Xbox Live Gamerscore Controversy

Major Nelson announced on his blog the action taken by Microsoft on the ongoing Gamerscore tampering. For those of you who don’t know, Microsoft introduced Gamerscore on Xbox Live as a way to track your progress in your game collection by earning “achievements,” in them. For something with little reward other then bragging rights, it’s …

Clancy MMO?

Ubisoft announced last week that it acquired full rights to the Clancy brand/name free of all future royalty payments. Arstechnica reports that Ubisoft is working on developing a Clancy branded MMO. It seems like MMOs are a hot thing, but very rarely do these products take off. Would such a niché property do well in …

PSP Review: Need for Speed Pro Street

You’ll hear me talk a lot about mobile/handheld gaming on this site, you’ll also have to suffer through my frequent frustration with half rate, crappy PSP and DS titles. Need for Speed Pro Street for the PSP fits in this category. Unlike its predecessor, the tracks found here are closed, shifting away from open world …

Manhunt 2 Ban Lifted in UK

The ban put in place by the British Government over the Rockstar release of Manhunt 2 has finally been lifted. The government banned the sale of the game over its controversial excessive use of violence. This is the first game banned since Carmageddon. The game was mostly received poorly by critics, so, the joke may …