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Nintendo “Frustrated” By Chinatown Wars Sales

Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway says the company is “frustrated” by the fact that in spite of stellar ratings, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars remains ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 10, 2009

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Sony Motion Controller Gets a Truly Outrageous Name

Word has slipped out that Sony’s new PlayStation motion controller will be called Gem, a name that industry observers around the world are ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 10, 2009

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Get Ready for More Sam & Max in 2010

Telltale Games has launched a Sam & Max 2010 website with good deals, free stuff and the promise of more zany antics from ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 10, 2009

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Cheyenne Mountain Announces Stargate: Resistance

Cheyenne Mountain, the company that still hasn’t brought you Stargate Worlds, has announced Stargate: Resistance, the next videogame in the Stargate franchise that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2009

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Activision Sues No Doubt

Activision has responded to No Doubt’s lawsuit over Band Hero by filing a countersuit claiming the group has breached its contract by refusing ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2009

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U.K. Workers Calling In Sick to Play Videogames

A new study has revealed that more than half the sick days used in the U.K. are burned up on things other than ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2009

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EA Chief Sees Pirates as a “Marketplace”

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello doesn’t like piracy but says that as long as it’s a fact of life, he’d rather treat it ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2009

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John Woo Making a Stranglehold Movie

Director John Woo says he plans to make a movie out of Stranglehold, the 2007 videogame that was itself a follow-up to a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 9, 2009

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Johnny Depp and Tim Burton Team Up for Dark Shadows Remake

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are teaming up for a film version of the 60s television series Dark Shadows, a “Gothic soap opera” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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Analyst Calls It: Nintendo Wins the Console War

There’s still a lot of life left in the current generation of consoles but industry analyst Jesse Divnich says nothing short of Ragnarok ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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Apple Boots 1000 Apps Over Developer Scam

Apple has lowered the boom on a Chinese iPhone developer, removing more than 1000 of its applications from the App Store after it ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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Common Sense Media Lists “10 Uncool Games” for the Holidays

Common Sense Media has published its list of “Ten Cool Games That Are Uncool For Kids,” a surprisingly sensible list of games that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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