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Neuroscientist Dismisses Dementia Claims as “Junk Science”

Cardiff University neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett says the claim that videogames cause dementia is “junk science” that reaches “overblown conclusions based on little ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 17, 2011

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Blizzard Auctioning World of Warcraft Server Blades for Charity

Blizzard is auctioning 2000 retired World of Warcraft server blades, with proceeds going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You’ve always wanted to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2011

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Valve Unleashes the Mann Co. “Mannivesary” Update and Sale

It’s the One Year Manniversary of the Team Fortress 2 Mann Company Store! One year ago today [actually, yesterday] Valve opened the Mann ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2011

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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Requires Online Pass

If you’re interested in multiplayer Mass Effect 3, you better buy the game new – or be ready to pony up extra for ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2011

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University Backs Down Over Firefly Poster Protest

The University of Wisconsin has decided that a Firefly poster at the center of a dispute between a professor and the police is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 14, 2011

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Herman Cain’s Tax Plan Brings SimCity to Real Life

If U.S. Presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s “999” tax plan seems familiar, it might be because it’s the default tax rate settings in SimCity ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2011

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Watch Ten Minutes of Brutal, Bloody Syndicate Mayhem

It’s “Pay Day” and that means a ten-minute gameplay video, a bunch of new screenshots and a “Deep Dive” look at the origins ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2011

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The Missing Link DLC Dated and Priced

The price and release date for The Missing Link, the upcoming DLC for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, have finally been announced Because I ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2011

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Shadowrun Online Steps Into the Light

A new browser-based Shadowrun game is in the works with none other than original designer Jordan Weisman helping out with production. It’s been ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2011

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Google Engineer Calls Google+ a “Knee-Jerk Reaction”

A Google engineer called Google+ a “knee-jerk reaction” in a long-winded rant that he accidentally made public, but that’s okay – Google says ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2011

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Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle Breaks a Million

The Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle has wrapped up with more than $1.1 million in sales. Like all the previous Humble Bundles, the Humble ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2011

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Studio Head Quits Over “Exaggerated” Military Claim

The head of Deadliest Warrior studio Pipeworks Software has quit following revelations that his claim of being a former Green Beret were “exaggerated.” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 12, 2011

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