Last year the people making the TV show and video game that are both called Defiance performed a distracting magic trick.
While Diablo III might be a big hit in South Korea, the country’s Fair Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Blizzard refused to refund Koreans who purchased the game and were frustrated with overloaded game servers.
Well, not including Akaneiro. American McGee and his Shanghai-based studio Spicy Horse are rolling out a new online game called Bighead Bash. More in the link. [Bighead Bash]
Given that most big games are made by Westerners for Westerners, we don’t often get the chance to assume the role of a serious, proper Islamic character. And no, Ubisoft, a fairytale, clichéd ideal of a Persian Prince doesn’t count.
When Larian announced its new Divinity game yesterday, I felt an emotion for which I know no word. It was the sensation that combines unhinged fannish glee with abject terror and worry.
One of the things that makes zombie survival sim DayZ so difficult is that players start the game without a map. And even then, getting hold of one can be tough. Without a map, you can’t see where you are, and if you don’t know where you are, you have trouble finding other survivors.