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U.S. Olympic Hockey Hero Chosen for NHL 2K11 Cover

2010 Winter Olympics hero Ryan Kesler has been chosen as the cover athlete for the upcoming NHL 2K11, prompting gamers and hockey fans ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2010

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AMD: Developers Only Use PhysX for the Money

AMD took a swipe at industry rival Nvidia today, saying that game developers only make use of the GPU maker’s PhysX platform because ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2010

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DICE Considering Bad Company 2 for the Mac

The good news for Mac gamers just keeps on getting better: EA DICE Executive Producer Karl Magnus Troedsson says the studio is thinking ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2010

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Analyst Says Infinity Ward Firings Could Hurt Call of Duty

Industry analyst Michael Pachter says the departure of Jason West and Vince Zampella from Infinity Ward could adversely affect the future success of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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Ubisoft’s DRM Servers Attacked Again

Bad news for PC gamers looking to play some Assassin’s Creed 2 or Silent Hunter 5 today: Ubisoft has reported that its DRM ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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2K Games Signs Playboy Deal for Mafia 2

2K Games has signed a deal with Playboy to integrate some vintage, high-class gams into the upcoming gangster game Mafia 2. Awhile back, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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Microsoft Trademark May Foil Sony’s “Arc”

Sony’s rumored plan to name its motion control device “Arc” has apparently been derailed by a pre-existing trademark held by none other than ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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Ubisoft Blames DRM Outage on “Server Attack”

Ubisoft claims an “attack” on its servers resulted in the failure Assassin’s Creed 2 and Silent Hunter 5 DRM over the weekend, but ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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Sony Files Patent for “Eroding” Game Demo Technology

Sony has filed a patent application for “feature eroding videogame demonstration software,” a new type of game demo that starts players with the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2010

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Microsoft Okays Sexual Orientation in Gamertags

More than a year after the “gay Gamertag” controversy, Microsoft has updated the terms and conditions of Xbox Live to allow user to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2010

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Ubisoft Tweaks Assassin’s Creed 2 DRM

Ubisoft has released a patch to adjust the DRM in the PC release of Assassin’s Creed 2, a rather surprising move in light ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2010

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Analysts Say Take-Two Takes Too Long to Make Games

In the wake of yet another big operating loss, industry analysts are once again saying that Take-Two Interactive makes great games but needs ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2010

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