The Xbox One is a gamble by Microsoft to re-establish the living room as the place to play games and to promote the device’s ability to play online video. … Read More
Ice hockey violence under scrutiny
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EA discontinues Online Pass program over player disapproval
EA has announced it will discontinue its controversial Online Pass in response to customer feedback. The company first introduced the program back in 2010 as a measure to deter used games sales — or, at the very least, get something out of them. The idea was to include a one-time… … Read More
Billionaire investor says Sony should sell off entertainment business
Daniel S. Loeb, a major Wall Street hedge fund manager for Third Point, thinks Sony should sell off part of its Entertainment arm. When people think of Sony, televisions and video games are generally the first thing that comes to mind, but the company is also a major player in… … Read More
Google Play Games will have achievements, cloud saves, in-game chat
Add another new topic to the expanding list of things we can expect to see at Google I/O this week. A brand new build of Google Play Services recently found its way to the gang over at Android Police which highlights some major changes in store including Google Play Games… … Read More
Sochi 2014 to bring back together Russian and British intelligence services
UK will be providing “limited” support to ensure safety of athletes and guests during the Sochi 2014 winter games, Cameron said at the media-conference after the negotiations in the Olympic capital concluded late on Friday. ”We both want the Sochi Games to be a safe and secure Games,” he added. No details of how this cooperation will look like have yet been revealed, but Britain surely has a lot of experience to share in the sphere. The London Olympics, it hosted in 2012, went on without any serious incidents, thanks to over 20,000 police and military personnel providing security during the event. The Russian and British intelligence services have aborted cooperation 6 years ago, following Moscow’s refusal to extradite Andrey Lugovoy, whom the UK suspects of involvement in the poisoning death of former FSB officer, Aleksandr Litvinenko, which occurred in London the same year. “Security service cooperation was suspended,” Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, stressed as RBK Daily quoted him on Saturday. “It was frozen on the initiative of the British side, but nevertheless we are satisfied with their readiness to cooperate in the interests of ensuring the safe and peaceful organization of the Olympic Games in Sochi.” After the talks, Putin and Cameron went on a helicopter tour of the venues being prepared for the Sochi Games’ kickoff on February 7, 2014. The aerial excursion included landing at the Fisht Olympic Stadium, which was designed by the British architects firm, Populous, and constructed with the assistance companies from the UK.The 40,000-strong venue won’t see any sporting action during the Games as it’ll be used to host the opening and closing ceremonies. According to Cameron, more than 50 British companies are currently participating in the Sochi Olympics construction projects. … Read More
Best Of: 8 Free to Play PC Games That Are Too Good to Be True
The gaming world is making a dramatic shift towards free to play games. Of course, full price retail titles still make up for a majority of releases on the PC and most other platforms, but playing a quality game without cracking your wallet open is a completely viable option nowadays. … Read More
