Roman-style justice has returned to Britain for the first time in 2,000 years after an online game player was 'crucified' this week.
A 27 year-old electrical engineer from Michigan, known in the game as 'Cynewulf', was nailed to a cross as punishment for killing other players as soon as they appeared in the Roma Victor Roman roleplay game.
SONY has confirmed that its next generation Playstation three will be region free, at least for gaming.
The outfit had hinted that the move was possible some months ago but it was only officially confirmed yesterday.
Ironically the move is designed to combat piracy. If game players can’t play imported games they tend to chip their consoles, which in turn allows pirates to release illegal copies. Illegal games also run better on chipped consoles.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to boost shipments of its Xbox 360 video game console by "two to three times" this week to address shortages that have crimped game sales across the industry.
The software giant's game console is widely viewed as a crucial product that underscores its commitment to play a big role in delivering entertainment and media in the living room.
It appears a user has been banned from playing WoW for using WINE and a programmable keyboard in the game...
I have played WoW for about a year and have a 60 mage on a PVE server with a fair amount of purple stuff. Mostly played WoW on Windows. Took a break for a few weeks in October, then started to fiddle with WoW on Linux by using WINE (took a while but it's reasonably stable), and then decided to roll a priest on a PVP server. However, on Sunday the 19th of February, I got banned from WoW.
Chinese players are furious about the recent large-scale collapse of online game 'World of Warcraft (WoW)', and threatened to stop playing the game in a mass protest. Published by Blizzard Entertainment the game is operated in China by NASDAQ listed The9 Limited. The game is extremely popular in China, with hundreds of thousands of players. It is unclear whether the collapse points to a serious glitch that could affect the game worldwide- where it has millions of players.
Chicago's WGN news is warning parents that video games are like drugs, an audacious claim that has gamers across the country wondering what those crazy journalists are smoking. According to the WGN health segment on the impact of gaming, the adrenaline rush that occurs during gameplay makes the experience itself an addictive stimulant:
"It's a stimulant. It's highly addictive. It's causing kids to forget about their friends, ignore their schoolwork and become impulsive and hot tempered."
In a move to improve its computer games offerings in Europe, RealNetworks has agreed to acquire Dutch game developer Zylom Media Group.
RealNetworks will pay €21 million for Zylom, which develops so-called "casual" games for PCs, such as easy-to-play word, puzzle and card games, RealNetworks said.
Customers can buy and download Zylom's games from its website or through premium services provided by AOL, Wanadoo and Yahoo. Its game library includes 70 localised games in seven languages, including Mirror Magic and Hotel Solitaire.
Alan chronicled his hands-experience with the Xbox 360 over one week in a diary-like format. Learn about his impressions of the hardware and Xbox 360 through this diary-like format. Find out how many bugs he found or how many times his Xbox 360 crashed inside!
We tried to use 720p whenever possible, but if there was too much motion for the capture device, we dropped down to 480p. We used the VGA cable from Monster Cable and the Epiphan VGA2USB. Be sure to check out the shots from NBA Live 06.
One of China's most popular online games is now free to play. Shanda Entertainment announced yesterday that it would no longer charge players to enter its Legend of Mir II MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). Instead of collecting hourly or monthly fees from players on most of its servers, the company will now generate income by charging for other services, such as "certain in-game items and premium features". Shanda has been testing a free version of the game for several weeks, and some other online games are also switching to free play.
A video game master from Kansas City, Missouri, won a $150,000 prize on Tuesday by besting a rival in the Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour Grand Finals.
Johnathan Wendel, 24, who goes by the name "Fatal1ty" in the world of multiplayer games, beat Sander Kaasjager, a player from the Netherlands known as "fnatic.Vo0," for the competition's top prize.
