Lite brite Your project–nay, your magnum opus–has finally been completed. It’s a perfect gem of a game, one you know will resonate with the masses, sell hundreds of thousands of copies, and inspire children to follow their dreams, collapsed economy be damned. But something’s off. Something’s missing… Aha! You’ve got …
Read More »Australia is slowly getting closer to an R18+ classification
Following last year’s in-principle agreement between Australian censorship ministers that a new R18+ rating should be introduced, comes news that the bill will be introduced in parliament next month. The new Federal Minister for Home Affairs, Jason Clare, has confirmed with Gamespot AU that the timeline set in place by …
Read More »EA calls Australias Syndicate ban regrettable
Yesterday it was revealed that Starbreeze’s Syndicate reboot had been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board, effectively banning it from sale within the country. Today, EA released an official response deriding the decision, and urging swifter policy changes. “It’s regrettable that government policy in Australia is denying adults the …
Read More »Syndicate reboot confirmed for February 2012
After announcing earlier this month that the cult-classic cyberpunk game Syndicate is getting a reboot, EA has revealed that it may be coming sooner than expected at a recent media event in Las Vegas. Syndicate (2012) is only five months away and will be released February 21, 2012 in North …
Read More »EA announces a reboot of Syndicate which may or may not bear any similarity to Syndicate
With Deus Ex: Human Revolution, we already have one excellent reboot of a much-loved ’90s cyberpunk franchise, and one which manages to freshen things up while also remaining totally true to the original to boot. And it seems that EA is in no way oblivious to that. It’s just that …
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