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Sony Europe Plans To Make Good On PSN Downtime

5:40AM May 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Sony will apologise to its PlayStation Network account holders in Europe by handing out free games, the company announced on its official blog today, while it sorts out the logistics of its identity theft protection program. So, what will you get, Europe? More »


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Ubi Apologises For Assassin’s Creed 2 PC Downtime With Free Games

5:30AM March 26, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Ubisoft apologises to Assassin’s Creed 2 purchasers who found themselves unable to play due to attacks on the verification servers, offering free game downloads in exchange for their forgiveness. More »


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Flagship Co-Founder: Hellgate Was Overambitious, Rushed

12:40AM July 9, 2008 | Mike Fahey

We’re all pretty much aware that Hellgate: London failed, and I’d say we’re all pretty sure of the reasoning behind that failure, but it’s always nice to get confirmation from someone in the know. In an interview with Eurogamer mainly dealing with their new MMO Mythos, Flagship’s operations chief and co-founder Max Schaefer explains that the company just bit off more than they could chew.

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Microsoft: Delisted XBLA Games Aren’t Gone Forever

6:20AM June 3, 2008 | Leigh Alexander

Xbox and Xbox Live product manager Aaron Greenberg admitted in a recent interview that Microsoft should have explained XBLA’s delisting process a little better.

Greenberg told MTV Multiplayer’s Patrick Klepek:

“The reality is we’re not removing any games from the service, if you will. They’ll always be there for purchase. Think about a book on Amazon. It’s not always going to be featured on the front page of the store.”

You can re-download titles you once owned, if you delete them, or you can buy them if a friend recommends them to you, Greenberg clarified, even if you can no longer purchase them via storefront browsing.

Still, is the state of XBLA like an episode of “Survivor”? Greenberg told Multiplayer:

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