iPhone and iPad games are “the new arcade.” That’s according to games industry veteran  Seamus Blackley who’s brought together some of the original Atari game developers to build games for iOS. Blackley co-wrote the proposal for the original Xbox console, … Continue reading

Train2Game students may be interested to hear that two UK racing game developers have announced they’re working together on a single project. The two studios are Brain in a Jar and Eutechnyx, both of which may already be familiar to … Continue reading

Train2Game students have the opportunity to take part in the closed beta for Brick-Force, a sandbox shooter from German developer Infernum. The shooter appears to have a Minecraft like feel. Those selected for the closed beta will be able to test … Continue reading

Train2Game students might be among those using Origin, EA’s digital distribution service, which the publisher claims now has 9.3 million users. The number would make EA’s Origin about a quarter of the size of rival digital distribution service Steam which … Continue reading

Train2Game students have the opportunity to question Final Fantasy series developer Hironobu Sakaguchi at a BAFTA Q&A event later this month. The Game Developer Q&A session will see Sakaguchi discuss his upcoming Nintendo Wii RPG The Last Story which launches … Continue reading

Train2Game Blog readers will have seen plenty of recent posts about MMO’s going free-to-play, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for subscription based titles. The Evidence? BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic has gained 1.7 million paying subscribers … Continue reading

Train2Game students have the opportunity to beta test the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Vehicle combat title Twisted Metal. The Twisted Metal multiplayer beta is available to download for free from the PlayStation Store, and gives players a taste of the … Continue reading

Train2Game students looking forward to using official modding tools for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim can see the Bethesda Creation Kit in action in a new video, and boy does it look impressive. The Skyrim workshop is completely free and … Continue reading

Train2Game students may be interested to hear that The Beatles Sir Paul McCartney is currently composing music for an as of yet unannounced video game. “It’s a fascinating market. A new computer game sells so much better than a new … Continue reading

Train2Game students haven’t heard much about Nintendo’s Wii U since it was revealed at E3 last year, but one developer has broken the industry silence and discussed the upcoming console. Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive developers Team Ninja have … 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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