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Anomaly: Warzone Earth is no stranger to strategy fans. The game has already launched on iOS, Android, and PC, bringing with it a unique blend of real-time strategy and “tower-offense” gameplay. Now the mobile hit is gearing up for its release on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Instead of a straight port of the…
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Many are still busy plowing through the insane amount of content included in Skyrim. Maybe you’re not one of them. Maybe you’ve unlocked and spent every perk point, cleared every dungeon and punched every NPC in the nose. Maybe you’ve tried out every mod and are looking for more. Bethesda will relea…
In an attempt to unify all independent Sony-centric networks, such as the PlayStation Network, the service previously known as Qriocity, and more, Sony has revealed that PlayStation Network accounts will be rebranded as SEN — or Sony Entertainment Network — accounts in order to bring more unity between services…
Zynga’s Alleged Copycat Seems to be Lacking the Innovation it Preaches
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Although it was hardly the first time it had been accused of copying an existing game, accusations that Zynga had cribbed the design of Tiny Tower struck a more sensitive nerve than usual. Maybe that’s because Tiny Tower is more beloved and well-known than, say, a game like Farm Town, which seems to have had a pretty clear influence on FarmVille. As expected Zynga has denied the allegations and even suggested those complaining about their games being copied are not as innocent as they would have you believe, though it still remains to be seen where Zynga has innovated on the Tiny Tower formula.
Following in the footsteps of Tiny Tower developer NimbleBit, Buffalo Studios released an infographic contrasting the recently-revealed Zynga Bingo with its own Bingo Blitz game. There are certainly similarities, though Zynga posits the reason its game resembles Buffalo’s is not because Zynga copied the competition.
“Have you ever had to put back a game because you knew there was no way you could control the character?” asks Steve Spohn, Editor-in-Chief of the AbleGamers website and Community Outreach Chair the AbleGamers foundation.
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PC gamers have become accustomed to being treated less than ideally as a result of DRM schemes like those which force you to have an active Internet connection to play or only provide you with a limited number of installations before having to ask for more. Next week gamers will get a taste of what it’s like to be treated even worse when Ubisoft migrates its online services to new servers.
As outlined on the publisher’s website, the process will begin on February 7. There’s no estimate given for how long this will take which is problematic because not only will Uplay be unavailable, but a handful of PC and Mac games will also be impacted. That impact goes beyond online multiplayer; a number of games will not be playable online or offline for the duration of the transition. You didn’t read that wrong: you will not be able to play a game you own offline because of a server transition.
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