Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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