Monday Reading - 70% of Games Lose Money - briefly
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- Spore Stirs Atheist Ire for Religious Elements - Spore lead
designer
Will Wright revealed that the religious elements in EA Maxis' upcoming
life-sim Spore (PC, Mac) has unexpectedly earned more criticism from
athiests than religious groups. On other news,
Wright also hints at new projects in the wings, some of which may be
smaller in scope, and then shifts gears to suggest an MMOG may be part of
the game's future evolution
- Strong Bad Episode One & Demo Released - There is
a demo version on this page for those looking to sample the
webcomic-inspired adventure.
The full
version can be found on the Telltale Games website
- Mount & Blade Final Beta - Paradox Interactive today announced
the opening of the
final
beta, version 0.960, for their upcoming PC medieval, action-RPG title,
Mount & Blade. Mount & Blade will be released in North America on September
16th and in Europe on September 19, 2008. The beta period will be open for
two weeks, closing on August 25th.
- BlizzCon 2008 Tickets on Sale - Blizzard announced that tickets
for BlizzCon 2008 are now on sale via
the
official website of the upcoming Blizzard-centric gaming convention, and
tickets are sure to sell out fast in spite of their $100 price tag.
- Midway Cancels Unannounced Project -
Publisher Midway has laid off 90 of its Austin studio's 130 employees
and cancelled an unannounced project in development, the developer confirmed
today. Sources within the company stated that the cancelled game was
Criminal, an open-world crime effort in development at Midway's Austin
branch.
- 70% of Games Lose Money, Says Ex-Sony Exec-
Only three in ten games make enough money to recover development costs,
former Sony executive Chris Deering stated in a Edinburgh Interactive
Festival keynote.
- 10 best upcoming PC games in 2008 - Dug it for the
all in one page!
- Parents Fear GTA More than Alcohol, Porn, Says Poll - The poll,
conducted on the What
They Play website, asked parents what they'd be most concerned about
their 17-year-old child doing while at a sleepover. Marijuana use topped the
poll at 49%, followed by playing Grand Theft Auto at 19%. Watching porn and
drinking beer clocked in at 16% and 14%, respective
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