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0x10c may charge monthly subscription for ship ownership

Mike Schramm — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:45:00 EST

In a recent interview, Mojang's Markus "Notch" Persson says he's thinking more and more that 0x10c, the Minecraft mogul's space-based PC title, may use a subscription-based monetization plan when it's ready to be sold. The idea's not cemented just yet, but Notch expects to have a multiplayer mode with the game called "the multiverse," and there will likely be cost associated with keeping all of the virtual ships running on a real server.

Each ship will require a "generator" to keep it running, so Notch's current idea is that "one subscription gives you one generator." Presumably, he says, multiple players could run around inside one ship, so you may pay a subscription and then invite your friends to join you on your vessel. But someone will have to pay to keep the game going.

Notch also talks a bit about how construction will work in the game: Players will likely build a ship's external features first, and then organize various components inside for different layouts or more options. And Notch says there will be "mining," in that players will have to find resources in the galaxy to use as parts, but he says it definitely won't be Minecraft-style. As Notch told us at PAX, work is definitely well underway, and we should see more very soon.

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Bethesda mum about Oblivion expansion

James Ransom-Wiley — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:09:00 EST

Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, RPGs

Call it a formality, but Bethesda refuses to confirm Shivering Isles, Oblivion's first full-length expansion. But the forthcoming content is no myth. After all, Bethesda supplied the details for the scoops that were bought and published by PCZone and PC Gamer, two UK mags. In fact, another Shivering Isles feature will appear in the March issue of Games for Windows (due Feb. 6 on newsstands).

This is just the business of embargoes, folks. Once Games for Windows has had its window of opportunity to sell the "exclusive" content, Bethesda will open right up.

Bethesda mum about Oblivion expansion originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumor: Gears of War PC-bound?

Ross Miller — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:55:00 EST

Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters

The upcoming issue of PC Gamer has an interesting concept design for a Games for Windows display that clearly shows multiple Gears of War PC boxes (page 28 of their Holiday Issue). Is this a nudge and a wink of what's to come? Given the similarity of design architecture between Xbox 360 and Windows gaming, it's a no-brainer that Microsoft would seek to put its successful gunslinger Gears of War on every platform it has available.

It would be a good moneymaker and (if Halo 2 is any indication) another incentive for gamers to upgrade to Windows Vista. However, IGN has been told by Microsoft that there no plans to announce a Gears of War PC version in the near future.

Rumor: Gears of War PC-bound? originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PC Gamer lures PS3 buyer with $7500 gaming rig

Kyle Orland — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:30:00 EST

Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3

What would it take for you to give up your shot at a PS3? I don't just mean your shot at getting a system on launch day... I mean giving up your right to ever own Sony's newest system? For one gamer waiting outside the Sony Metreon in San Francisco, the price of loyalty was a $7,500 PC gaming rig.

In an effort to "prove that the PC is, and always shall be, the finest gaming platform available to man," PC Gamer and computer maker Falcon Northwest teamed up to lure away prospective PS3 purchasers with a top-of-the-line PC complete with 30" LCD monitor and Nvidia 8800 GTX graphics card. The catch? To get the system, you have to sign a notarized, legally-binding contract certifying that you will never, ever, buy a PS3.

Judging by the photo gallery of the night's events, PC Gamer editor Greg Vederman had no trouble finding willing participants for the offer, but a gamer identified only as "Neal" was the randomly-chosen winner. Vederman said he will be checking in on Neal "several times a year to make sure he keeps his end of the deal," an arrangement we're sure will lead to frantic "quick, hide the PS3" escapades when the PC Gamer van approaches.

[Thanks Norman]

PC Gamer lures PS3 buyer with $7500 gaming rig originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mass Effect rumored for the PC

Alan Rose — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:22:00 EST

Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure, RPGs

An article scan from the latest PC Gamer UK reveals that BioWare's Mass Effect could be heading to the PC. This is most welcome news for Windows gamers, but hardly surprising when you consider the Canadian developer's previous two Xbox titles followed the same path. Knights of the Old Republic started out as an Xbox exclusive, and its PC conversion followed four months later. Also, a special edition PC port of Jade Empire was announced at E3 and will ship in January.

Mass Effect doesn't arrive on the Xbox 360 until Q2, so we probably wouldn't see the rumored PC release until late next year. We'll let you know if we hear any confirmation details.

[Thanks to the readers who sent this in!]

Mass Effect rumored for the PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Battlefield 2142 scans of PC Gamer cover story leaked

Dan Choi — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:21:00 EST

Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters, Online

The Battlefield 2142 hoopla is starting to look more and more real as scans of the PC Gamer issue in question have surfaced online with BF 2142 featured as the magazine's May cover story.

Digg contributor Iced_Eagle has pointed us to an 8.5MB archive of images from the mag, with 9 pages concerned with 2142 and 2 pages having to do with Half-Life 2: Episode 1. If you're interested in knowing "where your unstoppable 20-foot Mech is," then you'd best get to that reading online or off ASAP.

For those still skeptical of any gaming news outlet coming out with such a story in the general vicinity of April Fools' Day, keep in mind that the game appears to not only be the magazine's cover story, but that its coverage also fills up all those pages of print mentioned earlier. EGM merely dedicated a single page with a brief line in the table of contents to its Apple iGame prank this year, so this would seem like a lot of effort on PC Gamer or some extremely dedicated Photoshopper's part to fool the gaming public. Will this fall prove to be the point when the BF franchise finally frags in the future? At this point, it would certainly seem so. Read on for further details about the game; the cover pic links to the scans.

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Battlefield 2142 scans of PC Gamer cover story leaked originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Battlefield 2142 allegedly confirmed by PC Gamer [Update1]

Dan Choi — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:03:00 EST

Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters, Online, Video

According to digg, this video trailer from the May 2006 issue of PC Gamer confirms the existence of Battlefield 2142 and its pending release this fall.

Feel free to watch those warring mechs, but we'll hold off judgment until we hear the official word from EA/DICE. Do you believe a future ice age will precipitate a global war over arable land? You've been warned.

[Update: Scans of the mag have surfaced online. Thanks, Iced_Eagle!]

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[Thanks, Shaved Moose and Einhanderkiller; via digg]

Battlefield 2142 allegedly confirmed by PC Gamer [Update1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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East meets West: PC Gamer's trip to Korea

Jennie Lees — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, PC, First Person Shooters, Online, Strategy

Jim Rossignol, from UK magazine PC Gamer, took a trip to South Korea last year and this account of the gaming culture there takes a look at everything from Starcraft superstars to gaming television and MMO addicts.

A culture that revolves primarily around PC gaming, playing games is a very social activity in Korea, and high-profile gamers become celebrities with huge fan clubs. It's not without its problems, though: with many poor quality games, strict censorship and licencing problems, gamers don't have as much freedom to choose as they might like.

It's very different to how we work in the West, although some aspects of our culture are converging. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live in a gamer's utopia, where everyone understands your passion, the answer's quite simple: move to Korea.

East meets West: PC Gamer's trip to Korea originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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