http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:26:11 -0700 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:59:16 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Brutal-Legend-unit-list-detailed?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner Brutal Legend's Lord Doviculus of the Tainted Coil   Now that it looks like Brutal Legend isn't going to fall into a bottomless pit of legalese, Double Fine relased today new details of the game's mulitplayer mode. And the list is longer t... News Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:59:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Brutal-Legend-unit-list-detailed?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d29-The-Xbox-Live-Update-Preview-Do-you-have-it?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner   On Tuesday, Xbox Live sent out a preview of its upcoming dashboard update to a select few Xbox Live Gold Members. This update contains a number of features, not the least of which is improved speed, an updated Netflix system that allows ... Xbox Live Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:31:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d29-The-Xbox-Live-Update-Preview-Do-you-have-it?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d16-EA-hosts-homophobia-symposium?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner    If you find yourself in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend with nothing to do, you might wander over to Electronic Arts’ Redwood City campus.First: Hey! You can finally walk onto EA’s Redwood City campus without getting... Events Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:31:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d16-EA-hosts-homophobia-symposium?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Wallace--Gromit-game-a-hit--and-a-miss?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner    My GameHounds co-host Commander Tim has it to me so many times in the past: "Adventure games can never be good on a console." He's not the only person to believe so. Enter Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, Episode 1: Fr... Game Reviews Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:04:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Wallace--Gromit-game-a-hit--and-a-miss?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Does-Broken-Steel-mean-a-fixed-game?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner   Is it okay for a game developer to make a great game with a half-finished ending and then charge extra for a better one? That is the question Bethesda Softworks raises with its new Fallout 3 downloadable content, "Broken Steel," hitt... DLC Xbox Teasers and Trailers Tue, 05 May 2009 16:32:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Does-Broken-Steel-mean-a-fixed-game?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d26-Valve-forces-dev-from-contest-with-sex-topic?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner Make a game about blowing zombies' heads off? Great! Make a game about losing your virginity? Oh, heck no!Video game developer Valve pulled one of its star designers from the Game Developers' Conference annual design competition this week repo... News GDC 09 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:21:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d26-Valve-forces-dev-from-contest-with-sex-topic?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Playstation-Home-launches-Guitar-Hero-space?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner   Sony officials announced Wednesday afternoon that Playstation Home has partnered with Activision to launch a new Guitar Hero–themed space within the next 24 hours.Playstation Home director Jack Buser said the space, which has been ... Playstation News Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:23:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Playstation-Home-launches-Guitar-Hero-space?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d25-The-Pitt-DLC-fixed-on-Xbox-Live-now?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner The English version of Fallout 3's "The Pitt" expansion is now available on Xbox Live. Bethesda Games removed the content  from Xbox Live Marketplace yesterday after it was discovered the file had been corrupted. Users were plag... DLC News Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:24:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d25-The-Pitt-DLC-fixed-on-Xbox-Live-now?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Ninja-Gaiden-Sigma-2-Not-just-another-port?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner Designer Yosuke Hayashi introudces Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2  On Tuesday, Tecmo unveiled the upcoming Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for the Playstation 3, touting it as the "ultimate" game of the Ninja Gaiden series.Designer/producer Yosuke Hayashi... Playstation News Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:52:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Ninja-Gaiden-Sigma-2-Not-just-another-port?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Gears-of-War-2-new-DLC-leaked?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner Note: Lower right corner. "Dark Corners."  A page on Japan's Xbox Live Marketplace may have leaked the next Gears of War 2 DLC package: "Dark Corners."An astute contributor on the official Gears of War forums posted the page... Rumor Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:55:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Gears-of-War-2-new-DLC-leaked?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Tiger-Woods-NBA-Live-Wolfenstein-on-iPhone-this-year?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner  Grab your iPhones and charge your batteries. On Tuesday, Electronic Arts announced its catalogue of games destined iPhone App Store in 2009.And if there was any question that EA was taking the iPod Touch and iPhone seriously, the list of titl... News Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:30:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Tiger-Woods-NBA-Live-Wolfenstein-on-iPhone-this-year?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-The-Pitt-DLC-badly-glitched?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner It's not you. It's "The Pitt." Update: "The Pitt" was removed from Xbox Live on Tuesday afternoon. Bethesda's community manager said Tuesday night that the company is hoping to put a fixed version back up on Xbox Live on Wednesda... DLC Warning Xbox Live Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:34:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d24-The-Pitt-DLC-badly-glitched?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d23-Bioshock-on-the-iPhone-Bank-on-it?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner It's the little slip-ups that make San Francisco's annual Game Developers Conference so worth it.With 18,000 attendees, dozens of lectures with hundreds of developers and publishers speaking off the cuff, and probably scores of journalists listenin... Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:10:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d23-Bioshock-on-the-iPhone-Bank-on-it?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d22-New-Sony-fee-a-huge-loss-for-PS3-owners?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner  Last week MTV Multiplayer blog alerted us to a disturbing change in the Playstation 3 landscape, and if you're Sony devotee, you should be livid.As of October 1, 2008, Sony began imposing a "Playstation Network Bandwidth Fee" on all... Playstation Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:00:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d22-New-Sony-fee-a-huge-loss-for-PS3-owners?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Top-10-bad-predictions-by-gaming-analysts?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner It's not easy being a gaming industry analyst. You slave each day trying to take the temperature of an industry catering to teenagers and adults who, let's face it, don't exactly run in your circle of friends. You have to use that Ivy League educat... DLC Top 10 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:40:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Top-10-bad-predictions-by-gaming-analysts?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d20-Rumor-Motley-Crue-considering-Guitar-Hero-game?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner Mötley Crüe may be considering a Guitar Hero game. Buried in a recent MTV interview with Mötley Crüe comes a rumor that the band may possibly be working on its own Guitar Hero game.The interview, meant to promote their ... Rumor Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:00:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d20-Rumor-Motley-Crue-considering-Guitar-Hero-game?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Xbox-Live-experiencing-technical-problems?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner XBox Live: Marketplace, account management down. UPDATE: Microsoft says the issue has been resolved as of about 8:30 p.m. Pacific. Anyone still having problems? Let me know!Microsoft officials said tonight that Xbox Live's billing system is continui... Xbox Live Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:59:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Xbox-Live-experiencing-technical-problems?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Tecmo-unveils-Ninja-Gaiden-Sigma-2-on-Tuesday?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner    Publisher Tecmo has announced the new installment to the Ninja Gaiden series — Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 — will be coming to the Playstation 3 and will debut the title to journalists at next week's Game Developer's Conference in ... Playstation News Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:21:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Tecmo-unveils-Ninja-Gaiden-Sigma-2-on-Tuesday?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d18-German-pol-says-WoW-Farcry-caused-school-shooting?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner WoW: Turning German kids into killers? Germany's Minster for Social Affairs in Lower Saxony has called for age controls on World of Warcraft and other games in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Winnenden last week.Welt Online reported We... News Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:29:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d18-German-pol-says-WoW-Farcry-caused-school-shooting?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d17-FEAR-2-for-under-45-on-Amazon?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner F.E.A.R. 2: Now on sale. What is it with Amazon's screaming video-game deals these days?Less that 24 hours after it offered an amazing Deal of the Day, Amazon.com now has F.E.A.R. 2 on sale for $44.99 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 and $39.99 fo... Hot Deals Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:07:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3674-SF-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m3d17-FEAR-2-for-under-45-on-Amazon?cid=exrss-SF-Video-Game-Examiner