In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, former Senator and current MPAA chief Chris Dodd said he was “confident” that Obama supports the entertainment industry’s attempts to crack down on online piracy, and that he’s sure that the president is “using his good relationships in both communities [tech/media]” to push talks forward about replacement legislation […]
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Tom’s Hardware breaks down some of the rumored specs of the PS4 and Xbox 720. The PS4 (Orbis) “may feature custom chips based on AMD’s A8-3850 APU and Radeon HD 7670 discrete GPU.” “According to the APU’s off-the-shelf specs, it packs a quad-core 2.9 GHz processor an an integrated HD 6550D graphics core,” writes Kevin Parrish. […]
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If you kick in $15 or more on the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter crowd-funding drive you’ll get a “Digital Downloable copy of game DRM free for PC or MAC OSX or Linux.” Better yet, “your party will start with a unique and quirky skill.” There’s something about being very fan-oriented in your game development that I […]
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Forbes staff-writer has a smart response up to the hue-and-cry raised over the creepy ‘Girls Around Me’ app that was recently pulled from the iTunes app-store. I don’t necessarily agree with her, but I think she raises some great points. The app basically used other social media, such as Foursquare and Facebook, to locate women […]
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Former CD Projekt producer Tomasz Gop is working on a new RPG influenced by Dark Souls and Batman: Arkham City. Nathan Grayson at Rock, Paper, Shotgun passes along some very exciting news in the world of RPG development. It turns out former CD Projekt senior producer Tomasz Gop, a member of the team behind The Witcher […]
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It’s not necessarily surprising news, but it’s certainly good. From Software has confirmed that a sequel to its instant cult-classic, Dark Souls, will haunt our gaming future. “Of course, it’s not over yet,” From Software’s R&D head Masanori Takeuchi told GameTrailers. “We’ve always been enamoured by dark fantasy action RPGs. That’s just been our core DNA […]
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David Hollingsworth writes that “there are times when it’s just plain embarrasing to admit to being a gamer in polite company, and today I’m feeling that in spades.” He’s referring to the fact that EA was just voted the “Worst Company in America” by voters at The Consumerist. He’s implying that this was due to […]
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The new teaser shows off some impressive graphics, only available on PC. Arma 3 is an open-world tactical shooter set in the near future (sometime in the 2030s) during a NATO war against invading forces from the east. “Tensions rise as NATO and Iranian forces stand-off in the Aegean: the strategic fault-line between crumbling European […]
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As both Paul and David have noted elsewhere, EA and BioWare are offering a free DLC later this year that extends the ending of Mass Effect 3. The Extended Cut will offer new cinematic cut-scenes that will provide ”more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey” according to BioWare. “We are all incredibly proud […]
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One of the wonderful things about a competitive market is the fact that consumers get certain perks they would otherwise never receive. In the always burning GPU market, it’s not just the big chip makers constantly competing with one another, though certainly AMD (ATI) and nVidia are always hot on each other’s heels. Which, for the GamingBuff, this means the latest tech is available in each new chip […]
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