Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category

DRM propels Spore to “most-pirated” crown

Monday, September 15th, 2008

It's not exactly a Streisand Effect, but it's pretty close.  Sony wanted to keep a tight leash on their new game "Spore", so they loaded with a ton of ugly DRM.  You can only have one user account per purchased copy (husband/wife, brother/sister, friend/friend -- no), you can only install ...

Angry feminists are promoting Sony’s Fat Princess

Friday, July 25th, 2008

At E3, Sony announced a new game titled Fat Princess.  It's essentially a Capture the Flag kind of game, but you're capturing a princess instead of a flag.  The hook is that you can fatten up the princess you're holding, making it more difficult for the opposing team to rescue ...

Teachers are inadvertently promoting “Bully: Scholarship Edition”

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Have you ever heard of the game "Bully: Scholarship Edition"?  We hadn't either.  However, a group of teachers is pushing hard to get the game banned, which is leading to a lot of publicity for the game. Michael Hoechsmann, an assistant professor at McGill University, has a good take on things.  He ...

Manchester Cathedral

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

On June 9, 2007, the Church of England threatened legal action against Sony for a PS3 game titled "Resistance: Fall of Man".  The game features a bloody shoot-out inside of the Mangester Cathedral.  The Church was looking for an apology from Sony and to have the game pulled from stores. Sony ...