Jack Thompson Tries to Block ‘Medal of Honor’ Game (PC Magazine)

Posted September 9th, 2010

PC Magazine – Jack Thompson, a disbarred lawyer who has vocally decried violence in video games, said he will try to stop the release of Electronic Arts’ upcoming video game, “Medal of Honor Limited Edition”. Thompson has sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging him to stop the game’s release.

Origin PC Unveils Gaming PC with Built-In Xbox 360 (PC Magazine)

Posted September 9th, 2010

PC Magazine – Origin PC on Tuesday introduced its Big O über-class gaming PC with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console built into the same chassis.

Sony’s PS3 Update Expected to Stop Jailbreaking (PC Magazine)

Posted September 9th, 2010

PC Magazine – On Monday, Sony issued what it called a “minor” update for the PlayStation 3, which the company touted as one that added “additional security features”. Sony has also said that it plans new updates to Google’s YouTube service in its browser.

Microsoft’s Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan (AP)

Posted September 9th, 2010

AP – Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn’t been easy for Microsoft Corp.

Review: ‘R.U.S.E.’ brings war strategy to consoles (AP)

Posted September 9th, 2010

AP – Video-game wars, like those in “Halo” or “Call of Duty,” are usually seen from the grunt’s-eye view.

Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay (AP)

Posted September 9th, 2010

AP – Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service’s code of conduct by publicly declaring he’s from Fort Gay — a name the company considered offensive.

Macho Duke Nukem returns after a decade in limbo (AP)

Posted September 7th, 2010

AP – When Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pulled the plug on the long-in-development “Duke Nukem Forever” last year, most observers in the video-game industry thought they’d seen the last of its titular hero.

Latest Sony PlayStation 3 Firmware Blocks PSJailbreak? (PC World)

Posted September 7th, 2010

PC World – Never mind court injunctions that block sales of a hardware-based PS3 hack designed to let users play pirated games, Sony may already be running interference at the source.