Microsoft: difference between cheat, exploit? None. Banned!
arstechnica.com — Microsoft has begun issuing temporary bans to players taking advantage of an exploit in Modern Warfare 2, while Infinity Ward works on a patch to fix the issue. While the servers may be kept slightly cleaner for the efforts, the amount of control Microsoft holds over owners of their consoles, and the arbitrary way they are able to ................. (Submitted by LtGenPanda) More…
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The History of Annoying Side-Quests in Videogames
gamespy.com — The completionist's Achilles heel. (Submitted by YME1280) More…
10 of The Most Extreme Controllers EVER
gamesradar.com — Gaming hardware creators have to stop playing it safe. So many of the common, mainstream videogame controllers released over the years are just watered-down, vanilla versions of the supreme greatness they really could be. (Submitted by upick) More…
This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Assassin's Creed 2. watch!
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ECA Tries To Prevent Members From Canceling - The Consumeris
consumerist.com — Some members of the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) are pretty upset that the consumer advocacy group for gamers removed the ability to turn off auto-renewal on member accounts. They've also removed the phone number you used to be able to call to cancel. In fact, the only way to cancel your ECA membership now is to mail them a letter[...] (Submitted by TheUncleBob) More…
Wii, PS3 crow over Thanksgiving success, Microsoft silent
arstechnica.com — Thanksgiving week is a boon for retailers, both on- and offline, and the big three are starting to share their sales data on their respective consoles. Nintendo is strong, the PS3 did very well, and the Xbox 360... isn't giving us anything to talk about. (Submitted by nouman1989) More…
EA Giving Medal of Honor a Modern Day Reboot
joystickdivision.com — It's becoming the norm for former-WWII franchises to make the jump to modern day settings. First with Battlefield, then Call of Duty. And despite EA already controlling the Battlefield franchise, they will be reviving Medal of Honor and giving it the good ole' modern treatment. (Submitted by statik99) More…
Stupid Moments in Videogame Design
gamespy.com — Making games by dummies. (Submitted by YME1280) More…
FIFA 10 Sells "More Than" 4.5 Million Worldwide
kotaku.com — Based on internal figures, EA says FIFA 10 has sold 4.5 million units worldwide since it's launch in early October. This is in addition to FIFA 10 being the fastest-selling game ever, mind you. Besides that, the company also announced that the first downloadable content pack, FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, will be available in February 2010. (Submitted by badwithcomputer) More…

