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"Are you sick of UK newspapers and (my fellow) politicians beating up on gaming? So am I. The truth is, UK gamers need their own pressure group. I want to help you start one up. I don't know how it should work yet but please register your interest if you agree that gamers need their voice hear in the corridors of power. And if you have any ideas, please post them to the wall." - Kol Tregaskes

"Microsoft confirms that Twitter, Facebook and Last.FM functionality turned off for those under 18" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

I guess that none of the services really have proper parental controls... or MS have not yet provided access to the parental controls on the xbox for those apps. - Travis Koger

"Several weeks have passed since our response and we started thinking that Apple has ruled in favor of our explanations. Unfortunately to our great surprise today we have learned that StoneLoops! had been removed from the AppStore. It was also quite a shock to learn that the final decision was actually made by MumboJumbo as apparently Apple asked them if our response was satisfactory. Of course MumboJumbo replied that they still want StoneLoops! removed. After all if you were to decide whether your direct competition will be allowed to sell products or not, would you allow them? Talk about unfair competition – Luxor is selling, StoneLoops! is not. I wonder what happens when Zuma launches in the AppStore. Will PopCap request to remove Luxor with similar claims? Such case would be identical." - Glenn Slaven from Bookmarklet

Liked for the picture :oD - Mellissa Jane

Are games getting easier, harder or not changing? - Kol Tregaskes

Okay after thinking this over some more, I need to modify my answer. Games have become more difficult and I attribute most of this to the advances in AI. Enemies were once very predictable, but now they often do the unexpected and can even coordinate their attacks. I love this because this, because their varied responses add to the re-playability of the game. What has definitely become... more... - Michael Fidler

For lunchtimes at work I would like to play my Steam games I have at home. These have been downloaded via my home account but I also have a separate work account for work. I know I can copy the content but I don't really want the home account content to be shared with my work account content. What happens if I copy the games from home to my work machine? - Kol Tregaskes

OK, might test it. - Kol Tregaskes

"Unknown Horizons is a FREE and open-source, real-time 2D strategy game for Windows and Linux. The game emphasis on economy and city building: Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy. Unknown Horizons is loosely oriented on Sunflowers Anno series however not a clone of these comercial games nor an engine to play the original content." - Mike Chelen from Bookmarklet

you could always play a city builder game of OpenTTD where you have to build the transport infrastructure and supply the needed materials to get your town to grow - alphaxion

ouch - Parvez Halim

"Well, are they? It’s a topic which has been discussed a lot during the first half of 2009 and depending on who you ask and when you’ll get a series of different answers – and I’ve definitely been guilty of trying to persuade others one way or the other, which is due to more than just my argumentative nature. It’s a complex issue." EDIT: Listen from 39mins on their podcast about this: http://www.bit-tech.net/blog... - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Just laugh :D If pc gaming dies, how can intel,amd and nvidia and related technology companies keep the sales fit -and so increased ?- Meanwhile nearly all of entertainment dev. companies are funded by nVidia and intel rather than sales shares. - Acharad Sami VanJoulee

"Insomniac Games is "probably" going to turn its back on its long-standing commitment to 60FPS gameplay for its Ratchet & Clank franchise. According to the developer, there is no marketing premium, or review score value, in supporting the highest-possible refresh rate common to all HDTVs. "We want to give you guys, our fans and players, the best looking games you can buy on a console," says engine director Mike Acton, and 60FPS actually gets in the way of that." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"People didn't really respond all that well to the unveiling of the new Mass Effect character Subject Zero. A troubled lady with attitude and tats, she looked like the kind of person you'd rather have blasted out into space through an air lock than get stuck in a lift with - a particularly poignant worry given the original Mass Effect's excessive elevator-based predilections." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Mass Effect (the first one) is about £6.50 on Steam this weekend. - Kol Tregaskes

"Speaking at an EA Winter Games Showcase earlier this week and EA spokesperson said that the company strongly believed that multiplayer games were the most exciting place to be developing and that singleplayer experiences may well be on the way out." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

