We Confirm: Ubisoft’s DRM Scheme Cracked In Hours

Ubisoft's eagerly awaited Silent Hunter 5 was released last week as the first title carrying the company's new DRM system. That system, as we've previously discussed, requires that gamers maintain a constant Internet connection or be kicked from the game. One of the major flaws in that system was the fact that the game wasn't [...]

First screens from Fallout: New Vegas surface, feature glorious beards

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Around these parts, we’re all avid supporters of a thick, lustrous beard. Though our tastes for the gaming industries various genres differ greatly, we can all get behind any game so long as it includes characters with copious amounts of facial hair. For this reason alone, a recent batch of screenshots has [...]

Mass Effect 2’s ‘Hammerhead’ vehicle demoed on GameTrailers TV

We know that some of you are less than excited about the return of vehicular gameplay to the Mass Effect franchise — we still have vivid nightmares about our time behind the wheel of the Mako from the original game. However, your position will probably be reversed by last night’s episode of GameTrailers TV, which [...]

Sony Readies Products To Rival Apple: Will Others Follow?

Do you know who is currently the world's most “admired” company?According to recent reports, that would be Apple. Even though thecompany has less than 10% of the global PC operating system marketshare, Steve Jobs has managed to create a force that has permeatedthroughout the consumer electronics realm, and the mindshare battle isclearly being won by [...]

Sony’s Great Idea: Demos That Become Less Fun When Played

When a game developer releases a demo it's typically intended to entice players into first trying and then purchasing the full version. In keeping with that goal, demo versions of a game are (usually) designed to be fun. This is the stuff of Game Design 101 for most of us, but a crack team of [...]