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First Mechwarrior Tactics Screens Hit the Hexes

The first batch of Mechwarrior Tactics screens promises good things for mech pilots who like to mix a little thinking with their stomping. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 2, 2012

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XCom: Enemy Unknown Designer Hopes to “Honor” the Original

XCom: Enemy Unknown Lead Designer Jake Solomon says the game will feature permadeath, a “classic” difficult mode, strategic base building and even the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2012

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Another French Retailer Outs Black Ops 2

Another French retailer has dropped the dime on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Activision reportedly got its panties in a pretty good ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2012

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Nintendo Rejects Binding of Isaac on 3DS

“Questionable religious content” means The Binding of Isaac will not be coming to the 3DS. Team Meat co-founder Edmund McMillen let it be ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2012

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SOE Pulls the Plug on Four Games

Sony Online Entertainment has announced the forthcoming closures of EverQuest Online Adventures, Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga, Infantry and Cosmic Rift. It’s not ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2012

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“Hacker” Claims Responsibility For Taco Bell Vita Fiasco

A self-proclaimed hacker has taken credit for being the guy who tampered with Taco Bell’s PS Vita contest, triggering a pile of incorrect ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2012

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Australia Hampers Potential GAME Takeover

Videogame retail giant GameStop has cast a rapacious eye toward struggling U.K. retailer GAME but hasn’t yet made a move because it doesn’t ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 29, 2012

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U.K. Retailer GAME Loses Mass Effect 3

U.K. retailers GAME and GameStation have announced that they will not be stocking any new Electronic Arts releases in March, a lineup which ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 29, 2012

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Blizzard Lays Off 600

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it will cut roughly 600 employees from its global workforce. Following a “review of its business based on ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 29, 2012

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One Million Moms Want Same-Sex Archie Comic Out of Toys ‘R’ Us

One Million Moms is calling on Toys R Us to pull an Archie comic about same-sex marriage from its shelves. Remember the One ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 29, 2012

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Microsoft Flight Lifts Off

The free-to-play Microsoft Flight is now open to the public. Microsoft Flight, the free-to-play rebirth of the storied Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 29, 2012

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Mechwarrior Online Trailer Unleashes the Atlas

The Mechwarrior Online debut trailer is here to drop an Atlas on your face. There’s admittedly less to see in this new Mechwarrior ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 29, 2012

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