Filed under: Features Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq (”LGJ”), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games : By now, I’m sure everyone has seen the copious discussions on the EA Sports Online Pass . If, for some reason, you’ve been hiding in your closet because of an irrational fear of oil spills, or have been stuck in an airport without internet as a result of plumes of volcanic ash, the summary of these discussions is that EA will be charging people who purchase used versions of future EA Sports titles $10 for the use of certain online components of the game, which “can include basic online multiplayer, as well as group/league features, roster and playbook updates, downloads of user-created content.” Not surprisingly, the announcement has been met with some frustration, some angry fist shaking and some relative acceptance from the consumer base. On the other hand, there has been a surprising amount of reports of puppies, unicorns and rainbows from analysts and even GameStop as a result of the Online Pass
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LGJ: EA Online Pass a Ticket to FTCville?
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According to a list of Achievements unearthed by Xbox 360 Achievements , it looks like the upcoming Earthworm Jim HD will feature some form of multiplayer. There are two Achievements for multiplayer, one awarded for being “‘No.
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Earthworm Jim HD to feature multiplayer (somehow)
Before you enter an octagon full of belligerent fighters in UFC Undisputed 2010 , why not prepare by visiting a strip mall full of sleepy nerds? GameStop is holding midnight launch events for the mixed martial arts title in 3,100 of its stores on the night of May 24
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Fight the crowds at GameStop’s UFC Undisputed 2010 midnight launch parties
Do you want a new WarioWare game, with the same kind of rapid-fire microgame play you’ve come to love since the first game?
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Review: WarioWare D.I.Y.
We’re seated at the annual Independent Games Festival / Game Developers Choice event in San Francisco, absorbing the din of dedicated developers celebrating their craft. It’s about to begin! Continue reading Joystiq live at the IGF/GDC Awards 2010 Joystiq live at the IGF/GDC Awards 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
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Joystiq live at the IGF/GDC Awards 2010
We never considered the possibility of an Xbox Live moderator being elevated to folk hero status — the topic of last week’s Wrapup winner, Penny Arcade’s ” The Gods of Modernity .” Then again, we suppose it’s not unthinkable. In our minds, the moderation of a massive gaming service is roughly equivalent with being a giant, ox-domesticating lumberjack. Thanks to everyone who voted, and congrats to Penny Arcade! Second and third place went to Brawl in the Family’s ” Moveset ” and Jeph Jacques’ ” Mass Effect Comix ,” respectively.
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Readers pick best webcomic: The Gods of Modernity
It’s time for EA to announce the latest Sims 3 expansion: Ambitions . Arriving in June, the pack gives players the opportunity to pull the strings of the helpless electronic dolls throughout their careers
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The Sims explore their ‘Ambitions’ in latest expansion pack
Meeting with Nintendo reps yesterday to check out the interoperability between WarioWare D.I.Y. for DS and WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase for WiiWare, we were informed that the publisher itself will be making two original games available for download each week after the titles launch at the end of March.
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Nintendo: WarioWare D.I.Y. getting two DLC microgames weekly, famous devs contributing
Despite a still-wavering economy (and industry-wide layoffs), Neil Young’s ngmoco has just bought up large Brooklyn-based iPhone game developer Freeverse. Gamasutra talked to both ngmoco and Freeverse, who (expectedly) had nothing but sugary kisses to throw at each other. “We’ve been thinking about how to accelerate our strategic growth though acquisitions of companies and intellectual property, and Freeverse was really at the top of our list,” said Neil Young
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Ngmoco acquires iPhone game dev Freeverse
We’ve seen a ton of gaming marathons attempt to raise money for charitable causes, but we’ve never seen anything quite so ambitious as this: Boston’s Singapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab is hosting the ” Complete Game-Completion Marathon ” from February 26 – 28, in which 11 teams will attempt to beat a wide variety of video games, ranging from the original Final Fantasy to NHL 10 . Video of their efforts will be streamed online, where viewers can donate money to Haiti’s earthquake relief efforts through Partners in Health
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Singapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab hosting huge game marathon for Haiti