I put away singleplayer games years ago. Not that I play often, but when I do its with and against live people (well, I think its live people, but since its the interwebs I can't be too sure). - jcunwired

"National Assembly of Hugo Chavez-led country signs off on bill that would see purveyors of "war" games and toys face up to five years in prison." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Digital distribution firm refuses to stock Modern Warfare 2" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has acknowledged that tackling game piracy is an "endless battle", but has pledged to continue taking it seriously for the benefit of both its customers and other software companies." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"With its fine fusion of stylised visuals, accomplished shooting gameplay, superb co-op elements and MMO-style character building, Borderlands should deliver developer Gearbox plenty of success. Gifted with an impressive 8/10 review score on Eurogamer, it's clearly a highly desirable game, but out of the three SKUs available, which is the most worthy of your investment?" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Commentator's eye. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

"A social space? A cartographically accurate proxy for the real world? Some VR terra incognito to be carved up by entrepreneurs and homesteaders? A white elephant?" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

A visual Facebook or just another Second Life? - Ciaoenrico

Either way, it sounds ambitious. - Kol Tregaskes

"Analyst OTX claims that many gamers are shifting to Sony’s console for upcoming multiformat sequels" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"EA and Valve release the much-anticipated sequel to one of last year’s best FPS efforts…" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

I am not big on FPS games but a number of people I work with play L4D religiously! I might pick up the sequel just so I can join in on some of the zombie killing mayhem! That would however require pulling myself away from World of Warcraft for long enough to play another game which I am still not convinced is humanly possible. - Nicholas Kreidberg

"Owners of bricked systems file suit on behalf of everyone who downloaded system update 3.0 or 3.01; demand unspecified damages." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Senior Xbox cheerleader Larry Hryb has warned gamers buying second-hand 360s that they run the risk of not being able to connect to Xbox Live. It's all down to the fact that Microsoft has been "actively banning consoles from Xbox Live that have been modified to play pirated games"." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

..."And coincidentally, that's bad news for people who fancy buying a cheap Xbox 360 off eBay or wherever. "This would also be a good time to remind you that the warranty on an Xbox 360 console is not transferrable and if you purchase a used console that has been previously banned, you will not be able to connect to Xbox Live," Hryb added. You could argue that's a bit convenient, what... more... - Kol Tregaskes

Beware of banned consoles and buy with testing them on garage sales. We're tresting almost everything in turkey for avoiding frauds. - Acharad Sami VanJoulee

"It's nothing if not strange to be reviewing the same thing for the second time in a fortnight, but then Rockstar has sent us down strange roads before. The Ballad of Gay Tony is the same now as it was last week, but the fact that it is also available on a disc it shares with The Lost and Damned, and which doesn't require the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play, asks different questions of a review." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

There is a Chrysler 300M and Harley VRSC knockoff :D - Acharad Sami VanJoulee

"Channel 4 report on DJ Hero claims that musicians earn just one US Cent from every game sold" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

nice photos.! - tvorini

"Cut through all the fan service, ignore the not-bad script being performed with something approaching enthusiasm from the original cast, and the Ghostbusters game is as ephemeral as the glowing spectres that Venkman and friends spend their time chasing and zapping. That was true of the version released on the 360 and PS3, and it's even truer of this Wii-flavoured spin on the same source material, which strips the already slender gameplay to the bone for no good reason." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

I don't know about the Wii version but I really liked the Xbox 360 demo. - Kol Tregaskes

"Speaking to Variety, veteran designer Warren Spector has indicated that he'd like to make more games in the style of his classic Deus Ex. He even had a spiritual successor to it in development before he started work on Epic Mickey." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"First look at big-screen adaptation of fantasy series shows massive special effects shots, sumptuous sets; Ubisoft declines to comment on speculation new game will be unveiled next spring; high-quality trailer now available." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Trailer is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Kol Tregaskes

"Ten per cent of parents know a games addict, claims Weston-Super-Mare-based body" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet