Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Free Mechwarrior 4 Workarounds: Getting It and Playing It

Demand for the free release of Mechwarrior 4 has brought the Mektek website crashing down, but the game is still available via BitTorrent ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2010

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It’s the All-Star Porn Star Piracy PSA Video!

A sharp decline in DVD sales has brought some of the porn industry’s biggest stars together in an anti-piracy PSA showing them in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2010

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Boy Scout Earns Eagle Scout Rank for Videogame Project

The Boy Scouts of America recently awarded the first Eagle Scout rank ever given out for a project based on videogaming. It was ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2010

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Play Tabletop TF2 With These Awesome Valve Figurines

To celebrate the 119th (or so) Team Fortress 2 update, Valve is releasing a series of very cool, and very expensive-looking, TF2 collector’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2010

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Activision Announces Call of Duty: Black Ops

Activision has taken the wraps off the newest Call of Duty title, Black Ops, coming from Treyarch later this year. Being developed by ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2010

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Beating Bejeweled: The Ultimate in Hardcore Casual

A California steel contractor has redefined what it means to be a hardcore gamer by becoming the first man on the face of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Win the Real BioShock 2 Big Daddy Suit

Remember that insane Big Daddy costume that featured in 2K’s “BioShock 2 Uber Edition Unboxing” video? They’re having a contest and the winner ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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Sony Sued Over “Other OS” Option

Sony Computer Entertainment America has been slapped with a class action lawsuit over the decision to remove the “Other OS” option from the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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EA Unveils the Dead Space 2 “Dementia” Trailer

EA has released the “Dementia” trailer for Dead Space 2, offering the first look at the upcoming game and at the face of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2010

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ICQ Sold to the Russians

ICQ, the pioneering software that helped make instant messaging a staple of life on the internet, has been sold to the Russians. Originally ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2010

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Jane Jensen’s Gray Matter Coming to the Xbox 360

Gray Matter, the first full-length adventure game to come from Gabriel Knight creator Jane Jensen since Gabriel Knight 3 in 1999, will be ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2010

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Sony Signals the End of the Floppy

It’s the end of an era: Sony has announced that it will be halting Japanese sales of the venerable 3.5″ floppy diskette, signaling ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2010

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