Monthly Archives: March 2010

When it comes to used games and DLC, buyer beware.

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

It’s not a big secret that efforts are being made by companies such as EA to limit the appeal of buying used copies or pirating their games by including one-time DLC codes, a bonus for players that buy a new … Continue reading →

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Ubisoft Apologizes for Downtime with Free Stuffs

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Did you lose out when you were disconnected from Ubisoft’s DRM servers? Ubisoft has come up with an apology for those affected by the downtime with an offer of free stuff. According to Kotaku, it seems that PC players of … Continue reading →

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Publishing is dead? Think again.

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Is publishing going to die out with the rise of the iPad and every other mobile screen that allows for books to be stored as 1s and 0s? Not by a longshot if Dorling Kindersley Books has anything to say … Continue reading →

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The C&C4 PC crowd on Amazon is…angry…

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

So far, Amazon is showing EA’s Command & Conquer 4 at a one-star rating by its users. Granted, not all of the “reviews” may be from those that had actually played the game, but the ones that appear to be … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia down, should be back

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

It looks like Wikipedia has gone down. I was doing a little research when Firefox suddenly told me that it can’t be reached. Uh, oh. Hitting the site gets me to to the intro page, but the text looks…off…and doing … Continue reading →

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I Pwned that Promotion

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

From Australia comes a news story where an assistant professor has motivated his class by throwing out the grading scale by using experience points instead. From the article, Lee Sheldon of the Indiana University has been quoted as saying: “As … Continue reading →

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Review: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Final Fantasy’s reputation for reinventing itself with every major release as well as spreading its brand name into other genres has made it a powerhouse series since it had saved a struggling Square in the early eighties. While some developers … Continue reading →

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Review: Battlefield – Bad Company 2 (X360)

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

The success of Activision’s Modern Warfare franchise has made it the 400lb gorilla to beat on the battlefield for many developers. The record-smashing success of its sequel has also given many of its competitors pause, but EA DICE has been … Continue reading →

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Review: God of War 3

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

God of War 3 is a revenge tale, and not the kind with the happy ending that leaves you feeling fuzzy about everything that happened. This is dirty, nasty payback, fueled by the kind of single-minded rage that can take … Continue reading →

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Ubisoft DRM servers stressed out. Past life synchronizations delayed.

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Having trouble playing the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 2 or Silent Hunter 5 today? You’re not the only one. Joystiq notes that the Assassin’s Creed 2 forum has a thread filled with angry users that suddenly find they can’t … Continue reading →

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