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Capcom Will Abandon On-Disk DLC After Fan Backlash

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
03:09 GMT

Ray Muzyka Defends Mass Effect 3 Development Team, Admits Problems with Ending

The controversy that has affected Mass Effect 3, mostly centered around the ending of the last game in the saga of Commander Shepard, seems to have reached the highest level of both developer and publisher and to have forced a reaction that defends the game while also reaching out to unsatisfied gamers. Ray Muzyka, ...

21 March 2012
11:17 GMT

BioWare Says From Ashes Did Not Take Resources Away from Mass Effect 3

After BioWare announced the launch of From Ashes downloadable content for Mass Effect 3, some fans questioned whether the company chose to put the content in a separate package rather than include the same quests and characters in the core game experience. Speaking via Twitter, which seems to quickly become the new ...

23 February 2012
04:54 GMT

Developer Defend Amy Difficulty, Suggest Easy Mode

Survival horror video game Amy, which launched on the PlayStation Network and on Xbox Live earlier during the month, has been coldly received by both critics and the public, but the development team stands behind their title and has provided a strong defense of the experience. Writing on the Facebook page dedicated ...

19 January 2012
02:51 GMT

Sony Hacker Quits Anonymous Criticizing the Movement

A hacker who claims to have been involved in Anonymous' attacks against Sony has quit the group over the leak of innocenet people's information.The hacker whose real name is Matthew, but is known online as "SparkyBlaze," has announced his departure from the hacktivist collective in a Pastebin posting in whi...

20 August 2011
07:38 GMT

Fur-Loving Kanye West Goes on Foul-Mouthed Rampage

When he’s not attracting attention to himself for saying the bad thing at the bad time, Kanye West is taking fashion bloggers to war, especially if they happen to pick on him and girlfriend Amber Rose for wearing fur clothes. In an all-caps post on his official website, the rapper launches a bitter and foul-mou...

30 January 2010
06:28 GMT

Duchess of Cornwall Attacks Beyonce, Laments Violence in Videos

When it first emerged that Beyonce and Lady Gaga, two of the most hyped pop artists of the moment, while also among the most appreciated by fans and critics alike, had teamed up to record a track together, for which they would also shoot a video, the media immediately went abuzz with anticipation. The video for &ldqu...

27 November 2009
03:18 GMT

Apple’s Resignation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Draws Criticism

After Apple’s announcement of resigning from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance on climate change, the Chamber has fired back with a letter, stating the Mac maker “didn't take the time to understand” its position. The letter, signed by Chamber President Thomas Donohue, was addressed t...

7 October 2009
08:33 GMT

Beyonce’s ‘Obsessed’ Panned by Critics

Beyonce Knowles must be one of the few singers who have managed to make an overall successful crossover from music to film, but that is not to say she should do just about any type of movie. With “Obsession,” a thriller in the manner of “Fatal Attraction” now running in theaters, movie critics...

25 April 2009
06:25 GMT

Sweatergate ‘09: Michelle Obama’s Sweater Causes Drama in Fashion World

Shortly after the Presidential elections, Michelle Obama was crowned by the fashion industry as the First Lady of Fashion, albeit major designers would still have liked to argue on whether she did not need more time to prove she really did deserve that title. Now, following her visit to the UK, where she also met the...

6 April 2009
16:11 GMT

Michelle Obama Criticized for Going Sleeveless in Official Photo

So far hailed as one of the most stylish presences in politics ever, First Lady Michelle Obama is now taking heavy fire from fashion critics and regular people alike for her choice of a gown for her first official White House photo. The simple Michael Kors creation highlights Michelle’s waist and puts her toned...

3 March 2009
16:21 GMT

Paris Hilton Responsible for Epidemic of Abandoned Puppies

The general consensus is that, should one be asked to describe heiress Paris Hilton in just three terms, those would be “Chihuahua,” “vapid” and “superficial.” This is not the first time that Paris has come under heavy fire for her pets, but it does mark a first when she is named a...

14 February 2009
07:11 GMT

Heidi Klum Is Too Fat to Be a Model, Designers Say

She is one of the most famous Angels from Victoria’s Secret, as well as one of the celebrities who, despite being 36 and a mother of three, continue to be assaulted by offers from the biggest fashion magazines. Yet, a model Heidi Klum is not and could never be, renowned designers are telling the media, now that...

14 February 2009
05:18 GMT

Some People Hate Kylie - Think "Her Music's Rubbish"

She may be back with a vengeance, but - surprisingly or not - not everybody loves Kylie. And even though she took last night's Q Awards by storm with a dazzling figure-hugging black dress and show stopping Marylin Monroe-style hair, the petite Australian singer (crowned Q Idol) has managed to piss off some of th...

9 October 2007
03:44 GMT

YouTube Classifies Stammer Clips as Comedy

YouTube is again on the first page of the newspapers as The British Stammering Association accused the online video sharing service of making fun of some people who cannot talk and publishing the stammering clips into the comedy section. According to The Guardian, YouTube informed the organization that the clips are ...

25 September 2007
15:21 GMT


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