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Latest General News Headlines:
Weekly Wizards of the Coast News Round-up - December 19, 2009, 10:32 pm by Taluntain
Latest Poll Results - Favourite Dragon Age: Origins NPC - December 18, 2009, 9:32 pm by Taluntain
Should Planescape: Torment Stay Dead? - December 14, 2009, 9:48 pm by chevalier
UK Game Industry Gets £10M, Doesn't Get Tax Break? - December 14, 2009, 9:34 pm by chevalier
New CEO for Atari - December 14, 2009, 9:13 pm by chevalier
No Preliminary Injunction for Bethesda - December 14, 2009, 9:04 pm by chevalier
Fewer Titles for Electronic Arts in the Future - December 14, 2009, 8:45 pm by chevalier
Weekly Wizards of the Coast News Round-up - December 13, 2009, 10:32 pm by Taluntain
Weekly Wizards of the Coast News Round-up - December 6, 2009, 4:35 pm by Taluntain
Latest Poll Results - Dragon Age: Origins Toolset Creations - December 4, 2009, 9:03 pm by Taluntain
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Weekly Wizards of the Coast News Round-up
Posted: December 19, 2009, 10:32 pm by Taluntain
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Latest Poll Results - Favourite Dragon Age: Origins NPC
Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:32 pm by Taluntain
 What we asked:
Q: Which is your favourite Dragon Age: Origins NPC?
(303 votes total)
Morrigan (82) 27.06%
Alistair (51) 16.83%
I haven't played Dragon Age: Origins (yet) (44) 14.52%
Leliana (38) 12.54%
Sten (19) 6.27%
War Dog (16) 5.28%
Shale (DLC) (16) 5.28%
Zevran (15) 4.95%
Wynne (8) 2.64%
Oghren (8) 2.64%
Teyrn Loghain (6) 1.98%
Not surprisingly, Morrigan's popularity with more than a quarter of the votes is second to none.
Alistair came in second, but with over 10% fewer votes than Morrigan.
Around 15% of those who voted in the poll haven't played Dragon Age: Origins yet, so they couldn't pick their favourite NPC.
Leliana is the last NPC with more than 10% of the popular vote; about 12%, to be more exact.
The remaining seven NPCs (Sten, War Dog, Shale, Zevran, Wynne, Oghren and Teyrn Loghain) are far less popular, having received from 2-6% of the votes in our poll each.
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Should Planescape: Torment Stay Dead?
Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:48 pm by chevalier
 Diehard GameFAN wondered whether Planescape: Torment should stay dead or receive a sequel or something yet else. It turned out people thought it should stay dead. Here's an excerpt from the introduction:
Welcome to this week’s, “Sequel, Spin Off, Start Over or Stay Dead?” Each week we’re going to look at a dormant franchise that was once pretty popular, but for some reason has disappeared into the sands of time. Diehard GameFAN staffers will have four options for what they want to have happen to the series and you can see them in the title of this piece. For a little more detailed description see below
Read the rest at Diehard GameFAN.
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UK Game Industry Gets £10M, Doesn't Get Tax Break?
Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:34 pm by chevalier
 The UK gaming industry is getting attention and cash from the UK government with an £10M in investment:
UK government agencies will invest £10 million ($16.3 million)in the region's game developers, and establish learning centers in Scotland and Manchester.
Dundee's Abertay University's center will work with a new facility at MediaCity UK to help companies understand how gamers use prototypes and support further product refinement ahead of launches.
Apparently, however, the expected tax break will not be there, as the proposed Budget shows. Here:
UK Chancellor Alistair Darling will soon release his Budget -- and a long-championed tax break for the region's video game developers may not be included.
The UK Guardian reports there's no sign from the Chancellor that the game industry cultural tax break proposed in June's Digital Britain report will be part of the budget plan -- despite the fact that the game industry contributes more to the UK economy than the film industry, which does receive Treasury aid.
Read the rest at Gamasutra (one, two).
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New CEO for Atari
Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:13 pm by chevalier
 Atari has a new CEO. Jeff Lapin, a former COO has replaced David Gardner, who will keep a directorship. Here's a snip:
As Atari aims to return to profitability, it's replaced CEO David Gardner with company board director and former COO Jeff Lapin, who'll take on chief executive duties while Gardener maintains a director role.
"For the last two years, first as a Director of the Board and then as COO, I have contributed to the transformation of Atari," says Lapin, who has previously held exec roles at RazorGator Interactive Group, Take-Two Interactive Software and THQ. "It has been a challenging time, which resulted in a new publishing strategy with a strong online focus and a shift of the operations to the U.S."
Read more at Gamasutra.
