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Playdom Hit With $3 Million Fine for Privacy Violations

Social games studio Playdom will eat a $3 million fine for violating the U.S. Child Online Privacy Protection Act with several of its ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2011

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Plants vs. Zombies Coming to Android, Free! (For a Day)

The PopCap classics Chuzzle and Plants vs. Zombies are coming to Amazon’s Appstore for Android and if you’re quick enough, you can get ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2011

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U.K. Agency Predicts End of Mandatory Game Ratings

The Video Standards Council in the U.K. predicts that the rise of the global marketplace for videogames will eventually lead to the end ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

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Concurrence: Fingers Crossed for Another Another World

The new demo for Concurrence is a hot-looking “cinematic platform game” that bears a strikingly delicious resemblance to the early 90s ultra-classic Another ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

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Harpist Plays the Morrowind Theme and It Is Awesome

The harp may not be the most obvious choice of instruments with which to interpret the Morrowind theme but I have heard it ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

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Anonymous Hacks Eidos, Deus Ex Websites – UPDATED

The Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Eidos websites were hacked yesterday by a “splinter group” of Anonymous the defaced the front pages and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

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New Law Would Force Search Engines to Block “Infringing” Sites

The proposed new PROTECT IP Act will allow private rights holders to seek court action against “rogue” websites that could see them cut ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2011

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Rumor: EA Planning Shooter Showdown for Battlefield 3

Retailers in the U.K. claim that Electronic Arts will force a shooter showdown with Activision by releasing Battlefield 3 as close as possible ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2011

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Obsidian CEO Talks Planescape Sequel

There’s not going to be a sequel to Planescape: Torment sequel but if there was, Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart says “it would have ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2011

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Square Enix Financials Fall Through the Floor

The financial situation at Square Enix has gone from zero to train-wreck in the course of a single fiscal quarter thanks to the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2011

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Videogames Blamed for Alaskan Tugboat Accident

A tugboat that ran aground on the site of the Exxon Valdez disaster came to grief because the captain was too busy playing ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2011

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Capcom Commits to the PC

Capcom says its commitment to the PC as a gaming platform is actually strengthening as it looks to expand into online gaming and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2011

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