Submission + - Battlestar Galactica Game Charting Delivery
njkid1 writes: "Battlestar Galactica has been a hit TV show from day one. Soon, it will have its first HD game based upon it. What's unique about this is that it will be available for download only, on both the Xbox 360 and PC. Based upon situations from the first two seasons of the show, the game will also have multiplayer options as well.
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=1520 6&ncid=AOLGAM000500000000009"
Submission + - EVE Online GM cheats, company does nothing
Silent BoB writes: For some time now allegations have been floating around several EVE Online related messageboards stating that EVE Online Game Masters are playing the game on regular accounts, as part of player associations, and are cheating by giving thier characters items that those characters would not have gotten under normal circumstances.
CCP, EVE Online's developer and publisher has long denied such occurences and kept doing so until undeniable evidence of such GM cheating was brought to light by a 3rd party. Then CCP engaged in an internal investigation, and found the allegations to be true (at least in part). However, at odds with accepted policy, the GM who admitted to wrongdoing was not fired and remains as part of the dev team.
CCP's CEO went on record stating that even though CCP would normally terminate employment in such cases, they have decided to be lenient this time around. This of course resulted in an outcry of the community and lead to much speculation as to why the decision was made the way it was made.
CCP, EVE Online's developer and publisher has long denied such occurences and kept doing so until undeniable evidence of such GM cheating was brought to light by a 3rd party. Then CCP engaged in an internal investigation, and found the allegations to be true (at least in part). However, at odds with accepted policy, the GM who admitted to wrongdoing was not fired and remains as part of the dev team.
CCP's CEO went on record stating that even though CCP would normally terminate employment in such cases, they have decided to be lenient this time around. This of course resulted in an outcry of the community and lead to much speculation as to why the decision was made the way it was made.
How D&D Shaped the Modern Videogame 128
PC Gamer UK, via the CVG site, has a feature up on the influence Dungeons and Dragons had on the development of videogaming. The role D&D has had in inspiring gamers is fairly well known; Masters of Doom chronicles the inspiration the Johns' campaign had on the creation of Doom and Quake. The article discusses more recent confluences of the tabletop game and videogame development, such as Obsidian's use of pen-and-paper to develop the early areas of Neverwinter Nights 2. Ideas for the late, lamented, Fallout 3 were sparked by a number of tabletop roleplaying moments from developer campaigns.
