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Reply to Video Game Bill {Updated 05/05/2005} in Game News Stardock Forums

I actually think a bill like this isn't bad, although her quote IMO is pretty ignorant theres no harm in keeping the bad games out of the hands of kids. The bill is supposed to just make the ESRB system more of a legal vending rule rather than at a distributors level. Overall I don't think it will matter because parents are so dumb about just getting their kids whatever. But at least then it won't be the VG vompanies fault at all.

Valve and VU Games Settle in Game News Stardock Forums

Valve and VU Games have finally settled their longstanding lawsuit, filed in 2002, over their publishing agreement. According to the settlement that was made out of court, VU Games will cease publishing boxed versions of Valve's Games, including Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source, effective August 31, 2005. Also, VU Games will notify distributors and cyber cafes that wer

Reply to WoW - 5 Months Later in WoW Stardock Forums

Looks like I wasn't the only person to recap WoW after five months. MMORPG.com Article

Reply to Starting on PvP in WoW Stardock Forums

I have actually played both to a good extent and have liked my rogue much more, problem is as a rogue you are one of many, as a druid you are one of a few...

Reply to Some interesting NC Soft factoids: in Open Talk Stardock Forums

We USA people should sell off our City of Heroes money to take care of the debt

Elixir Games Shuts Doors in Game News Stardock Forums

PC and Xbox developer, Elixir Studios, has ceased its day to day operations and will be closing its doors. Founded in 1998, Elixir Studios was another independent developer with big plans using original ideas, but apparently that just wasn't enough. Evil Genius was an RTS for the PC, released in October 2004 to good reviews, but which never really caught on. With the upcoming shift to next generation systems, the company felt that t

Flagship Announces First Title in Game News Stardock Forums

Flagship Studios, headed by former Blizzard North employees, creators of the Diablo series, have just announced their first game, Hellgate: London. It should be obvious that these guys have a little obsession with Hell, but Hellgate: London is going to be bringing along some other Diablo-esque ideas also. Hellgate: London is set in the near future and will be a hybrid of FPS and Role-playing as you take on enemies in war torn London. <BR&gt

Turner's Got Game in Open Talk Stardock Forums

Turner Broadcasting has announced a new service to start this fall allowing gamers to download up to 300 games from 17 publishers. New games are set to be added weekly after launch with over 1,000 titles currently licensed. Gamers will be given an "all-you-can-play" access to the games on up to two PCs as long as they pay the monthly fee. The games will be downloaded to one's computer, not played over the network to allow

Prey Resurrected in Game News Stardock Forums

2K Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive and 3DRealms have announced the re-development of the long rumored shooter. Originally started back in 1995 by Human Head studios, under the supervision of 3DRealms, the game was later put on hold for Duke Nukem Forever, which is still incomplete. It was then confirmed that the game was under development by Human Head once again and that it had been reworked to use the Doom 3 engine. Now, 2K Games will fin

CDV Revisits WWII in Game News Stardock Forums

CDV has announced a new PC WWII RTS, War Leaders: Clash of Nations, along with its pre-E3 press bulletin. The game will be debuted this May at E3 and can only be seen with appointment. CDV's pre-E3 bulletin did include some details on the upcoming game. Gamers will assume the roles of historic commanders as they try and lead their countries to victory through economic, diplomatic and military means. This means that players will be tasked with

Reply to O in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Win2k, Fedora Core 3 and Slackware 10

DICE Unveils New FPS in Game News Stardock Forums

Digital Illusions CE, makers of the popular Battlefield franchise has announced a new contract with EA. The press release mentions that the game will be in the "shooter genre" with EA set to publish. DICE has been budgeted by EA and their Canadian studio is set to develop the game which is to be based off a Digital Illusions' brand. The title is set to debut in the fall of 2005. <A href="http://global.dice.se/press/

Reply to Linux rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in OS Wars Stardock Forums

I just wish their wireless support was more up to snuff...

