If you’re in Japan and considering picking up the local version of Saints Row: The Third when it comes out on November 17, be advised: that version lacks realism in a very specific aspect. THQ told Game Informer that, in [...]
Square Enix responds to Deus Ex racial controversy
If you’ve yet to meet Letitia in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, then go ahead and watch the above clip. Originally pointed out by Time’s Evan Narcisse in this article, to some (including Evan) Letitia has come off as a pretty [...]
Activision: Kobe Bryant Black Ops ad controversy is ‘hypocritical’
Last month a live-action ad for Call of Duty: Black Ops debuted, depicting Jimmy Kimmel, Kobe Bryant and seemingly everyday people waging war in a desert battlefield. Some people were upset to see the Lakers star wielding an assault rifle, [...]
One Hundred Naked Citizens: One Hundred Leaked Body Scans [Video]
At the heart of the controversy over “body scanners” is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public. U.S. Marshals in a Florida Federal courthouse saved 35,000 images on their scanner. These are those images. More » [...]
EA: Medal of Honor sells two million in first two weeks
According to EA’s latest earnings report, “Medal of Honor is off to a strong start, selling-through 2 million units in just two weeks in October.” Translation: EA sold 2 million of copies of Medal of Honor last month, following its [...]
Blizzard’s Battle.net director on Real ID, cross-game integration and BlizzCon
During GDC Online, Blizzard’s Battle.net project director Greg Canessa presented a “postmortem” for the latest version of the service, which enables online play and discussion for Blizzard’s titles, most recently StarCraft 2. Speaking to Joystiq before the talk, Canessa was [...]
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