FamousAbout.com » Gaming http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How a mod put three-year-old Arma 2 on top of Steam’s charts http://famousabout.com/how-a-mod-put-three-year-old-arma-2-on-top-of-steams-charts http://famousabout.com/how-a-mod-put-three-year-old-arma-2-on-top-of-steams-charts#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:45:56 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/how-a-mod-put-three-year-old-arma-2-on-top-of-steams-charts Woe betide the developer who creates a first-person shooter with potential grand scope for expansion on the theme — or otherwise — and ignores the modding community. That’s the message that Bohemia Interactive, the studio behind 2009′s Arma 2, is shouting from the rooftops. The team has always seen modding tools as a huge part of its releases, but over the past few weeks, this point has really been driven home, thanks to the release …

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]]> http://famousabout.com/eas-origin-attracting-crowdfunded-projects-with-free-distribution/feed 0 Report: EA loses lead developer for top-secret AAA social game http://famousabout.com/report-ea-loses-lead-developer-for-top-secret-aaa-social-game http://famousabout.com/report-ea-loses-lead-developer-for-top-secret-aaa-social-game#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:45:31 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/report-ea-loses-lead-developer-for-top-secret-aaa-social-game For the past several years, EA has reportedly been working on an important top-secret project: a big-budget social game that would allow the company’s Playfish division to go toe-to-toe with Zynga.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/report-ea-loses-lead-developer-for-top-secret-aaa-social-game/feed 0 Sorcery Is The First PS3 Game To Support Pre-loading http://famousabout.com/sorcery-is-the-first-ps3-game-to-support-pre-loading http://famousabout.com/sorcery-is-the-first-ps3-game-to-support-pre-loading#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:45:21 +0000 ninaterol http://famousabout.com/sorcery-is-the-first-ps3-game-to-support-pre-loading Sony’s May 22, 2012 release Sorcery ushers in a new feature for PlayStation Network users: the ability to pre-load games purchased online before their official … Continue reading Sorcery Is The First PS3 Game To Support Pre-loading

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]]> http://famousabout.com/nascar-the-game-inside-line-confirmed-for-fall-2012/feed 0 Steeplechase Fail & More On Around The Net 5.19.12 http://famousabout.com/steeplechase-fail-more-on-around-the-net-5-19-12 http://famousabout.com/steeplechase-fail-more-on-around-the-net-5-19-12#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:44:55 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/steeplechase-fail-more-on-around-the-net-5-19-12 Are you ready?

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]]> http://famousabout.com/steeplechase-fail-more-on-around-the-net-5-19-12/feed 0 Golden Axe, Alex Kidd, Shinobi Kick Off Sega Ages Online Retro Releases http://famousabout.com/golden-axe-alex-kidd-shinobi-kick-off-sega-ages-online-retro-releases http://famousabout.com/golden-axe-alex-kidd-shinobi-kick-off-sega-ages-online-retro-releases#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:44:46 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/golden-axe-alex-kidd-shinobi-kick-off-sega-ages-online-retro-releases Fans of classic Sega — and I mean classic — have a lot to look forward to on May 30, 2012, with the release of a pair of retro game collections that gather t … Continue reading Golden Axe, Alex Kidd, Shinobi Kick Off Sega Ages Online Retro Releases

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]]> http://famousabout.com/golden-axe-alex-kidd-shinobi-kick-off-sega-ages-online-retro-releases/feed 0 The Feed Exclusive – Guests and Surprises @ Video Games Live E3 Week http://famousabout.com/the-feed-exclusive-guests-and-surprises-video-games-live-e3-week http://famousabout.com/the-feed-exclusive-guests-and-surprises-video-games-live-e3-week#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:44:36 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/the-feed-exclusive-guests-and-surprises-video-games-live-e3-week If you are going to be in Los Angeles during E3 week and you consider yourself a fan of video game music, then it is a moral imperative for you to get yourself … Continue reading The Feed Exclusive – Guests and Surprises @ Video Games Live E3 Week

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