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11 Feb 2012 12:00
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Paramount Pictures wanted a tie-in game for the new Star Trek movie, and asked Namco Bandai to make it so.

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This week we learn that science is explosively awesome, Tim Schafer Fine can make a lot of money just by asking politely, and George Lucas really needs to stop talking.

11 Feb 2012 12:00
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Who prevailed in the friendly challenge between planeswalkers from Escapist staffers and Mighty Rabbit Games?

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Chris Avellone of Obsidian Entertainment has a touch of "Kickstarter Fever" and that can only mean that Planescape 2 is on the way!

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Frictional Games, the studio that inflicted Amnesia: The Dark Descent upon the world, is up to something new.

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The Big Yin will play a short dwarf for the big screen.

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Valve boss Gabe Newell says hackers who broke into Steam last year probably made off with an old backup file containing user names, email addresses and encrypted credit card information.

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Blizzard and Valve are going to court over DOTA.

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The enterprising Doctor will bridge two famous science fiction universes this May.

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It's FemShep Friday and that means a brand new Mass Effect 3 trailer starring a slightly different-looking Commander Shepard.

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It looks like the Wii U may not be the only new console yearning for your touch next year.

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After days of speculation following a recent Destination PlayStation event, Sony has officially confirmed that a LittleBigPlanet racing game is on its way.

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George Lucas says he didn't change a thing - Greedo, not Han Solo, always shot first, you just didn't notice.

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The man behind Grim Fandango and Psychonauts put up a little Kickstarter project yesterday.

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Digital Extremes is working on a patch for The Darkness II's nauseating field of view setting.