Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Wing Commander Creator Raises $6 Million For Star Citizen

Chris Roberts’ ambitious Star Citizen project has set a new record for videogame crowdfunding. Laying to rest any lingering doubts about the potential ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2012

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Tim Schafer Unveils the “Amnesia Fortnight” Humble Bundle

The new Humble Bundle allows gamers to vote on which games will be developed during Double Fine’s infamous “Amnesia Fortnight,” and then play ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2012

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The Bell Tolls For the Twinkie – UPDATED

Hostess Brands, the company that makes the venerable Twinkie, is shutting down its operations – or perhaps not! The cream-filled confection known as ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2012

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Toys R Us CEO: Online Shopping is “Very Ungreen”

Toys R Us boss Jerry Storch says that online shopping is actually quite bad for the environment. It’s hard to overstate the benefits ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2012

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Grand Theft Auto V for PC and Wii U “Up For Consideration”

Dan Houser says the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have “plenty of power” and offer Rockstar a much larger potential audience for the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2012

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Nintendo Denies Wii U “Accidental Hack”

Nintendo says a Wii U “debug menu” discovered by a NeoGAF user was actually just a mock-up. A NeoGAF user reported yesterday his ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2012

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Massive Monkey Island Lego Mosaic For Charity Seeks Kickstarter Help

One of the guys behind the ill-fated Mass Effect 3 “Space Edition” lottery is Kickstarting an eight-foot Lego reproduction of The Secret of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2012

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Deus Ex Goes Hollywood

The Deus Ex: Human Revolution feature film project has a writer, a director and an acknowledgment that it actually exists. Did anyone know ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2012

Reviews

Chaos on Deponia Review

Chaos on Deponia is the second part of a planned trilogy, and it shows. It serves purely as a bridge from the strong ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2012

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Spike Announces 2012 Video Game Award Nominees

Samuel L. Jackson is returning to host the tenth anniversary of the Spike VGAs. It’s easy to make fun of the sound and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2012

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Kixeye Countersuit Gives Zynga Both Barrels

The War Commander studio has responded to Zynga’s trade secrets lawsuit with a blistering “cross-complaint.” The legal dust-up between Kixeye and Zynga began ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 14, 2012

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Astronomers Discover First Known “Free-Floating Planet”

Astronomers have made the first-ever discovery of a planet that wanders among the stars but calls none of them home. A team of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 14, 2012

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