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Dogecoin Nascar Sponsorship Funded By Reddit

Much horsepower. Such speed. Wow. Nascar teams are famously reliant on sponsors, but while big-name drivers are well-cared-for, not everyone has a reliable ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2014

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Electronic Arts Voted Out of “Worst Company In America” Poll

Bad news, EA haters: The three-peat is off. Electronic Arts was a solid favorite to win this year’s Worst Company in America award, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2014

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Texas Juvenile Probation Chief Blames Games, Rap Music For Youth Violence

The Chief Juvenile Probation Officer of Tom Green County in Texas says rap music and video games are to blame for the rise ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2014

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Vote For NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Design

The great minds at NASA want the internet to choose which design it will use for its Z-2 next-generation spacesuit prototype. Space. It’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2014

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Dragon Age: Inquisition Screens Arrive Unexpectedly

In today’s collection of Dragon Age: Inquisition screen shots we look at dragons and the men, women, pointy-eared dudes and squat tough guys ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2014

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Positech Games Boss Calls For An End To Deep-Discount Sales

Positech Games boss Cliff Harris says deep-discount game sales are a “big psychology trick” that play gamers like pianos. We all know how ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2014

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E.T. Cartridge Hunt Comes To a Halt

The hunt for the famed burial site of all those awful Atari E.T. cartridges has been brought to a halt by environmental regulators. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2014

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Feminist Frequency Removes Fan Art From Tropes Vs. Women Banner

Anita Sarkeesian has apologized for using the fan art image of Princess Daphne in the Tropes vs. Women in Video Games banner, saying ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2014

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Obsidian Entertainment Announces Free-To-Play Armored Warfare Tank Sim

Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth and Pillars of Eternity, is working on a free-to-play ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2014

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Ouya Drops Mandatory Free-To-Try Model, Will Allow Conventional Pricing

Ouya has changed its mind on the mandatory “free-to-try” payment model for games and will let developers opt for the traditional pay-up-front model ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2014

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Trailer Shows off Narrative

B.J. Blazkowicz takes the midnight train to Berlin and gets his face stepped on by a giant robot. I’m still not sure what ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2014

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Galactic Strongholds Adds Epic Housing To Star Wars: The Old Republic

Hey, even a Dark Lord of the Sith needs a place for his stuff. This is what it’s come to. Star Wars: The ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 19, 2014

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