[1.Local]: The 3 Bears — too easy, too hard or just right?

Filed under: [1.Local]

Reader comments - ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week… Continue reading

SOE banking on PS3, expects console MMOs to account for half their business

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) hasn’t exactly had a smooth-sailing history, suffering numerous subscriber losses in the past few years. Maybe that’s part of the reason they’re starting to turn their attention towards PS3 MMOs instead of the traditional… Continue reading

Dead Space release dates moved up again

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years coming to Wii

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, RPGs

It seems that Nintendo’s recently discovered trademark for “The After Years” was, in fact, referencing a Wii port of the cell-phone based follow-up to the SNES role-playing classic Final Fantasy IV. An ESRB rating for the sequel confirms that the game… Continue reading

New research finds link between violent video games and biological systems

A new study is out on the effect of violent video games. “Oh no, not another one” I bet you’re thinking.

Unlike other studies though, this one doesn’t offer conclusions like “violent video games is the evilz.”… Continue reading

Swedes say WoW is as addictive as crack

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Virtual selves

We’ve heard a few horror stories from Sweden already about excessive WoW-playing there — we’ve reported on a 15-year-old collapsing after not taking any breaks, and we’ve even heard from a instructor in that country who’s… Continue reading

Ensemble Studios: Microsoft was serious about Halo MMO

On the other side: why devs pressure journalists for good game reviews - and why it’s right for them to do so

When… Continue reading

Killzone 2 street date broken, now for sale at Target

The official… Continue reading