When Valve throws their weight behind a platform, they never seem to do so lightly. After studio head Gabe Newell announced that the PS3 version of Portal 2 would be the “best version on console”, the studio has followed up with Steam Cloud saves, cross-platform play, and a PC digital copy of the game included […]
The people of Germany have spoken, and they want their blood and gore back. A petition bearing 73,000 signatures has just made its way into federal hands, and by law, the Parliament must now take the argument into legislative consideration. The author of the petition spoke in front of the Committee of Petitions, advocating for […]
Bethesda Softworks, subsidiary of Zenimax Media and Publisher of the Elder Scrolls franchise, recently opened two new offices in Europe. Located in Frankfurt, Germany and Paris, France, the new fronts will “directly oversee sales and marketing in their respective territories, underscoring Bethesda Softworks’ commitment to its global publishing operations.” Frank Matzke, former European Vice President […]
In an attempt to prevent any further violence originating from video games, the governors of the 16 German provinces called upon the German Parliament to ban violent games before the reelection late September. Germany has always had rather strict rules concerning violent video games, but politicians still perceive a link between violence depicted in games […]