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Massachusetts Town Announces Videogame Exchange Program

And the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has removed several “violent” arcade games from its turnpike service areas. The town of Southington, Connecticut pulled ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2013

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Retail Game Sales Fall 22 Percent in 2012

The NPD Group’s year-end numbers show retail game and console sales took a sharp tumble in 2012. A combination of aging platforms, fewer ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2013

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Cyberpunk Trailer Hides Possible Witcher News

The sharp eyes at Reddit have discovered a hidden message in the Cyberpunk 2077 trailer. Did you see yesterday’s Cyberpunk 2077 trailer? If ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2013

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ECA, IGDA Speak Out on Gun Violence

In a letter to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the Entertainment Consumers Association and the International Game Developers Association make their point clear: ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2013

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Del Toro: Hellboy 3 Would Take “The Mother Of All Kickstarters”

There’s a simple reason why Guillermo del Toro hasn’t yet made Hellboy 3: It’s too expensive. I didn’t personally care for it, but ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2013

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GameStop DLC Sales Rise Dramatically

GameStop’s director of retail distribution says it’s easier to sell DLC than accessories or game guides. The digital future would seem incompatible with ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2013

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Anonymous Seeks to Legalize DDoS Attacks

The good folks of Anonymous want the U.S. government to declare DDoS attacks a constitutionally-protected form of protest. Distributed denial-of-service attacks are kind ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2013

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Brian Fargo Confirms New Torment

A successor to Planescape: Torment, set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe, is in the early stages of pre-production. The rumor that surfaced early ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2013

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New Painkiller Gets a New Release Date

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation will finally arrive on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this spring. Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, henceforth referred to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2013

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