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Microsoft Dates Halo: Reach

Microsoft has announced that Halo: Reach, Bungie’s final addition to the Halo franchise, will hit store shelves on September 14. A prequel to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2010

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Naughty Privates Looks Doubtful for Xbox Live

Zombie Cow’s upcoming action game Privates gleefully goes where no game has gone before, which is precisely why it probably won’t be going ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2010

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Rockstar: Only “Terrible Parents” Buy Our Games for Their Kids

Radio personality and Rockstar producer Lazlow Jones has a message for people who buy Rockstar games for their kids: “You’re a terrible parent.” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2010

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Prima Launches Game Guides on Steam

Valve and Prima have teamed up to release a new series of Prima game guides that can be viewed from within videogames on ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2010

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Japanese Nier Hero was “Too Girly” for Americans

The “girly” hero in the Japanese version of Nier was completely redesigned for other versions of the game because Square Enix was worried ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2010

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MTV Games “Expected More” From The Beatles: Rock Band

MTV Games General Manager Scott Guthrie says he’s disappointed by the sales of The Beatles: Rock Band in Europe but still believes that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2010

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Portal “One-Fifth As Likely to Crash on a Mac” as on PC

A week after rolling out Steam for the Mac, Valve says that Portal is one-fifth as likely to crash on a Mac as ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2010

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DLC Will Bridge Story Between Mass Effect 2 and 3

Mass Effect 2 Producer Casey Hudson says BioWare will bridge the gap to Mass Effect 3 with a “continued stream of DLC,” although ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2010

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GameStop is A-Okay With DLC

GameStop says that DLC programs like Online Pass, which are designed to discourage pre-owned game sales, will actually have a positive impact on ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2010

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Germany Says “Nein” to Violent Game Ban

The German government has decided not to impose a ban on violent videogames, opting instead to promote more widespread education and awareness of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2010

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THQ Joins the Used Game Fight

THQ has confirmed that UFC 2010 Undisputed will contain single-use codes for online play, making it the latest publisher to require pre-owned purchasers ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2010

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EA Remains Hopeful For a Deal With Bungie

Bungie is flying the Activision flag these days but there was a time when rival publisher Electronic Arts was also digging hard to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2010

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