Ubisoft discounts long list of games on PSN, Joe Danger 2 now free for PS Plus members
By Tracey Lien on Mar 11, 2013 03.11.13
Ubisoft is discounting a long lineup of games on the PlayStation Network, taking 30 percent off select titles for all PSN users, and 50 percent off for PlayStation Plus members. The sale begins today and lasts one week only. The following titles — which range from PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable versions — will receive discounts: Shaun White Snowboarding (PS3) Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PS3) CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (PS3) Michael Jackson The Experience (PS3) The Adventures of TinTin: The Game (PS3) Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands (PS3) Prince of Persia Trilogy (PS3) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD (PS3) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3) Tom...
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8 CommentsDICE remains committed to indie games despite Indie Game Challenge cancellation
By Brian Crecente on Dec 16, 2012 12.16.12
The cancellation of this year's Indie Game Challenge, an annual event at the DICE conference since 2009, is not a reflection of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' support of indie game, the academy tells Polygon. Yesterday, GameStop confirmed to Polygon that the retailer wouldn't be hosting the challenge this year and that the award was on temporary hold. The "hiatus" will allow the company to "take time to analyze ways to promote and celebrate the independent game movement," an official said. Reached for comment, an academy spokeswoman said they are addressing the lack of indie games at the conference with new programming. "The IGC is on hiatus for the 2012/2013 year," said Debby Chen, a spokeswoman for the academy. "Since we are re-evaluating Indie Game Challenge this...
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2 CommentsGameStop cancels this year's Indie Game Challenge, future unclear
By Dave Tach on Dec 15, 2012 12.15.12
The Indie Game Challenge is on hiatus and will not be held during DICE 2013, a representative from IGC sponsor GameStop revealed to Polygon. "The 2012 - 13 Indie Game Challenge (IGC) will be on hiatus while we take time to analyze ways to promote and celebrate the independent game movement," GameStop's media relations manager Wendy Dominguez confirmed via email. "We have been committed and continue to be committed to supporting the independent game developer community. "Post-DICE 2013 we will have more to share." Announced in 2009 as a partnership between GameStop, The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the first competition took place in 2010 during the AIAS-sponsored DICE (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) summit. "...