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No Preliminary Injunction for Bethesda
Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:04 pm by chevalier
  Bethesda is not getting the preliminary injunction it petitioned for. Here's the ruling:
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS LLC v. INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Civil Action No. DKC 09-2357
ORDER
For the reasons stated in open court, it is this 10th day of December, 2009, by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction (paper 3) BE, and the same hereby IS, DENIED for the reasons stated in court; and,
2. The clerk will transmit copies of this Order to counsel for the parties.
DEBORAH K. CHASANOW
United States District Judge
Read the rest at Fallout Wikia.
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Fewer Titles for Electronic Arts in the Future
Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:45 pm by chevalier
 Electronic Arts intends to focus on fewer titles, as well as to focus more on digital distribution. Here's a snip:
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O) sees a future where its online and mobile games are as critical as "Madden NFL" and other console games as the company focuses on building core franchises and winnows its number of titles, said Chief Executive John Riccitiello.
EA currently publishes more than 50 titles and plans to cut that back to about 40 next fiscal year to focus on quality games. Riccitiello said he could see EA publishing even fewer titles going forward.
Read the rest at Reuters.
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Weekly Wizards of the Coast News Round-up
Posted: December 13, 2009, 10:32 pm by Taluntain
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» Your Chance for an Artifact (D&D Alumni)
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Weekly Wizards of the Coast News Round-up
Posted: December 6, 2009, 4:35 pm by Taluntain
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Latest Poll Results - Dragon Age: Origins Toolset Creations
Posted: December 4, 2009, 9:03 pm by Taluntain
What we asked:
Q: Do you intend to create anything with the recently released Dragon Age: Origins toolset?
(142 votes total)
No, certainly not (70) 49.30%
Maybe, haven't decided yet (48) 33.80%
Yes, definitely (24) 16.90%
Very close to a half of the participants in our poll voted that they certainly don't intend to create anything with the Dragon Age: Origins toolset.
A third of those who voted haven't decided at the time of the voting whether they will be delving into the toolset or not, leaving the possibility open.
Only about 17% of all the participants in the poll definitely intend to create something with the Dragon Age: Origins toolset.
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Electronic Arts Consolidates Pandemic
Posted: December 1, 2009, 11:49 am by chevalier
BioWare's other half, Pandemic, is being consolidated by Electronic Arts, the owner. Around 200 employes will be laid off and the three founders will leave too. There is, however, a new hire in the person of Jon Van Caneghem, Might and Magic creator, who is now to lead the Command & Conquer branch. Here's a snip:
According to an internal memo obtained by Gamasutra, Pandemic founders Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman, and Greg Borrud will leave the company. "A reduction in the work force at Pandemic" is being reported elsewhere at around 200 employees, with the remainder of the Pandemic team reporting to EALA's Sean Decker at the company's Playa Vista offices.
The cuts are part of a new round of layoffs and restructuring EA recently announced as its second fiscal quarter saw its losses widen to $391 million; the publisher plans to cut 1,500 jobs by April 2010.
Read the rest at Gamasutra.
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Global Game Jam 2010
Posted: December 1, 2009, 11:41 am by chevalier
 The two days working game concept factory known as Global Game Jam is scheduled for 29th January 2010. One can still book spots:
Organizers have announced that registration for the 2010 Global Game Jam is now open, and interested parties can secure a spot at one of more than 90 global locations.
The Game Jams, which take place January 29, 2010, are aimed at fostering innovation and experimental design -- groups get together and, working under similar constraints and rules, must produce a working game concept within two days.
Read the rest at Gamasutra.
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What Is Your Favourite Experience with a Fallout 3 Glitch?
Posted: December 1, 2009, 11:35 am by chevalier
 This is one of the questions asked by Bitmob. The other is, "What is your worst experience with a glitch in Fallout 3?" Here's the first one among the favourites, however:
The super-collision effect (an enemy or weapon goes flying off into the distance despite only being shot at by a normal ballistic weapon) is both the best and worst glitch that I've come across. In one fight with a super mutant, I shot a gun out of his hand and then launched it off into who-knows-where before killing him and looting the gun off his now-mutilated body (because it's still linked to his inventory).
Read the rest at Bitmob.
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Baldur's Gate 2 Memorable at Digihub
Posted: December 1, 2009, 11:33 am by chevalier
 Digihub says there are five memorable games on the PC and Baldur's Gate 2 is among them. Here's what they say:
Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2001)
Some still claim this as the PC’s greatest role-playing game, though it would be fair to say that the Baldur’s Gate formula has since been bettered by many an epic RPG. Games like Dragon Age: Origins still owe much to this party-based romp, with its stat-heavy D&D core, companion sub-plots and entertaining dialogue.
Read the rest at Digihub.
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Different Set of Deals Every Day at Steam
Posted: December 1, 2009, 11:30 am by chevalier
Ladies and gentlemen - yes, Deekin, goblins too, - Steam is offering several different classical titles every day at a severely reduced price - 70% off is not unheard of. For example, Tal's favourite game ever (or successor thereof, to be precise) is down from EUR 8.99 to EUR 2.24, here. You find out which one. I won't give you any hints. Arr, matey! ...Ooops...
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