Archive for April, 2011
EA brings Need for Speed: The Run deets
Following a strangely low-key announcement thanks to a trailer leak, EA have brought forth more details about the upcoming Need for Speed: The Run, this holiday’s addition to the frantic franchise. The Run is another arcade interpretation of the series, taking you across the United States as you dodge the authorities and generally cause as [...]
8 Creepy Video Game Urban Legends (that happen to be true)
The urban legends of every era always seem to reflect whatever teenagers are doing at the time: Forty years ago, they told stories about serial killers attacking kids making out in cars and escaped criminals hiding in someone’s backseat, because they didn’t have jetpacks yet. Today, most young people seem to spend their time sitting [...]
Tax benefits on Harmonix sale earn Viacom a whole lot more than $49.99
Viacom made headlines last year as the company sold off Rock Band developer Harmonix for an astonishing $49.99. It turns out that Viacom made a lot more money out of that sale than initially thought however. Selling the developer off has generated tax benefits of around $115 million dollars. The company expects $45 million to [...]
Smuggle Truck gets snuggly makeover after App Store rejection
What do you do when your controversy courting iOS game about shuttling illegal immigrants across the border gets rejected by Apple’s arbiters of good taste? Why, you just tweak some art assets so Smuggle Truck becomes Snuggle Truck! “The changes made to the game consist only of minor art changes and some swapped sound effects. [...]
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