The Daily Stash

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Looking good: Screenshots and new media
World of Tanks video is full of, y'know, tanks.

For a good cause: Gamers for Charity
WoWathon 2 has started, raising money for Child's Play.

Analyse this: They look at the industry
Pachter blames industry decline on lack of monetisation, and expects Activision to lead the way.

Interesting... Assorted bits and pieces
K-mart is trialling videogame user reviews instore, which is causing some controversy...
Inform and Educate is Ctrl-Alt-Delete's interpretation.
Retronauts remembers Trojan (do you?)

Independently Released: Often better than AAA
PAX 10 Indie Games Festival Winners announced on PAX2010 site.
Indie Sales: A mess to be made.
Xbox Indie Review Roundup - July 15th.
Indie Games Links: Do as the Romans do...
Unknown Worlds chat about Natural Selection 2 ahead of the alpha release.
Frozen Synapse: Inspiration and Q&A in a new developer blog.

In Development: Games in progress
New Oddworld Games Confirmed - alert the media!
StarCraft II character portraits come with a big SPOILER WARNING.
Is this Mega Man's arm? Capcom are "charging up", apparently.
StarCraft 2: Download Now, Play Later, if you're that way inclined.
Killzone 3 will not include four-player co-op, sorry.

Console yourselves: PlayStation, Xbox 360, Wii
[surl=http://gamekyo.com/videofr17085_presentation-de-la-nintendo-3ds.html]Nintendo post-E3 event in Paris - more Wii game footage, 3DS close-ups and more.
Soccer on Kinect - your first look.
PS3 Move bundles and pricing announced (yes, this is legit).

In good company: Business news
Sony Online Entertainment lays off 35 employees, 4% of its workforce.
Ready At Dawn lays off 13 - they're the guys who developed God of War: Ghost of Sparta.
Activision's new CEO says they need to regain the trust of the hardcore, which sounds like a cool band name.
PC Zone magazine is no more, one of the world's longest-running PC magazines, founded in 1993.

Comedic Value: Laughter is the best medicine, etc
Sonic's (onion) ring obsession leads to obesity, just like in the real world.
If Street Fighter was polite (a nice brunch indeed).

Tuneful: Rock Band / Guitar Hero DLC
DJ Hero 2 artists confirmed, and there's more than you can poke a stick at.

MMO to love: Massively Multiplayer Online details
MMO Roundup features Felicia Day!
Aion 2.0 - Assault on Balaurea gets a release date[/surl ...early September.
[surl=http://www.freerealms.com/]Free Realms offers lifetime sub for a limited time - just US$29.95.
A chat with the Mythos dev team about all sorts of things.
Star Trek Online promo website lets you build starships, just like you always wanted!
TERA's Mical talks politics and endgame PvP.
Darkfall PvE expansion delayed, but at least they told you about it.

Politically speaking: Gamers are grownups, too!
Help defend gaming: Sign the gamer petition, please.

Developmentally Challenged: The dev perspective
Double Fine are working on four smaller games (and Tim Schafer is stuck in England).
It's "difficult to determine" where Final Fantasy should go, says Wada.
Zelda: Skyward Sword planned for early 2011, says Eiji Aonuma.
Mafia II: What do you want to know? ...some questions answered.
Arkham Asylum's art director chats about mistakes and all the stuff you missed.

A little light reading: Books about games or the industry
Mass Effect comic details the origin of the Illusive Man.
Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series might be set in Russia, is slated for later this year.
Guild Wars 2 novel Ghosts of Ascalon goes on sale July 27.

Buy me this: For the gamer who has everything
Three Okami T-shirt (three wolf-god moon?)
Okami's Amaterasu in polystone, perfect for that mantlepiece.
Servbot Bobble Buddies!! ...only at Comic-Con.

Cheap Thrills: Games that won't hurt your wallet
R.U.S.E. free play weekend on now!

Mark your calendars: Events, announcements...
Madden NFL 11 demo hitting July 27th, add it to the list.

RUMOURED:
Is Atari planning a remake of Centipede and Star Raiders for PS3 / Xbox 360?
Is this the final Spider-Man from Shattered Dimensions?
Maxis are working on an unnamed "online simulation game" project, or so it seems.

NOT HAPPENING:
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Onslaught for PC - Dice aren't sure if it can even be done.
1 vs 100, Season 3 - Microsoft pulls the plug.
Aliens vs. Predator support on consoles, as Sega scraps those plans (and apologises).

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Article Details

• published: July 16th, 2010
• by: Jessica Citizen
• in: The Daily Stash
• comments: 1

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I like video games, fishing, Depeche Mode, long walks on the beach, writing discussion papers and cups of tea. Not necessarily in that order.

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