 By Philip Dunkley It may seem that I am revisiting a realm of PC gaming that I have long since abandoned lately, but when a game like Spore is released; any gamer would be ignorant to not at least take a look. Now the reason I don’t play to many PC games anymore is purely because I run a …
A lot has been said about the draconian DRM embedded in Spore at the moment but EA games are far from being the only company to try to thwart piracy. It seems that the movies you download from the PSN have a similar feature. The rentals are able to be kept for 24 hours which I think is perfectly fair …
After all the controversy and internet hate that Spore and its draconian DRM have been receiving it was really only a matter of time until EA did something about it. Well the first patch is here, it fixes a number of bugs and tweaks some game play settings. Some of the visuals and textures have been upgraded as well. A …
This week Yahtzee takes on Spore and somehow through all of it manages to avoid any mention of that DRM scandal or the Internet’s backlash against it. Something which I thought he would have revelled in… It wouldn’t be Thursday without ZP and he hasn’t let us down this week… I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Last Updated: September 18, 2008
I am really trying to steer clear of everything Spore related at the moment but this just can’t be ignored. For the majority, the battle with EA has been fought on the Internet but now the anger with EA’s DRM has shifted into the game. Some very interesting creatures have started appearing. It’s sad to think that all the creativity …
Last week Monday I posted an article on the comments on Amazon about Spore and how EA needed to get the message. Last Updated: September 15, 2008
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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