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New Splinter Cell: Less Stealth, More Accessible

In an effort to make it more accessible, Max Beland of Ubisoft Montreal says the studio decided that the best way to improve ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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GAME Adds DLC Warning Labels to Used Games

U.K. retailer GAME has begun adding DLC warning stickers to pre-owned videogames to let consumers know that they may not include all the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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Infinity Ward Loses Two More

Two more long-time employees of Infinity Ward have left the studio, leaving the “deep bench” boasted of by Activision just a little bit ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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Big Changes Coming to Take-Two?

The next few days could be very interesting for Take-Two Interactive as shareholders elect three representatives of investor Carl Icahn to the company’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2010

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Is an Apocalypse Now Game in the Works?

Some intrepid internet sleuthing has turned up evidence that an Apocalypse Now videogame could be on the way. Movie games are a dicey ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Netflix Arrives on the Wii

Netflix and Nintendo have announced that the Netflix streaming video service is now available to owners of the Nintendo Wii. Streaming to the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Canceled Halo MMOG “Was Going to Compete Against WoW”

Former Ensemble Studios programmer and unrepentant optimist Dusty Monk says the Halo MMOG it was developing “was absolutely going to compete against WoW,” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Crysis 2 Writer: Halo is “Full of Bullsh*t”

Sci-fi author and Crysis 2 writer Richard Morgan says he doesn’t like Halo because it’s filled with “bullshit archetypal characters” and fails to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Sony: PlayStation Move Is For The Hardcore

Sony says the PlayStation Move, the motion controller for the PS3 that’s due out later this year, is as much for hardcore gamers ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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Infinity Ward Heads Found New Studio – UPDATED

Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella have formed a new game studio and signed an exclusive deal with none other than ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010

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The Witcher is Coming to Facebook

Get ready for your head to explode: The Witcher, the hit hardcore RPG from 2007, is coming to Facebook. It’s an interesting combination, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2010

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Microsoft Accidentally Unveils Gears of War 3

Thanks to Microsoft, and not to Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski, the world now knows, or is at least pretty sure, that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2010

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