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Report: Factor 5 Axes 50% of Staff, Might Sue Ex-employee for Blogging About Problems

Corroborating word of troubled times at Lair and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series developer Factor 5, a new source has come forward, claiming that the studio has not paid its employees in nearly two months, and has laid off nearly half of its workforce.

"The last time staff got paid was October 15th," the anonymous source told Edge. According to the source, 37 employees were laid off on Friday, December 12, with roughly 38 people remaining at the besieged developer.

While the closure of publishing partner Brash Entertainment definitely hurt Factor 5, the extent of its problems wasn't known until then-animator Sam Baker blogged about the issues, detailing a cancelled project, no pay, and no employee health care.

Baker has since resigned from the studio, said the source, adding that "Factor 5 is thinking of suing [Baker] for goo...

Nintendo Launches Club Nintendo in North America, Offers Exclusive Goodies for Game Registration

As promised, Nintendo has brought its popular Club Nintendo program to North America, rewarding buyers of Nintendo games and systems with exclusive prizes.

Located at Club.Nintendo.com, the program entices gamers to register their Nintendo-published games and fill out surveys to receive coins, which can then be cashed in for Club Nintendo-only prizes, such as the Game & Watch Collection for DS, exclusive playing cards, a Nintendo DS case, and the Wii Remote holder.

Only Nintendo-...

F.E.A.R. 2 Goes Uncensored for Australia

Reversing its earlier ruling, the Australian Classification Review Board has classified the original version of Monolith's spooky shooter sequel F.E.A.R. 2 with an MA 15+ rating, a move that will allow the uncensored game to be sold within the continent.

"After considering extensive submissions and demonstrations of game play across all levels, the Review Board concluded that the level of violence in the computer game, whilst strong, could be accommodated within the MA 15+ classification," noted acting review board convenor Trevor Griffin, according to Games On...

F.E.A.R. 2 Goes Uncensored in Australia

Reversing an earlier ruling, the Australian Classification Review Board has classified the original version of Monolith's spooky shooter sequel F.E.A.R. 2 with an MA 15+ rating, a move that will allow the uncensored game to be sold within the continent.

"After considering extensive submissions and demonstrations of game play across all levels, the Review Board concluded that the level of violence in the computer game, whilst strong, could be accommodated within the MA 15+ classification," noted acting review board convenor Trevor Griffin, according to (2008-12-16 07:39:00)

Fight Night Round 4 Trailer Asks: Ali or Tyson?

When Electronic Arts announced Fight Night Round 4 back in May, the company noted former heavyweight champions such as Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali would appear in the boxing game sequel. In this first trailer for the game, the two square off against each other. [video]13447[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream.

Developed by EA Canada, Fight Night Round 4 hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next summer.