When a developer begins to separate itself from the rest of the pack, we like to pay homage to the effort and talent required to make a splash in this ultra-competitive industry. Sure, the established studios wowed us in 2008 (Kojima Productions, Rockstar, etc.), but there's one that tends to fly under the radar, and after this week, should receive more attention from gamers.
Filing a false DMCA claim costs nothing, requires no proof, and can destroy an indie game's launch in minutes. Fighting back can cost tens of thousands of dollars and take weeks (if you can afford it at all).
Copyright is copyright. DMCA is a good thing that protects creators IP., revenue and usage. and you can absolutely appeal a wrongful DMCA takedown. It’s happened to me. Was easily resolved.
it's a good thing, but it's also long been reported, across a variety of industries and websites, that currently the system is ripe for and full of abuses. From fair use strikes, to matters like the one reported in this article. It's clear the law needs some tooth to punish bad actors and that parameters need to be set in how reports are filed; ie human review of said content and not some AI bot false flagging stuff. As is the system is far to easily abused by those who have motive to suppress and flag content they have no business or right to.
Until there's genuine consequences for this type of abuse, it'll keep happening across all media. DMCA is in principle a good thing, but it needs an overhaul.
The Montreal-based team behind March of Giants joins Ubisoft to continue development on the free-to-play 4v4 MOBA game where players take on the role of giant combatants.
The global gaming market is projected to reach $188.9 billion in 2025, with North America and Europe accounting for 46% of total spending despite representing just 20% of the world’s player base. A new report from Newzoo in collaboration with Tebex provides a detailed breakdown of how players are paying for games and which regions are seeing the fastest growth.
Wow, the global gaming market keeps exploding! $188.9 billion in 2025 is huge, and it’s interesting that North America and Europe make up nearly half of the spending despite only 20% of players. Shows how monetization strategies and payment systems really shape the industry. Platforms like https://nowplix.com/platfor... are also riding this growth by tracking trends and payments across regions — a smart way to see where the action is.
... a very good racing game, set in a gorgeous setting.
In all their games, they seem to manage to create a 'special' feel. Be it in Battlefield 2, or racing at dawn in Rallisport Chalenge 2 (still the best rally game EVER!), it just looks and feels gorgeous. The can really set the mood with the lighting etc, and their games pretty much always are a real joy to play, literally.
Mirror's Edge looks amazing, plays amazing, and it seems like it will do pretty well, although perhaps not at full-price.
I just wish we could play and enjoy Rallisport Challenge 2 on the 360 (or PS3). It's such an awesome awesome game and it's a shame it's still not backwards compatible. :(