Archive for June, 2009

There and Back Again – PS3 Backwards Compatability Possibily Making a Return?

Published by Dan Furnas on 30 Jun 2009 at 12:31 pm

Siliconera has found a patent from Sony that might be of interest to current and future PS3 owners. It’s a patent for how to convert the Emotion Engine chip instructions from the PS2 into Cell Processor compatible instructions for the PS3.
Continue reading

Breaking News: The Pirate Bay to be sold to Software company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) and the Trackers Shut Down……No Seriously!

Published by Greg Barbe on 30 Jun 2009 at 05:39 am

This is not a joke.
Continue reading

The Pirate Bay to Start Youtube Style Site

Published by Greg Barbe on 29 Jun 2009 at 07:18 pm

What else is there to say. The people that don’t bring you take down notices, are about to show the world, yet again, why you can’t outlaw the will of the people. Finally user created video, mashups, and other greatness without the fear of getting a “This video is no longer available due to copyright claims” bullshit I see way too often on Youtube. The site that will be…
Continue reading

China Bans Gold Farming

Published by Greg Barbe on 29 Jun 2009 at 06:42 pm

In an attempt to stop gambling and other illegal activities the Chinese government has decided to ban all forms of trade that turn virtual items in to real world cash.
According to the official press release from the Ministry of Commerce…..
The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain exchange rate, will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its…
Continue reading

Activation, Coming to a CONSOLE Near You?

Published by Greg Barbe on 29 Jun 2009 at 01:12 pm

According to the latest report from the Entertainment Merchants Association
Publishers universally supported adoption of benefit denial technology if and only if retailers commit to openly merchandising the video game category, and if costs are identified as reasonable compared to potential benefits.
What does this mean. Benefit Denial is the concept of placing some type of restriction on an item so that a thief would lose the benefit of…
Continue reading

UPDATED: What Could It Be? Square Enix Posts Countdown Clock

Published by Dan Furnas on 26 Jun 2009 at 12:22 pm

Square Enix has recently posted a new countdown clock on their site. It’s a line drawing of a house, a river and a bridge in the countryside, and a big number “4.” UPDATED: There is now a large dragon in the foreground of the picture.
Continue reading

Rated /b/ Part 11

Published by Kiraman Katibin on 25 Jun 2009 at 03:45 pm

I’ve missed this for two weeks. So I’m doing this early this week. Enjoy. As always, remember that some of these links may not be safe for work!
Continue reading

The Great Firewall of Australia to add Video Games to Blacklist

Published by Greg Barbe on 25 Jun 2009 at 01:23 pm

Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy is planning on blocking access to any site that produces, resells, imports, or allows online play of games that have a NC (not Classified) RC (Refused Classification) rating according to the Office of Film and Literature Classification of Australia (OFLC).

Leading Contender for Biggest Douche in the Universe – Stephen Conroy

Pirate Bay Judge Ruled NOT BIASED!!!

Published by Greg Barbe on 25 Jun 2009 at 08:07 am

Torrent Freak reports that judge Tomas Norström is found to be not biased by the appeals court of Sweden despite his membership in organizations represented by the Plaintiffs in this case.

WTF!!!!

How the hell can they rule this way. Even if, hypothetically, he did not allow his own feelings to rule, the very fact that he is a member of these organizations creates a conflict of…
Continue reading

ZeniMax Media Purchases iD Software

Published by Greg Barbe on 25 Jun 2009 at 06:19 am

According to a press release by ZeniMax Media, the Parent company of my favorite game studio, Bethesda Softworks, has acquired the id Software studio. id Software is best known for their titles DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein.

This is, right now, only a financial pairing. iD and Bethesda will remain separate development groups but I can envision a co-development project in the future. Imagine the open environment and scale…
Continue reading

Next »


Easy AdSense by Unreal