Is RMT (Real Money Trading) bad?

For years, a debate has raged between players, game publishers, and gold sellers about the legality of RMT and its impact on games. Many people strongly believe that RMT is bad, that it goes against game rules and impacts in-game economies negatively. Publisher end-user-license-agreements essentially state that everything about the games they publish belongs to them; you (the gamer) have no rights… Continue reading

Avatars receive questionable ‘rave’ fashion options

Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Fashion, Casual

Get ready for your Xbox Avatar to rock the latest fashion trends when you dress it in … “Day-glo Zebra Print Pumps?!” Major Nelson posts that the new Avatar clothing options are free, which we… Continue reading

QJ’s Developer of the Year Awards

It’s time recognise those developers that really helped make this year something special for all of us gamers. A lot of hard work, sweat, dedication and long hours go into making the games we play, so here are a few words from us at QJ to state thanks, and keep up the good work.Here are the folks each of our editors have singled out as the best developers…… Continue reading

The Joystiq Network (except us) picks its GOTYs

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, MMO

While we at Joystiq like to be fashionably on time with our Game of the Year picks, our network… Continue reading

Konami reveals new details on PES 2009; confirmed October 17 release

Vikings punter Chris Kluwe plays WoW

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Blizzard, Factions, Classes

Most Minnesota Vikings fans are saying that their punter, Chris Kluwe, is probably the best dropkicker to play for the team, and this profile in

Final Fantasy XI PS3 fell through cracks; backwards compatibility won’t cut it

If things went differently, we could have actually been romping around Vana’diel and consorting with Shantotto on the PS3. Turns out that Square Enix had plans to release… Continue reading

2008’s must-have Virtual Console and WiiWare games

Filed under: Nintendo Wii

CoD: World at War gives FIFA 09 the boot, tops UK charts

Filed under: Computer, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

Just when we’d gotten used to writing a different sort of headline, Treyarch’s Call of Duty: World at War once again climbs to the top of the UK all-format software sales charts

PlayStation Blog’s informative ‘PS3 How-to’ guides

Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP

The PlayStation Blog has been posting some rather informative “PS3 How-to” guides over the last week. Sure, the videos cover fairly rudimentary stuff, but having an audio-visual walkthrough of the powerful black monolith’s non-game features doesn’t…… Continue reading

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