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Zynga Scores Its Biggest Hit Yet With CityVille

It looks like Zynga has another hit on its hands with CityVille, which debuted on Facebook last week and quickly became the studio’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2010

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Bejeweled 3 Launch Party: Tea and Good Manners

PopCap Games has put the world on notice that Bejeweled 3 is coming with the most hard-rocking, take-no-prisoners game launch tea party ever ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2010

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Japanese Retirees Flocking to Arcades

Senior citizens in Japan are whiling away their leisure hours and blowing their retirement savings in places that have traditionally been the domain ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2010

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Blizzard China Resignation Fuels Launch Leak Rumors

Rumors about a leak of Blizzard’s long-term launch schedule are looking just a wee bit more solid thanks to the sudden resignation of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2010

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The Fallout: New Vegas “Comprehensive Patch” is Oh-So-Close

The big “comprehensive patch” for Fallout: New Vegas that Bethesda announced a month ago is finally on the verge of release. Back in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2010

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$500 Gran Turismo 5 Racing Wheel Roars Down the Track

You may have boiled over with rage every time it was delayed and squeed with delight when it finally came out, but you’re ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2010

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Microsoft: Kinect Shortages “Absolutely Not a Strategy”

Neil Thompson of Microsoft says that despite the popular conspiracy theories, the short supplies of Kinect aren’t being managed but simply reflects the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2010

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Google Prepares Piracy Crackdown

Google is embarking on a campaign to crack down on piracy with changes to its policies and search engine that will make it ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2010

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Valve Opens Team Fortress 2 Public Beta

Valve has announced that after years of waiting, the highly-anticipated online shooter Team Fortress 2 has finally entered beta testing. Oh, I’m just ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2010

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