Game Analysis
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Analysis: What's Really Happening With Rockstar San Diego
Are we seeing a repeat of EA Spouse, or just a lot of steam being blown off by anonymous disgruntled employees? Rockstar's not talking and the wives of employees have said all they mean to say –..
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Analysis: How MMOs decriminalize real money trading
GamePro investigates the hazy intersection between law, economics, and gameplay that many massively multiplayer online gamers cross so many times when they buy or sell virtual goods. Real money tradin..
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Analysis: Digital Rights Management in PC gaming
A controversial Assassin's Creed II digital rights management (DRM) measure has PC gamers in a rage over anti-piracy measures that punish the gamer more than they prevent piracy. GamePro investigates ..
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Analysis: Public interest vs. propaganda game development
With the White House making an appearance at the 2010 Game Developers Conference and First Lady Michelle Obama unveiling a health-oriented game design challenge, we're starting to see the rise of the ..
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Analysis: How the iPad will (or won't) change video games
The tech-savvy world is out of its mind today with iPad fever as Apple's new "coffee table" device that combines the power of the iPhone with the size of a Kindle hits shelves. Pundits call it a revol..
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Analysis: Anatomy of an alternate-reality game
We hacked the Portal 2 BBS and tracked Meltzer's kidnapped daughter to Rapture without touching a video game console. Alternate-reality games (ARG) have become more sophisticated in the last few years..
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Analysis: Communication, confusion, and community managers UPDATE
Activision is in a tight spot. Even before the Infinity Ward scandal exploded, public opinion stood against them and the company wasn't doing a lot of community outreach to repair its reputation. Ente..
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Analysis: Blizzard's real problem with Real ID and the way to solve it
One week ago, Blizzard announced plans to change its forums, requiring users to post under their real names using as system called Real ID. Six solid days of backlash from its community and mass media..
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Analysis: Is net neutrality good for gaming? UPDATE
A group of game developers publicly support the FCC's push for net neutrality, but what does net neutrality mean for gamers? We break down the jargon on both sides of the debate. The FCC has been ..
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Analysis: MMO game-changers
Between now and the end of the 2010 fiscal year in early 2011, several massively multiplayer online games we've known and played for years will receive expansions. Now's as good a time as any to find ..
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EA, Madden predict great things for Packers, Ravens
EA's official Madden NFL 11 simulation of the upcoming NFL season has the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Ravens building on their successes of a year ago.Picked by a number of experts to win the ..
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Apple closes in on Nintendo portables in U.S.
A survey reveals what many suspected in gaming circles: Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have surpassed Sony PSP as a gaming platform in the United States and have almost caught up with Nintendo's..
