35gb for God of War III
The developers at Santa Monica studio have already announced that God of War III will be around 10 hours long to the average gamer, so how much of Blu-ray space will it actually use?
For those of you that have been wondering, it has been confirmed this morning that God of War III will use 35gb [...]
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Ready yourself for a Joy Ride this year
The E3-unveiled Xbox 360 exclusive Joy Ride was planned for a holiday 2009 release, but you might have noticed that we saw no such game being delivered to us during the season. But, it will be hitting the system this year.
“We’re thrilled to have unveiled Joy Ride at E3 2009, which will deliver a revolutionary gaming experience to the Xbox 360 community and put your Avatar behind the wheel,” a recent statement released to Joystiq reads. “We’re committed to delivering the most robust experience to the community and are taking additional time to ensure we provide the best experience possible. We’re looking forward to launching Joy Ride in 2010. Stay tuned.”
The Xbox Live Arcade title bases itself on a free-to-play concept, supported by microtransactions and will be playable with the users’ Xbox 360 Avatars. It sounds like a promising idea to explore but as with all games, we won’t know for sure until we’ve had our hands on it.
ESA shows dark, pirate-infested December ‘09 numbers
We’ve been reporting a fair bit of numbers this week, like for instance, the 3 million copies of Borderlands sold and the 3.5 million downloads of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo. Or how about the 1-vs-50 battles of the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, which is a big number in its own right. And what of the 10 awards Uncharted 2: Among Thieves grabbed at the Interactive Achievement Awards, a game that by the way has been reported selling over 3.5 million copies by now. Impressive numbers we love to see, no doubt. But unfortunately, they’re today being overshadowed by an even more astronomical number that should have us all soul-searching and worried.
GamesIndustry is reporting that according to trade groups including ESA, the Entertainment Software Association, a eye-popping 9.87 million games were illegally downloaded during December 2009. That’s based on ESA’s survey that just covered 200 titles on some of the more popular peer-to-peer platforms such as BitTorrent, eDonkey, Gnutella and Ares, which means the actual number of successful download is even higher.
“These figures under-represent the true magnitude of online game piracy,” ESA said. “They address only downloads of a small selection of ESA member titles. And while they account for illegal downloads that occur over select P2P platforms, they do not account for downloads that occur from ‘cyberlockers’ or ‘one-click’ hosting sites, which continue to account for high volumes of infringing downloads.”
“ESA’s reporting demonstrates a strong correlation between countries that lack sufficient protections for technological protection measures and countries where online piracy levels for entertainment software are high,” said the body. Among these countries are Italy (20.3%), Spain (12.5%), France (7.5%), Brazil (6%) and China (5.7%).
This is deeply worrying and saddening. Although games are more mainstream now than ever, especially since the staggering and jaw-dropping launch of Infinity Ward’s — also pirate-invaded – Modern Warfare 2, something has to be done in order to bring these numbers down, a lot. People downloading games illegally is among the reasons why we hear, read and write about lay-offs in the industry and even studios closing down altogether. And we hate to be carriers of such bad news.
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Assassin’s Creed II – Bonfire Of The Vanities DLC Trailer
Here’s the trailer for Assassin’s Creed II’s second DLC pack ‘Bonfire Of The Vanities’. This downloadable content will become available starting tomorrow for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Watch the trailer after the break.
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Three New Characters In Super Street Fighter IV
The latest issue of Famitsu contains confirmation that three new characters have officially joined the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV. Newly added Ibuki, Makoto and Dudley are a ninja, a karate master and a boxer, respectively. FYI, Super Street Fighter IV will hit North American shelves on April 27th, 2010. [Joystiq]
BioShock 2 Review: I Want To Be Under The Sea
2007 was a big year for video games; that’s an undeniable fact. So many great games came out that year that it’s hard to nail down one in particular as the best game of that year. However, there’s one game almost always comes out near the top of the heap; …
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Photo Auditions For A Tale Of Two Cities PC Game
Ever wanted to be the hero in a video game? How about being a character in the most widely printed novel in history? Well now you can do both at the same time. Just take a picture of yourself, send it in and get your face in the Tale of Two Cities PC game.
The game’s developer, Enter The Story, announced today that anyone who sends in a photo “is…
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