Prince of Persia Thrice in Open Talk Stardock Forums

As announced in Ubisoft's pre-E3 bulletin, the Prince of Persia franchise will be expanding this year. Prince of Persia 3 (working title) will see the hero with his love, Kaileena, going home to a war ravaged kingdom. The Prince is quickly captured and Kaileena is forced to unleash the Sand of Time on the world once more. Vice president of marketing for Ubisoft, Tony Kee, had the following to say, “Prince of Persia 3 promises to be THE be

Serious Sam Returns in Game News Stardock Forums

2K Games, a part of Take-Two Interactive has announced the latest iteration for the Serious Sam franchise. Serious Sam 2 will be largely showcased at this upcoming E3 but 2K Games let out a few facts and tidbits to get people prepared. The title is currently slated for a Fall 2005 release for PC and Xbox. "Our second generation Serious Engine allows us to create characters with over 100 times more detail than the last game," added Roman Ribaric, CEO of Croteam, developers of Serio

Conan to Behead MMOs in Windows Software Stardock Forums

Funcom has announced Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures , an Online Action RPG scheduled for Windows in the first half of 2006. Funcom promises that Age of Conan will have "a mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game." Players will be placed in a dark, lush, violent and sinful universe with "fantastic graphics and stunning 7.1 surround audio" to boot. The world will be filled with everyt

There Ownership Moved in Game News Stardock Forums

The user content creation MMORPG There has changed hands from Forterra Systems into the hands of long-time investors, Michael Wilson and Steve Victorino and Makena Technologies. Financial terms to the deal were not disclosed but Wilson and Victorino have already decided that the game needs new engineering and customer support staff. "The internet will continue to morph into a more interactive, multi-media experience," said Michael Wilson, CEO of M

Video Game Bill {Updated 05/05/2005} in Game News Stardock Forums

Yesterday a committee of the California Assembly backed a bill to restrict the sale of violent video games to minors. Numerous bills of this type are currently pending in state and local councils across the country and two have already been ruled against for breaking First Amendment rights. The First Amendment is the same grounds that the game companies have been using for their defense all along. Nonetheless, the committee passed the bill with an 8-0 vote. The California bill

Sony's EBay in Open Talk Stardock Forums

Sony Online Entertainment has become the first major U.S. publisher to create a trading facility for its games. Although SOE has developed numerous MMORPGs (EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies), the only game that will take advantage of the "Station Exchange" will be EverQuest II which has roughly 350,000 users. Station Exchange won't go live until June and if successful the ability for players to spend real money on virtual items maybe extended to their o

Reply to Is gaming a privilege? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

*claps* Its like that old saying, laws are made for the law-abiding citizens to follow...

Reply to WoW - 5 Months Later in WoW Stardock Forums

Personally I think they need the slain NPCs to stay dead LONGER. Theres really no point to defending anything if everything is ressed in 5minutes. I was quite mad when I saw they made AH and Bankers come back quicker AFTER making them even more difficult to kill. The converse is why raid if everything comes back to life so quickly? My guild has raided on Thrall a few times, its been alot of fun but we haven't gotten him lower than 50%, ther

WoW - 5 Months Later in WoW Stardock Forums

So it has been roughly 5 months since WoW launched (I can't believe that but thats what the computer is telling me) and I was wondering how many of us are still playing on a frequant basis. I have never really stopped playing the game through the whole 5 months and have concentrated on one character who I have gotten up to 53 atm. Currently I am in arguably the best alliance guild on the Magtheridon server (All That Remains) and have been with them s

Reply to Adventures in foobar2000 customization in iTunes Stardock Forums

I love foobar for its small footprint, I haven't toucher or customized it in anyway, but then again music isn't that important to me, just background.

Star Wars MMORPG Gets Large in Game News Stardock Forums

EBGames.com has another announcement to make after their industry shake-up merger with Gamestop. Today EB Games unofficially revealed a new addition to the Star Wars Galaxies universe. EBGames.com has a listing of a soon to be released bundle pack for the MMORPG that will include the new expansion, "Rage of the Wookies." "Rage of the Wookies" is to include tie-ins from the upcoming Star Wars movie, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith but it is not

Reply to Why do people download Trillions substandard software? in Software Development Stardock Forums

I have used Trillian since the beginning more or less (I hate having all the stand-alone take up extra room) and although I think it is getting a little bloated as of the v3.0 I still think it is a good piece of software that saves cpu power. I have also never encountered any of the bugs or problems that you have and have it installed on about 20 computers of various setups.