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 attempted to do on the game it is being very heavily pirated. In fact, it seems that at the moment there are more pirated copies of Spore running than legal copies.
With the budget it …

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 of multi-platform readiness and will be releasing it for the PC, the 360 and the PS3 on launch day.
If you have watched the demo or been following development for the game, you’ll know it certainly …

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 to its original owner after Waller connected the system to the internet.
Waller’s fiancee purchased the used console from a small video game store in the local mall as a gift. Thinking it was some sort …

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 be to run the upcoming title.

Fortunately Ubisoft has come out with an answer today, in both minimum and recommended varieties, and it looks like those who have been playing modern games on their two or …

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 over whether GTA IV would ever appear on PC has been rampant since launch, thought the news should come as no surprise really considering previous iterations of the game have been ported over to the …

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 game and console sales for the PS3 are nearing profitability, so long as sales don’t take a hit due to Microsoft’s actions, a price cut is not needed in their boo

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 version of their user profile that displays how many trophies they’ve earned for their achievements in games, how many of which type (bronze, silver, gold, or platinum) they have, and what their current gamer level …

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 a $50 reduction on the standard 20GB Xbox 360 console, bringing it to a $299 price point.

Such a move would make the basic Xbox 360 $100 cheaper than Playstation 3’s cheapest model, and just $50 …