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Bluehole Interview: Epic Should License Battle Royale, Fears Leaking Secrets


Last night I put out a piece regarding Bluehole Studio and Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds regarding the implied threat of legal action from Bluehole against Epic over similarities between the latter’s Battle Royale mode in Fortnite, and the former’s aforementioned PUBG title. I recommend reading it, it’s a short piece, but the crux of the matter is … Continue reading “Bluehole Interview: Epic Should License Battle Royale, Fears Leaking Secrets”

In Plain English: Imagos Softworks v Alex Mauer


(Editor’s Note: All information presented in this article is sourced from court dockets. As always, nothing in the column should be regarded as legal advice. In Plain English does not attempt to draw conclusions, and all parties are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. I’ve fulfilled my legal obligation. Thank you.) The … Continue reading “In Plain English: Imagos Softworks v Alex Mauer”

Review: Antihero


(Copy obtained from publisher) Mathilde can’t keep up. For every street urchin she sends to the Bastard’s Bath or Millstone to desperately scrape together some cash, my gang will find them and beat them back into hiding. Any thugs she uses to block the streets or gangs to route out my urchin children will be … Continue reading “Review: Antihero”

[NM] Catching Up With Duke Nukem: 20th Anniversary


Duke Nukem 20th Anniversary Edition is the latest re-release of the popular 1996 first person shooter, released by Gearbox Software with a new episode, audio commentary, and a new weapon. If you consider that the game peaked at a whole 320 users on Steam (estimated 15,000 owners total) and immediately plummeted down to just a few … Continue reading “[NM] Catching Up With Duke Nukem: 20th Anniversary”

Crowdfunding Fraudsters: The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+


Fraudster: 2a:  a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; Meet the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+, a handheld device designed with the backing of Sir Clive Sinclair himself, and a modern representation of everyone’s favorite 80’s computer system designed by Sir Clive Sinclair. The Vega+ was crowdfunded on Indiegogo back … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Fraudsters: The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+”

2017 Predictions for 2017: 2017 Edition, Part 2: Let’s Throw Everything at the Wall


Since I’ve managed to once again push the new year predictions until it’s actually the new year, it’s time to throw everything I have in the old portfolio onto the table and get it all out of the way at once. The World of Warcraft Nostalrius successor will become a huge item among its community, … Continue reading “2017 Predictions for 2017: 2017 Edition, Part 2: Let’s Throw Everything at the Wall”

Hi-Rez Studios Announces $150,000 Paladins Tournament


Paladins has had a massive response, and Hi-Rez Studios has wasted no time in announcing the first major tournament with a grand prize that could only be described as…grand. Teams from Brazil, North America, Europe, Latin America, Australia/New Zealand, and China will all compete over $150 grand from January 5th through the 8th, with 8 … Continue reading “Hi-Rez Studios Announces $150,000 Paladins Tournament”

One Year Later, Pathfinder Online Still Hasn’t Secured A Buyer


The news on Pathfinder Online has been dead for the better part of the last year, and for pretty good reason: Nobody is left. It has been one year since we learned that everyone on the development team, sans three people, were laid off with CEO Ryan Dancey resigning his post and user acquisition virtually nonexistent. … Continue reading “One Year Later, Pathfinder Online Still Hasn’t Secured A Buyer”

Gems In The Greenlight Gutter: July 21st Edition


I’ve been meaning to start this column for quite a while now, and finally got around to figuring out what I wanted to call it. Gems in the Greenlight Gutter is a series of pieces I have planned looking at games that pop up in the Steam Greenlight list, with a twist. Rather than looking … Continue reading “Gems In The Greenlight Gutter: July 21st Edition”

Atlas Reactor Now Free Until July 17th


Atlas Reactor, Trion Worlds’ turn-based battle arena PC game currently in Closed Beta, is hosting a free event for all players from now until Sunday, July 17.  The event will see the introduction of two new freelancers as well as the preliminary implementation of Ranked Mode! During the free event, anyone can jump into Atlas … Continue reading “Atlas Reactor Now Free Until July 17th”