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Everquest 2 Finds New Life as Free-to-Play MMO

Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley says Everquest 2 is doing ever so well for itself as a free-to-play game. Did you know ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2012

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Is PC Again

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is coming to the PC after all. The bad news: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is not coming ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2012

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Kinect for Windows Tagged at $250

Kinect for Windows will cost $100 more than the 360 version when it comes out on February 1. Microsoft revealed at the Consumer ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2012

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Mass Effect 2 Prop Rifle Will Blow You Away

Zander Brandt is back with an all-new, all-awesome Mass Effect 2 prop rifle that looks like it could take a Krogan’s head clean ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2012

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Interplay Loses Rights to Fallout MMO

The rights to the Fallout MMO have returned to Bethesda. And just like that, it’s over. The settlement between Bethesda Softworks and Interplay ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2012

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OnLive Desktop Brings Windows Applications to the iPad

The new OnLive Desktop will bring full-featured, remotely hosted Windows applications like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to the Apple iPad. OnLive is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2012

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EA Claims First Amendment Protections For Battlefield 3 Helicopters

Electronic Arts is hoping to head off a lawsuit over Battlefield 3 by claiming a First Amendment right to use real-world military aircraft ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2012

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XCom: Enemy Unknown Gets Screens and Details

The first screens and details of XCom: Enemy Unknown are running loose on the internet. You will recall, I hope, that 2K and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2012

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Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector’s Edition Leaks

Like all good videogames these days, it appears that Aliens: Colonial Marines will launch with a sexy collector’s edition. Collector’s editions are all ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2012

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Microsoft Blocks Late-Night Gaming for South Korean Kids

South Korean kids under 16 will no longer be able to access Xbox Live between the hours of midnight and 6 am. Online ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2012

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Silicon Knights Boss Dismisses Courtroom Setback

Despite a courtroom setback in December, Silicon Knights chief Denis Dyack says he will ultimately expose Epic’s “misconduct” to the world. The legal ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 6, 2012

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Steam Sales Double [Again] in 2011

Steam sales in 2011 more than doubled the mark set in 2010, making it the seventh straight year of 100 percent growth. Is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 6, 2012

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