Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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David Jaffe Says You Can’t Fight City Hall

Formerly-outspoken game designer David Jaffe doesn’t like the censorship that plagues the videogame industry in Australia but says that at the end of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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Smithsonian Planning a Videogame Art Exhibit

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced that it will hold an exhibit entitled The Art of Video Games, an in-depth look at ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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EA Montreal Exec Decries “Dumbing Down” Games

Army of Two Executive Producer Reid Schneider says it’s not necessary to “dumb down” hardcore games to make them more accessible for new ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 8, 2009

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Portal Designer Joins Airtight Games

Kim Swift, project lead on the hit puzzle game Portal, has left Valve to take up a position at Dark Void studio Airtight ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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Simulated Cat Brain Heralds the End of the World

As part of the ongoing quest for artificial intelligence, scientists at IBM have built a computer powerful enough to simulate the brain of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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Tim Schafer Wants More Brütal Legend DLC

Tim Schafer says he “definitely” wants to do more DLC and tuning patches for Brütal Legend, including new single-player content, that he’s happy ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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Study Finds Few Australians Are Aware of Parental Locks

A study of 500 Australian parents revealed that only one quarter of them are aware of the parental controls built into game consoles, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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GTA Silence Hurting Take-Two, Says Analyst

Industry analyst Michael Pachter says silence on the Grand Theft Auto front “reflects poorly” on management at Take-Two Interactive because it’s putting off ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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EA Announces Dead Space 2

Electronic Arts has made it official: Dead Space 2 is on the way. After teasing the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Dead Space with ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2009

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Mass Effect 2 Will Span Two DVDs

BioWare has revealed that Mass Effect 2 is so huge, so massive, so mind-blowingly big, it’s actually going to have to be spread ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2009

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FTC Finds High Levels of Compliance With Videogame Age Ratings

A new report by the FTC says videogames continue to enjoy a higher level of age rating compliance than music or movies, but ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2009

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Max Payne 3 Targeted for Late 2010

Take-Two Interactive provided its preliminary revenue and earnings result for the fourth quarter of its 2009 fiscal year, in which it made some ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2009

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