Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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U.K. PEGI Ratings Delayed Once Again

The plan to switch from BBFC to PEGI videogame ratings in the U.K. has been pushed back to September as the country’s game ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2011

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Nintendo Profits Nosedive

Nintendo has cut its Wii and DS sales forecasts in the wake of major slumps in revenue and profit, making a successful launch ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2011

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Brink and Hunted Get Launch Dates

Brink and Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, the other half of Bethesda’s 2011 lineup, finally have release dates. 2011 is shaping up to be ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2011

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Direct2Drives Rolls Out Virtual Game Rentals

Digital distributor Direct2Drive has rolled out a new rental service allowing customers to pay five bucks for five hours of playtime. PC game ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2011

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Spector Made Deus Ex to “Shame His Peers”

Legendary designer Warren Spector says a desire to “shame his peers” into thinking about new ways to make games inspired him to create ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2011

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Kongregate Arcade Returns to Android Market

The Kongregate Arcade app has returned to the Android Market with a few tweaks that Kongregate hopes will convince Google to allow it ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2011

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Facebook Devs Unhappy With Facebook Credits

A lot of Facebook developers are unhappy with the social networking giant’s plan to force them to use Facebook Credits for online purchases ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2011

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U.K. Copyright Lawyer Quits Over Death Threats

Andrew Crossley of ACS: Law, a U.K.-based law firm which sent out letters threatening thousands of alleged file-sharers with lawsuits if they didn’t ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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MLB 11: The Show Includes Single-Button Play for Disabled Gamers

Sony has added a new “Association for Disabled Virtual Athletes” mode to the upcoming MLB 11: The Show that will bring disabled gamers ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Congressman Wants Health Warning Labels on Games, Again

California Congressman Joe Baca has introduced “The Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2011,” a bill that would require all games rated T ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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EA Announces Dead Space 2: Severed – UPDATED

Dead Space 2 was released today and that means it’s time to announce Dead Space 2: Severed, the first DLC release for the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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Piracy Outpacing Sales by 4:1, Says U.K. Game Body

U.K. Interactive Entertainment, the organization of U.K.-based videogame publishers, claims that for everyone one videogame sold in the country, four copies are pirated. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2011

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