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![Causing something of a media storm last week, Ubisoft claimed that around 95% of all of their PC titles were pirated. Today they have gone on record to publicly apologise […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Ubisoft-115x115.png "Ubisoft: No-one has bought a PC game since 1998")
Ubisoft: No-one has bought a PC game since 1998
Posted on August 31, 2012 | No CommentsCausing something of a media storm last week, Ubisoft claimed that around 95% of all of their PC titles were pirated. Today they have gone on record to publicly apologise […] -
![Sony today released a post on its official blog stating that Square, Triangle and Circle will all be playable in the upcoming Sony Brawler PlayStation All-Stars Super Battle Royale Smash. […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/playstation-roster-115x115.jpg "Triangle, Square, Circle to All Join PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale")
Triangle, Square, Circle to All Join PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Posted on August 30, 2012 | No CommentsSony today released a post on its official blog stating that Square, Triangle and Circle will all be playable in the upcoming Sony Brawler PlayStation All-Stars Super Battle Royale Smash. […] -
![Since the late 1990s the video game industry has perhaps rather bizarrely played home to a “curse” in the form of the covers for Madden NFL titles, wherein all those players […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/blops2-115x115.png "Generic male soldier models suffering under “Call of Duty curse”")
Generic male soldier models suffering under “Call of Duty curse”
Posted on August 29, 2012 | 1 CommentSince the late 1990s the video game industry has perhaps rather bizarrely played home to a “curse” in the form of the covers for Madden NFL titles, wherein all those players […] -
![Despite predictions made by industry analysts that the games industry could just keep on making zombie games, today it transpired that there are officially no more zombies. The supply was […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/umbrella-corporation-logo-115x115.jpg "Zombie Supply Runs Out")
Zombie Supply Runs Out
Posted on August 28, 2012 | No CommentsDespite predictions made by industry analysts that the games industry could just keep on making zombie games, today it transpired that there are officially no more zombies. The supply was […] -
![Square-Enix, long-known for their RPGs and their occasional, fumbling brilliance, have often used the countdown timer as a means to generate a sort of viral buzz around their video games. […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/squenixfinger-115x115.png "Latest Square-Enix countdown reveals giant middle finger")
Latest Square-Enix countdown reveals giant middle finger
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsSquare-Enix, long-known for their RPGs and their occasional, fumbling brilliance, have often used the countdown timer as a means to generate a sort of viral buzz around their video games. […] -
![Valve are a company that likes to do crossovers, from Portal and Half-Life sharing a continuity to non-Valve franchises like Payday and Poker Night at the Inventory having some of […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tf-tropes-115x115.jpg "Team Fortress 2 Officially Canon with Everything")
Team Fortress 2 Officially Canon with Everything
Posted on August 24, 2012 | No CommentsValve are a company that likes to do crossovers, from Portal and Half-Life sharing a continuity to non-Valve franchises like Payday and Poker Night at the Inventory having some of […] -
![Until today, the city of Liverpool in North-West England was known for its accent, its ferries and its Beatles. Now, however, it receives another accolade – the first city in […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/liverpoolsony-115x115.png "Sony shuts down Liverpool")
Sony shuts down Liverpool
Posted on August 23, 2012 | No CommentsUntil today, the city of Liverpool in North-West England was known for its accent, its ferries and its Beatles. Now, however, it receives another accolade – the first city in […] -
![THQ has been seen to have acted unfairly today, as it credited the entirety of the game Darksiders 2 as being the work of Jeremy Hesketh, a 32 year old human […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/darksiders_2-wide-115x115.jpg "THQ Credits Darksiders 2 as the Work of a Single Man")
THQ Credits Darksiders 2 as the Work of a Single Man
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsTHQ has been seen to have acted unfairly today, as it credited the entirety of the game Darksiders 2 as being the work of Jeremy Hesketh, a 32 year old human […] -
![In the wake of the collapse of Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios, more than just controversy has come out of the woodwork. Founder and CEO Curt Schilling has recently gone on […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/38studios-115x115.png "38 Studios: We were going to give each and every one of our fans $1m")
38 Studios: We were going to give each and every one of our fans $1m
Posted on August 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn the wake of the collapse of Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios, more than just controversy has come out of the woodwork. Founder and CEO Curt Schilling has recently gone on […] -
![Ubisoft’s latest attempt to build hype for its upcoming “Kill the British Simulator” Assassin’s Creed 3 has killed 5 people at a press event in Gamescon. The idea behind the […]](https://pixelgrater.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ass-german-115x115.jpg "Assassins Creed 3 Press Promotion Kills 5")
Assassins Creed 3 Press Promotion Kills 5
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsUbisoft’s latest attempt to build hype for its upcoming “Kill the British Simulator” Assassin’s Creed 3 has killed 5 people at a press event in Gamescon. The idea behind the […]