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The Last Of Us Studio Won’t Tone Down Violence

Naughty Dog Creative Director Neil Druckmann says that “everything in the game is necessary for the story.” Violent videogames are once again under ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2013

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Facebook Aims For Core Gamers

Facebook hopes that the addition of ten “high quality” new games by third-party developers will draw the core gamer demographic into its loving ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2013

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Code Hero Kickstarter Updates With Apology

Code Hero Kickstarter founder Alex Peake admits that the project is out of money but insists that the team is going to finish ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2013

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Double Fine Unveils Amnesia Fortnight Special Edition

Die-hard Double Fine fans will soon be able to lay their hands on an impressive two-disc special edition of the Amnesia Fortnight. The ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 1, 2013

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Microsoft Confirms the End of XNA

Microsoft says there will be no future development of its XNA development tool, which could be bad news for fans of Xbox Live ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 1, 2013

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Bethesda Locks Down Skyrim DLC Release Dates for PS3

Bethesda has confirmed that PlayStation 3 owners will get their Skyrim DLC fix this month. After saying in January that Skyrim DLC “should” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 1, 2013

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German Consumer Group Sues Valve

The Federation of German Consumer Organizations says Steam users should be able to resell their games without restriction. You know how it goes: ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 1, 2013

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Dead Space 3 Trailer Tells Us a Story

Everything mankind has endured has been leading us toward one final conclusion: a new third-person shooter from EA. I’m not sure how I ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2013

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Electronic Arts Suffers $45 Million Loss

Weak Medal of Honor: Warfighter sales have forced Electronic Arts to scale back its earnings forecast for 2013. Electronic Arts reported a $45 ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2013

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EA Chief: Game Violence Worries Are a “Perception Problem”

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello says there’s zero evidence of a link between games and violent behavior but the game industry still has ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2013

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Electronic Arts Drops Medal of Honor

Electronic Arts admits that Medal of Honor: Warfighter was “an obvious miss” but says reviewers saddled the game with scores that were “lower ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2013

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Anti-Censorship Group Decries Arcade Machine Removals

The National Coalition Against Censorship says the removal of videogames from Massachusetts highway rest stops is “constitutionally problematic.” The state of Massachusetts decided ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 30, 2013

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