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Eidos Unveils *Just Cause 2: Music to Blow S**t Up By*

Eidos is giving away Music To Blow S**t Up By, the official Just Cause 2 soundtrack that includes the soon-to-be-smash hit “Pimped-Up Ice ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2010

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NHL Player Apologizes for Blowing It in NHL 11

Dallas Stars agitator Adam Burish apologized to a gamer for blowing a play in NHL 11 but maintained that it wasn’t really his ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 27, 2010

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PC Gaming is “Super-Healthy,” Says Blizzard VP

Rob Pardo of Blizzard says the PC gaming industry is “super healthy” but doesn’t always look that way because digital distribution throws everything ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

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Microsoft Won’t Force Kinect on Developers

Microsoft has a lot riding on the success of Kinect but says that first-party developers are not being pressured or forced to incorporate ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

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November 13 is National Gaming Day

November 13 is the American Library Association’s National Gaming Day, when over 1500 libraries across the country come together for the largest simultaneous ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

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Zynga Money Machine Leaves EA Behind

Zynga, the social gaming company infamous for everything from serial plagiarism to shady marketing techniques, has more than doubled its estimated value since ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

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MySpace Leaks Like a Facebook

Facebook isn’t the only passenger on the leaky boat of privacy: Numerous popular apps and games on MySpace have also been sending user ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

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Parents Television Council Falls on Hard Times

Times are tough for the decency watchdog group Parents Television Council, which is struggling with declining revenues, declining interest, allegations of misconduct and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 26, 2010

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Silly Bandz: The Rubber Band Revolution Hits the DS

Get ready for the ultimate Silly Bandz experience with Silly Bandz, the Silly Bandz-based videogame coming soon to the Nintendo DS! When the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

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Government Tries to Block Expert Testimony in Mod Chip Case

Prosecutors in the case of a man charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by modding Xbox 360s are trying to block ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

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Sony Sits the Walkman

It’s the end of an era: After 30 years, the venerable Sony Walkman portable cassette player is no more. Gamers of a certain ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

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Microsoft Confirms Massive Closure

Microsoft has confirmed that it will “sunset” Massive, Inc., the in-game advertising firm it acquired in 2006, at the end of the year. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 25, 2010

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