Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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The Pirate Bay Tracker Shuts Down

The Pirate Bay tracker, one of the largest and most famous BitTorrent trackers on the internet, is finally slipping beneath the waves. The ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 20, 2009

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Mass: We Pray: Yeah, It Was a Hoax

We called it: The Mass: We Pray website that purported to offer a new videogame system that let people go to church every ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 20, 2009

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Agoraphobic PS3 Owner Sues Microsoft, Nintendo

The agoraphobic PS3 owner who sued Sony because he was banned from the PlayStation Network has launched two new lawsuits, this time against ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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Analyst Chews Out EA CEO Over Pandemic Closure

At least one industry analyst is incensed over Electronic Arts’ decision to close down Pandemic Studios, saying CEO John Riccitiello should consider resigning ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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China Imposes New Restrictions on Online Games

China is imposing even stricter controls on online gaming in the country, demanding among other things that operators hire “specialists” to ensure that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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Lara Croft Strips in Silent Hill for Pringles

Two intensely weird Pringles ads are floating around in which the guy from Silent Hill gets either a sexy dance from Lara Croft ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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BioWare Reveals Return to Ostagar DLC for Dragon Age: Origins

BioWare has announced Return to Ostagar, a new downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Origins, coming this winter. BioWare hinted on its Facebook ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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Hit the Bitch: A Domestic Violence Videogame

A Danish support group for victims of domestic violence has released Hit the Bitch, a Flash game that teaches people about the evils ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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Rumor: Activision Adding Third Studio to Call of Duty Series

Activision is rumored to have put a third studio to work developing games for the Call of Duty series and is also considering ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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BioWare Teases “Something Cool” For Dragon Age on Thursday

There’s not much to go on, but BioWare has dropped a pretty strong hint that “something cool” is going to happen on the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2009

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New Online Game Lets Kids Map Mars

The devious minds at NASA have developed a new way to turn the minds of our children to their nefarious “research” by creating ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2009

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2K Games Reveals BioShock 2 Box Art

Not to be outdone by yesterday’s reveal of the incredibly dull Mass Effect 2 box art, 2K Games has taken the wraps off ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 18, 2009

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