Stardock Introduces Gamer’s Bill of Rights
Saturday, 30 August 2008 07:05
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- Andrew Burnes Basically, they're your rights when purchasing a game, and will be adhered to by every subsequent Stardock release: “As an industry, we need to begin setting some basic, common sense standards that reward PC gamers for purchasing our games,” stated Brad Wardell, president and CEO of Stardock Corporation. “The console market effectively already has something like this in that its games have to go through the platform maker such as Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony. But on the PC, publishers can release games that are scarcely completed, poorly supported, and full of intrusive copy protection and then be stuck on it.”
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Microsoft sells 17.7 million Xbox 360s since launch
Saturday, 30 August 2008 06:59
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Microsoft sells 17.7 million Xbox 360s since launch Sales of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 have topped 17.7 million worldwide, according to sales figures from the company. “Microsoft is proud of the contributions Xbox 360 is making to the gaming industry, and looks forward to an even more successful 2008,” the company said. Meanwhile, Bill Gates, in an interview with the BBC, said Microsoft is determined to make the Xbox 360 the “most reliable video game box out there.” “Well, we certainly had to apologize to our uses about a number of boxes that had to be replaced,” Gates said. “We've got incredible reliability on the new work we've done.”
Georgia-Russia conflict predicted in 2001 video game
Saturday, 30 August 2008 06:54
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Life imitates Tom ClancyRecent news coverage of the worrying ground war between Russia and Georgia could well leave gamers with a sense of deja vu. The South Ossetia war, which began on August 7, bears a close resemblance to events portrayed in the 2001 Xbox and Playstation 2 game "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon," the first level of which takes place against the backdrop of a struggle between Georgian rebel forces and the legitimate Georgian government in the South Ossetian region.
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Call of Duty: World At War -- Top 5 Things to Know
Saturday, 30 August 2008 06:50
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by Ben Silverman by YVG Staff Think you're ready for Call of Duty: World at War? You might have the moxie, but you're not allowed on the field of battle until you pass basic training. Get caught up with five features even battle-tested soldiers can't do without. 1. A new take on an old war.After a brief stint in the modern era, the follow-up to smash shooter Call of Duty 4 goes back to the trenches of World War II. But you're not just creeping down tight alleyways shooting at Nazis again. This time, players will take the fight to the Japanese Army on the shores of the Pacific, then join the Soviet resistance on the European Front in large, open-ended skirmishes with multiple ways to complete missions. Emphasizing chaos over order, it's aiming to capture the brutality of war like never before.
EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Introduces Performance Coach
Saturday, 30 August 2008 06:48
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 features dynamic, personalized gameplay via Tiger Woods' personal coach, Hank Haney. An all-new addition to this year's game, Haney will assist gamers as they hit the links and try to advance their career to win the FedExCup. Right out of the box, Haney will assess your game in four areas: Power, Accuracy, Short Game and Putting and gamers will be given a skill level in each of those four areas.
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