In select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address @themepark.com if something went wrong. The problem is, that email address didn’t belong to a Zynga employee.
Zynga Mistake Puts Random Stranger In Customer Support RoleIn select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address @themepark.com if something went wrong. The problem is, that email address didn’t belong to a Zynga emp
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Among them, the Minecraft clone Guncraft.
Steam :: :: Eleven More Titles Greenlit TodayIn continuing with smaller, more frequent batches, we’ve just Greenlit eight more games and three software titles. These titles were selected on the same criteria we have been using in the past: Votes in Greenlight give us a hugely valuable point of data in gauging community interest along with exte…STEAM
Between this, the lawsuit with Epic Games, and the PR disaster surrounding the failed crowd funding attempt, I’m starting to think there really is a curse over Silicon Knights.
Precursor Games founding member arrested by police on child pornography chargesFormer Silicon Knights director of content and Precursor Games founding member Kenneth McCulloch has been arrested by police on charges related to child pornography, according to a media release...PolygonMichael McWhertor
Inspired by the ASCII taxt game, Candy Box. Incredibly minimal and fun.
A Dark RoomA minimalist text adventure
As much as I love Android, Google has a terrible track record of trying to break into the home entertainment market.
Google Building Android Game ConsoleGoogle is developing a videogame console and digital wristwatch powered by its Android operating system. The company hopes to combat similar devices that Apple may release in the future.The Wall Street JournalAmir Efrati
Update: 2/14/2022:
I cant help but wonder if this is what eventually turned into Google Stadia, or if this was something c
Following a $50 price cut and mere days before it’s expected launch, Nvidia pushed back their mobile game console citing a “mechanical issue”
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The big question in the gaming industry is, which is the better console — and what does a naked woman look like?
Despite the new rating system in Australia, the upcomg Saints Row game is effectively banned because it:
includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context. In addition, the game includes elements of illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards. Such depictions are prohibited by the computer games guidelines.
<i>Saints Row IV</i> effectively banned under new Australian rating sy<i>Saints Row IV</i> is the first video gam
Not too surprising, seeing as both the PS3 and Vita also run modified versions of FreeBSD.
Details about Playstation 4 OS developmentWe have some details about the development of the Playstation 4 OS. The Operating System is called “Orbis OS”. It is a modified version of FreeBSD 9.0. We aren’t sure if this will bring again the “Other OS” functions to Playstation 4 (remember that this option enabled Playstation 3 to install other …VGLeaks 3.0Mr.H
In OZombie, players will battle a brain-eating Scarecrow for control of Oz with the help of the Lion, Tin Woodsman and the great-great-granddaughter of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.
Ever since the first Alice game, I’ve been fascinated with American McGee’s macabre twist on classic tales. I can’t want to see the outcome of this if it gets funded.
American McGee’s Spicy Horse brings OZombie to KickstarterOZombie, the twisted take on L.Frank Baum's Oz from American McGee's studio S
I love these kinds of anecdotes.
Dirty Game Development TricksOne of Game Developer’s most popular features was our “Dirty Coding Tricks” bit from 2009, where we got devs to open up about some of their ugly hacks -- and in 2013 we’re back with nine new from-the-trenches stories, including a few unorthodox tricks from other dev disciplines besides programming.Game DeveloperGame Developer Magazine StaffJune 24, 2013