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ANDREI DUMITRESCU
My name is Andrei Dumitrescu and I have been playing video games since the days of Dune II and pixelated Formula 1 races, although reports from my father mention some earlier mainframe gaming when I was about 5 years old that involved Prince of Persia and stacks of print-outs about potions.
Since then I have played about 2–3 hours a day for most of my life and much more since I joined Softpedia. I tend to prefer strategy and role playing games but I am always open to new genres and experiences, which lately have involved more console gaming and dabbling into the social game space.
Although I tend to spend most of my free time playing games I also read fiction and magazines, watch movies at a rate of about 6 per week and hang out with a solid group of real world friends.
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts have officially announced that they have reached a settlement in the lawsuit that was launched over allegations of unfair business conduct linked to the negotiations allegedly carried out with Vince Zampella and JasonWest, the former leader of developer Inf... |
17 May 2012
21:41 UTC |
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The development team at 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have put out a new package of screenshots for the upcoming Halo 4, some of them linked to the multiplayer mode that was also officially revealed today.
The images are pretty impressive, showing off both core character Master Chief and Cortana and a numbe... |
17 May 2012
11:35 UTC |
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The next three Halo video games will be launched under the Reclaimer Trilogy name by developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft and the team working on the new universe already has the overall story laid out in broad strokes, covering the next ten-year period. Frank O’Connor, who is the franchise develop... |
17 May 2012
22:31 UTC |
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Developer 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have already revealed the November 6 launch date for Halo 4 and this means that the two companies are now delivering more information on the actual game modes for the upcoming shooter.One of the biggest changes is the new Halo Infinity Multiplayer experience that will ... |
17 May 2012
12:31 UTC |
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Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced that the RedLynx developed Trials Evolution has managed to sell more than half a million units on the Xbox Live Arcade service form Microsoft in just three weeks since it was launched on April 18.
Yves Guillemot, who is the chief executive officer at Ubisoft, has told inves... |
17 May 2012
09:26 UTC |
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Some fans have complained that the new real money Auction House system for Diablo III was created just so that Blizzard could get more money off the game, but the main designer working on the title says that the decision came directly from his own team.
The business division at Blizzard was informed about the plans ... |
18 May 2012
00:31 UTC |
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Video game developer Blizzard has issued an official statement about the launch period for Diablo III, assuring players that they are watching the way the game evolves and that they are doing everything in their power to improve the experience of the player base.
The statement says, “We’d like to extend ... |
17 May 2012
08:40 UTC |
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Developer Ironclad Games and publisher Stardock Entertainment have announced that they have launched the third closed beta stage for their space-based real-time strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, allowing gamers who have pre-ordered the title to see what kind of changes have been made during development... |
17 May 2012
08:13 UTC |
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Cryptic Studios, the developers of the Star Trek Online MMO, have announced that they have introduced the Ferasan race to their game, allowing gamers who have aligned themselves with the Klingon Defense Force to use them as part of their crew.
The new characters as described as “A felinoid species that origina... |
17 May 2012
16:11 UTC |
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FIFA is one of the biggest franchises in the world of games and developer EA Sports has promised that this year’s installment of the football simulation game will deliver revolutionary changes to the experience and will aim to capture the drama of real-world matches.
David Rutter, who is the executive producer... |
17 May 2012
19:01 UTC |
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Volition, the development studio best known for their recent work on the Saints Row series, is now rumored to be working on a project linked to the new generation of home consoles, a full new game linked to the franchise, in addition to also being involved with the inSane trilogy and with an unannounced downloadable ... |
17 May 2012
07:04 UTC |
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Video game publisher Activision Blizzard is now trying to get a 30-day delay for the upcoming trial in which it will face accusations from Vince Zampella and Jason West, the pair of former leaders of Infinity Ward who are accusing the company of illegally firing them in order to avoid paying bonuses linked to the lau... |
17 May 2012
06:30 UTC |
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Video game developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts have announced that their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting another free weekend, allowing gamers to get into the title without paying anything in order to get a quick taste of how the experience works.
The official blog for Star Wars: The Old Repub... |
16 May 2012
14:29 UTC |
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Hardware developer Nvidia has announced the launch of a new graphics processing unit technology called GeForce GRID that is specifically designed to reduce the latency seen in streaming video games and could be used to make all future video gaming happen in the cloud rather than on local machines. Nvidia has partner... |
16 May 2012
13:50 UTC |
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Hardware maker Sony has announced that it plans to sell 10 million units of the PlayStation Vita handheld during the fiscal 2013 year, which started on April 1, but at least one analyst believes that the figure is overly optimistic given the recent market performance of the device.
