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dotarray writes:
On a day where Australia's largest city is caught up in a politically-driven hostage crisis (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/martin-place-siege-hostages-flag-sydney-cafe-lindt/5967340), a game described as a hate crime is now open for voting on Steam Greenlight. The team at Destructive Creations has also released a short teaser trailer for Hatred — and if you were hoping for something other than mindless slaughter, you'll be sorely disappointed.
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dotarray writes:
Indie game Paranautical Activity has been dropped from Steam after developer Mike Maulbeck threatened to kill Valve's Gabe Newell.
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dotarray writes:
Ultraviolent games are nothing new, but new indie game Hatred has a specific target in mind. The development team behind the project are members of white supremacist neo-Nazi hate groups, so it's no surprise it's the game's non-Caucasian characters who seem faced with the most explicit deaths.
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dotarray writes:
In a weird threat, a community manager for IL-2 Sturmovik has implied that the game will be shut down unless fans start giving it more positive reviews.
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dotarray writes:
Alien: Isolation is terrifying audiences across the globe, but enterprising modders have reportedly unlocked a way to make it even more frightening, by unlocking native virtual reality support for the game.
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dotarray writes:
An all-female pro-gaming team has reportedly been disqualified from a Dota 2 competition because they're too good at the game. Organisers at the recent Girls Wars SEA event felt that one of the members of team Dolls plays the game "like a boy", and has kicked the whole team out of the contest.
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dotarray writes:
An Australian politician believes Nintendo and Xbox are to blame for the country's high number of unemployed youth. Federal Liberal MP Ewen Jones argues that young people should be made to wait six months before receiving unemployment benefits, a proposal put forward by the Abbott government.
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dotarray writes:
Terrorist organisation ISIS has apparently turned to video games in an effort to recruit more young people to its ranks. A new video seems to show footage from Grand Theft Auto V as it invites viewers to "do the things you do in games, in real life on the battlefield".
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dotarray writes:
A surprising story's emerged today that suggests Microsoft is looking to buy Minecraft developer Mojang, with a price tag of "more than US$2 billion".
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dotarray writes:
The uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 has just been re-classified by the Australian Classifications Board, and granted an R18+ rating. Yes, that's the original version of the game that caused so much drama when it was initially submitted nearly 5 years ago and played such a big part in the push for Australia's adults-only rating.
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dotarray writes:
Valve is being sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over allegedly making "false or misleading representations" when it comes to consumer guarantees. Turns out that even though Valve does not have a physical presence Down Under, the studio's still bound by local consumer law.
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dotarray writes:
A non-playable character known as Robin the Entertainer has popped up in the latest beta build of Warlords of Draenor. While the studio is yet to make any formal announcements, it's believed this could be (part of) Blizzard's tribute to comedian and avid gamer, Robin Williams.
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dotarray writes:
After years of saying it'd never happen, Nintendo is releasing a game for iOS. Pokémon Trading Card Game Online is officially headed to iPad, due out by the end of the year. While it's not necessarily the gotta catch 'em all RPG fans have been asking for, it's still a nifty little offering.
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dotarray writes:
So it looks like Valve might have tucked a little somethin' extra into those Dota 2 Workshop Tools launched earlier today. Snooping around inside the files has revealed what may be the first official evidence of the company's Source 2 engine — because why would that need a fanfare?
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dotarray writes:
By now, everybody should know that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Let's apply that to EA, shall we? The publisher is giving away copies of The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection, for free... and not mentioning that it includes the controversial SecuROM anti-piracy software.
