Archive: December, 2009
A Bad Case of Karachi
A kotaku reader “Saad” writes:
“I, being a Pakistani, was so excited at seeing a Karachi map and then immediately so disappointed when I played the map,” says the Karachi resident. The map has Arabic written all over, even though that isn’t the country’s language.
More inside…
Two Worlds 2 Gameplay Footage
A short, but promising clip from Two Worlds 2. The original game can be purchased on Steam for the modest fee of £13.99, well worth the money while you gear up for the sequel.
Religion and Gaming, The Melting Pot
Just read this amazing article from arstechnica.com where Michael Thompson tackles the history and story of companies introducing religion to the gaming world, I couldn’t imagine paraphrasing this fantastic bit of work so I will leave you to read the page yourself.
Enjoy.
Mass Effect Trailer
BioWare have released a new full cinematic trailer for the upcoming title Mass Effect 2.
Looks promising.
Video inside
Merry Christmas
Just a quick message to say merry Christmas to everyone visiting and on the subscriptions, hope we get to spend many more with you all, enjoy yourselves and eat and drink until you feel sick!
Microsoft Set to Challenge Steam
Microsoft has announced it will allow users to download games via the LIVE platform, they are calling it “Games on Demand” .. not exactly catchy but its all in the name. The service will be an almost clear copy of Xbox Live for the PC with achievements, games scores, voice chat and all the rest.
Microsoft has a dirty past of muscling their way into the industry by throwing large amounts of money around, this is great news for competitive prices but when the money start flying around so do the issues, it will take them quite a show to topple the Steam on-demand empire(monopoly) with Steam not exactly being bad to us in the past.
Games on Demand will enable Windows users to purchase LIVE-enabled games directly from the Games for Windows LIVE app. Microsoft’s mission? “Our goal has always been to create a seamless online gaming experience for the Windows community, and Games on Demand is a great step toward that end.”
