Today in Gaming - 3/3/11: Bungie's MMO, Romero Not Done with the Hardcore

Today's erroneous report that John Romero is done developing so-called "hardcore games" has led to quite a backlash from those who would probably put themselves in the category of "hardcore gamers." Besides the fact that it simply isn't true (see below), the reaction has been downright ridiculous. Some are acting as if such a decision would be a betrayal on Romero's part; I've even seen him referred to as a "disgrace." Were he indeed moving in a different direction, he would have every right to do so -- he's not obligated to do anything he doesn't want to. To suggest otherwise is just silly.

Today's highlights:

• Bungie is officially working on an MMO.
• Epic Games president says he'd "love to ship the Gears trilogy on PlayStation."
• Nintendo experimented with a 3D Wii.
• Double Fine's new game looks like a new MechAssault.
• Steam Guard looks to protect your Steam account from intruders.
• The influence of Steve Jobs and Gary Gygax on Doom.
• Heavy Rain maker wants to see more mature games.
• Eric Chahi talks about Out of This World and shows the new iPad version.
• We've got more videos of DS games on 3DS, and a new StreetPass video after visiting GDC.
• A new episode of at1UP is out.
• The breakfast of GDC.

Here's what else happened today:

John Romero is Not Done with Hardcore Games

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