Were Sleeping

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