Colin Sebastian, who is an analyst... |
16 May 2012
21:31 UTC |
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Video game publisher and hardware creator Nintendo has announced that it is working on two new titles, linked to the Pokemon franchise. They are set to arrive on the 3DS handheld during the fall, Pokemon Dream Radar and Pokedex 3D pro, both specifically designed to accompany the launch of Pokemon Black Version 2 and ... |
16 May 2012
13:11 UTC |
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The most important things I learned while playing Warlock – Master of the Arcane are: never forget to fire spells, as long as you have the mana to spare; lava lands tend to mean tougher enemies are around; never try and use a world portal without having a solid power base to rely on. Warlock – Master of ... |
16 May 2012
13:31 UTC |
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Some long-term fans of Diablo III have criticized the game because they believe Blizzard has dumbed down the core gameplay features of the series, but one leading developer working on the game says that the team has only made it easier for gamers to engage with the game.
Julian Love, the lead technical artist workin... |
16 May 2012
11:36 UTC |
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Neither Microsoft nor Sony has offered any official details about their next-generation home consoles, but French video game publisher Ubisoft believes that it will be able to use their features to introduce more social features in its titles.
Yves Guillemot, the chief executive officer of Ubisoft, has stated, &ldqu... |
16 May 2012
23:01 UTC |
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The Honk Kong website of publisher Sony seems to have accidentally revealed the name and the content of the next piece of downloadable content for Mass Effect 3, saying that it will be called Rebellion and will introduce two new maps, three new weapons to collect and six new character classes to level up.
The page w... |
16 May 2012
09:51 UTC |
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The new Hitman game will not get any stealth trailers because the audience would not be interested in slow moving tactical infiltration and like to see teasers with fast and loud action sequences that feature Agent 47.
Luke Valentine, a producer working on Hitman: Absolution, told Eurogamer that, “The trailers... |
16 May 2012
09:22 UTC |
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Video game publisher THQ has reported that its losses for the 2012 fiscal year, which ended on March 31, have reached 95.2 million dollars (74.8 million Euro), a significant increase when compared to 2011.The bright side of the financial results is that the company has seen revenue growing, when calculated on a non-G... |
17 May 2012
00:51 UTC |
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The PC version of the much-awaited Diablo III is now out and millions of gamers all over the world are choosing their class and beginning yet another long journey to save humanity from supernatural threats.
But Blizzard, the company that created Diablo III, has not offered any real information on the much-rumored co... |
16 May 2012
08:41 UTC |
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Video game publisher SEGA has announced that it will launch the upcoming Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown on the PlayStation Network from Sony on June 5 of this year and one day later on the Xbox Live Arcade from Microsoft.
The game will sell for 1200 Microsoft Points and 14.99 dollars or 12.99 Euro on the PSN.
Long... |
16 May 2012
08:09 UTC |
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Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, the action role-playing game created by the 1st Production Department of Square Enix for the Nintendo 3Ds, has received a nine-minute long trailer which is set to show fans of the franchise some of the narrative elements that they will encounter in the game.
The game will focu... |
16 May 2012
16:01 UTC |
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The Secret World has seen just one open beta weekend and the developers at Funcom are impressed with both the feedback coming from the player community and with their ability to solve the complex logic puzzles that the company has thrown at them.
Trond Arne Aas, the chief executive officer of Funcom, has stated, &ld... |
16 May 2012
19:11 UTC |
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Video game publisher Capcom is apparently ready to drop the idea of including downloadable content on the disk of its various releases after the player base has complained that it is being forced to pay for content that should be unlocked on launch. Christian Svensson, who is the senior vice president in charge of t... |
16 May 2012
07:09 UTC |
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Ghost Recon Alpha, a movie that is designed to stoke up interest in the upcoming Future Soldier video game that will arrive later during the month of May, has now been made available to all after being initially limited to a number of select media channels.
The movie is about 25 minutes long and shows the elite Ghos... |
16 May 2012
06:30 UTC |
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When The Elder Scrolls Online was revealed by developer ZeniMax Online and publisher Bethesda, the developers suggested that they would offer players three core factions to choose from, and now official details have been offered on one of them, the Daggerfall Covenant.
Matt Firor, the game director working at ZeniMa... |
15 May 2012
14:13 UTC |
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Sniper Elite V2, the shooter from Rebellion Developments and publisher 505 Games, has managed to take its second week at the top of the United Kingdom video game chart for the period that ended on May 12, showing that the slow period of late April – early May can be a fertile launch window for lower profile tit... |
15 May 2012
13:37 UTC |
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