Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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BioWare Co-Founder: Consoles Are “The Past”

BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk says consoles are “the past” and that blockbuster game development is “precisely the wrong thing” for developers to be ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2010

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The Needles: Goodbye, Mr. (Mod)Chips

Canada is widely perceived as a nation with a more liberal and enlightened attitude toward matters of social relevance than our neighbor to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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Walmart Unveils $200 Kinect Bundle

In the latest sign that Microsoft’s Kinect will clock in around the $150 mark, Walmart has begun advertising a Kinect bundle with a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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Eidos: New Deus Ex Game is “Kind of a Reboot”

David Anfossi of Eidos Montreal says Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a standalone title that’s “kind of a reboot” and will provide an ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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GameStop: “We Wouldn’t Be Here” Without Used Sales

GameStop’s Niall Lawlor says the company actually doesn’t like being in the used videogame business but without it, it’d be out of business ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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ESRB Blows the Privacy of Privacy Complainers – UPDATED

In what can only be described as a stunningly ironic twist of fate, the ESRB has accidentally revealed the email addresses of nearly ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2010

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Deus Ex Prequel Novel Coming Next Year

Sci-fi imprint Del Rey has announced Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect, a novel written by James Swallow based on the famed videogame series. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2010

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Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed Will Be as Big as GTA

Ubisoft predicts that in the “not-too-distant future,” the Assassin’s Creed franchise will grow to be as big as Grand Theft Auto and Halo. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2010

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PopCap Teases Plants vs. Zombies 2

A special message from PopCap Games has gone out, teasing more lawns, more undead hordes and more Plants vs. Zombies. The big secret ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2010

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Judge Declares File-Sharing Fine “Unconstitutional”

A judge in the U.S. has reduced a $675,000 fine levied against a student convicted of file sharing by 90 percent, ruling that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2010

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Researchers Challenge “Attention Span” Study

Researchers from Texas A&M and Harvard Medical School have challenged the findings of a study published earlier this week that “strongly” linked gaming ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2010

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Ubisoft Predicts 3D TV For Everyone By 2013

Ubisoft has boldly predicted that 3D television will be in “everyone’s living room” by the end of 2013. I’m an “anything can happen” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2010

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