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IGN Entertainment Friday, July 03, 2009No More No More Heroes on Wii No MoreNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)Grasshopper's Suda 51 states that Desperate Struggle will be the last No More Heroes game on the Wii.
GameSpy.com Friday, July 03, 2009Massive Bank Fraud In EVE Onlinedjconrad was one of several readers to point out the latest major scandal in EVE
online, the space MMO notable for its large, player-driven economy and the entertaining stories it often generates. A player named Ricdic, chairman of a large in-game bank, decided to embezzle roughly 200 billion ISK (the game's currency). Ricdic exchanged the ISK for about $5,000 to pay off real-life debts. Massively has an in-depth write-up about how the theft affects the game and its players. Since the scandal became public, there's been a run on the virtual bank, and its executives are doing what they can to reassure people that it will continue to exist. Ricdic was banned, not for the embezzlement, but for trading 200 billion ISK for real currency, which is forbidden by EVE's EULA.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Friday, July 03, 2009Despite New Owner, id Still Lives Or Dies By Their EnginesThe Guardian has an article about id Software's status after being purchased by ZeniMax (Bethesda's parent company) not long ago. While id gained considerable financial stability out of the deal, it's clear that what Bethesda has to gain is access to top-of-the-line engine technology, which they've often needed to license. id's Todd Hollenshead said, "The videogames business is defined by technology, which is why guys like JC [John Carmack] are still so significant. Consumers may not be as in touch with the intricacies as they used to be, but you can still make significant, impactful change. We're confident Rage will be one of them..." He also mentions that "the PC market has receded in terms of significance," a sentiment evidenced by id's aggressive expansion into the iPhone games market.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Friday, July 03, 2009New Releases: July 5th-11th, 2009The Bigs 2, Tales of Monkey Island, Bioshock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and ARMA II all hit store shelves this week!
Gamespot Friday, July 03, 2009New RTS Based on DotA Offers Native Linux ClientS2 Games, longtime fans of the "Defense of the Ancients" (DotA) mod for Warcraft 3, have decided to create an entire game based around it (with IceFrog's blessing of course). Without offending their still-active NDA, I can say that Heroes of Newerth is shaping up to be a very polished RTS, with the ability to play both via S2's own
online service and local games, something that even Blizzard seems to be missing these days. Unlike most publishers, S2 has also decided to simultaneously release Windows, Mac, and Linux clients, making this one of the best looking games that I have ever seen on my Linux box. Additionally, S2 would like to invite another 400 players to the HoN beta, so if you are an RTS fan (and especially if you are a DotA fan) just send an email to scuttlemonkey at slashdot dot org with the subject line of "HoN Beta Key Request" and I'll reply to the first 400 requests as best I can. Update 20:37 GMT by SM: In case you don't notice in your haste to create a beta account, l
Slashdot Friday, July 03, 2009EA Los Angeles Announces the Development of Command & Conquer 4 For PCNext Game in the Best-Selling Real-Time-Strategy Series Will Reveal the Epic Conclusion of the Tiberium Saga.
Gameinfowire.com Friday, July 03, 2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra PlayStation 3 ScreenshotsGameinfowire.com Friday, July 03, 2009Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360 Screenshots10
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