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Spore has been rife with controversy from well before release, both in and out of the context of gaming. When it comes to gamers in particular, there was a lot of negative feedback given to EA over their DRM. They responded, but not in kind, and it seems that despite all the heavy locking they [...]

Ubisoft’s upcoming Far Cry 2 now has an official release date, with the company planning to deploy the game a little over a month from now. They are planning to release it in the U.S. on October 21st and October 24th for European countries. Like many new titles are doing, Ubisoft has seen the advantage [...]

Today’s pricey game consoles are enticing loot for criminals, but thanks to their robust online functionality, it seems stolen systems aren’t that hard to find.
Just ask Dustin Waller. The Salisbury Post reports that the Carolina man’s previously owned Playstation 3 — which turned out to be stolen merchandise — was tracked by police and returned [...]

Far Cry 2 has made some interesting appearances over the past few months, with a few teasers showing off the new Dunia engine built for the game in addition to a bit of actual gameplay footage. The game does look impressive, but what many fans are probably wondering is exactly what the system requirements would [...]

In a long overdue announcement, Rockstar Games today confirmed that their best-selling console title Grand Theft Auto IV is headed to the PC, bringing with it all of the features found in the console version in addition to “newly expanded” multiplayer options – though no details were given as to what these options might be.
Speculation [...]

Even though an Xbox 360 price drop is rumored to be imminent, no matching price drop is currently being planned by Sony. Despite sales for the PS3 still remaining weak compared to the Wii and 360, Sony is staying the course and has commented that they will not reduce pricing on their console.
According to Sony, [...]

The much-awaited firmware update 2.40 for the PlayStation 3 has arrived. As previously reported, this latest enhancement to the gaming console will finally introduce in-game XMB support as well as a new ‘trophies’ community feature that mirrors the achievements system used by the Xbox 360.

With the trophies addition, PlayStation 3 owners will get a revamped [...]

If you are thinking of buying an Xbox 360 console you may want to wait a couple weeks, as reports are circulating that Microsoft will be announcing a price cut in time for this year’s E3 show in mid-July. The reports are based on an alleged leaked scan of an upcoming K-mart ad that shows [...]