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Warner Bros. Sued for Pirating Anti-Piracy Technology

Warner Bros. has been sued by a German technology firm which claims the movie and television production company pirated its anti-piracy technology. German ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2010

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Red Dead Redemption Animated Film Coming This Weekend

Fox is broadcasting a 30-minute animated Red Dead Redemption film this weekend, a prequel to the videogame that launches the tale of reformed ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2010

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U.S. Navy Considers Videogames for Fitness Training

The U.S. Navy is considering the use of videogames like Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution to help whip soft, flabby new recruits ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 26, 2010

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Sony: Consumers Prefer Discs Over Digital

Digital distribution is big business but Sony says most gamers still want disc-based content and as long as that’s the case, it’ll do ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2010

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Ubisoft’s New Toronto Studio Takes on Splinter Cell

Ubisoft has taken the wraps off its new studio in Toronto, where it will be developing the next entry in the long-running Splinter ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2010

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Blizzard Predicts Renewed WoW Growth in 2010

Blizzard Entertainment says that despite its subscriber base being flat since the end of 2008, there’s still plenty of opportunity for World of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2010

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Playing Videogames is Like Snorting Coke, Says Therapist

In the latest spasm of anti-game hyperbole, a therapist in the U.K. has claimed that two hours of gaming generates the same kind ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2010

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EA Plans to Try Good Games Instead of Good Ads

Electronic Arts says it’s probably going to cut way back on television advertising and sink the money into making better games instead, because ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2010

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Mass Effect Movie in the Works

Mass Effect, BioWare’s epic sci-fi videogame that looks like a movie, is now on its way to actually becoming a movie. Legendary Pictures, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 25, 2010

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Inmate Creativity: The PlayStation Tattoo Machine

An enterprising prisoner in the U.K. has been busted for offering to ink up his fellow inmates using a tattoo machine he built ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2010

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Pakistan Bans Facebook Over “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”

Pakistan has banned access to Facebook over the controversial “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day,” leading Facebook to issue strong comments about the importance of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2010

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Yankee Stadium Bans the iPad

A little heads-up for anyone thinking about catching a game at Yankee Stadium: Leave the iPad at home. After reports that iPad-packing baseball ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2010

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