Train2Game Blog readers will have noticed how many MMOs have switched from being subscription based to a free-to-play model, including Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeon and Dragons Online. And Turbine has told games.on.net that free-to-play might now … Continue reading

Train2Game students can tune in to watch industry experts give advice to BAFTA young game designers when their Bradford Workshop kicks off at 1pm today. BAFTA Young Game Designers is a competition for 11-16 year olds that gives them the … Continue reading

Train2Game students can get behind the scenes of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two in a brand new developer diary from Junction Point. Creative Director Warren Spector and the rest of the team discuss subjects including making a game … Continue reading

Train2Game students can get behind the scenes of Batman: Arkham City’s audio design in a new developer diary from Rocksteady Studios and Warner Brothers. Making Batman Arkham City : Inside Rocksteady Studios. ‘Sound Effects’ comes ahead of Harley Quinn’s Revenge … Continue reading

Train2Game Blog readers may have read this post at the end of April, about free-to-play shooter Tribes: Ascend reaching 800,000 players in its first weeks of release. Well, the growth didn’t stop there, with developer Hi-Rez revealing Tribes: Ascend has … Continue reading

Train2Game student team Digital Mage were one of four to take part in last month’s Make Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series. Now, you can see the progress they made … Continue reading

  Train2Game game developer Lionel Adams has recently started a Train2Game student industry experience placement at DR Studios. In his latest update from the Milton Keynes studio, Lionel discusses how he’s learned to love Lerp. Read Lionel’s first industry experience diary update on the Train2Game … Continue reading

Train2Game students looking to make that first step into working full-time in the industry should need to practice making their own games. That’s according to BioWare level designer Kaelin Lavallee, who has worked on both Dragon Age games. “Make your … Continue reading

Train2Game’s independent awarding and examination body, and representative association for the UK games industry, TIGA, has announced Kukinto as its newest member. Founded in 2009, Kukinto are a technology consultancy & software house which work on games among various other … Continue reading

Train2Game students will see David Perry honoured for his achievements in the games industry with the title of Development Legend at this year’s Develop Industry Excellent Awards. Perry has almost three decades of experience in the industry, working on over … Continue reading

BioWare explains recent spate of SWTOR bans

BioWare has explained the recent spate of Star Wars: The Old Republic bans – and promised to adjust areas players are exploiting.

Last week a number of players were banned from playing the sci-fi MMO for looting containers in planet Ilum at too low a level – a move that sparked outrage from the game’s community.

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Source: Wesley Yin-Poole

Via Eurogamer

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Bethesda and Interplay settle Fallout Online suit

The long-running dispute between Bethesda Softworks and Interplay over the proposed MMOG Fallout Online has apparently come to an end after the parties reached a settlement.

Duck And Cover reports that a settlement was reached on the day of the trial itself; after lunch, the courtroom was locked to everyone but attorneys and clients because those inside were working towards a deal.

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Source: Nathan Brown

Via Edge

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Modern Warfare 3 ads don’t sanitize war, they reveal game’s truth

January 3, 2012
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Modern Warfare 3 earned $1 billion in sales in 16 days, proving the series has become an influential force in American entertainment. It sold millions of copies in its first day of release, and the sales of content packs have only just begun; the game is going to have legs at retail. But it hasn’t [...]

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The most pirated PC, Wii, 360 games of 2011

January 3, 2012
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The most pirated PC game of 2011 wasn’t Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 or Skyrim – it was Crysis 2. Specialist site TorrentFreak estimated, using several sources of data, that Crysis 2 was downloaded illegally nearly 4 million times (3.92 million). Modern Warfare 3 was the second most pirated PC game, having been downloaded 3.65 [...]

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