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Sony’s Uncharted 2 Ad: More “Dear PlayStation” Goodness

Sony has come up with a new ad featuring the inimitable, smooth-talking Kevin Butler and like its $299 PS3 spot, this one is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2009

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Activision Defends Modern Warfare 2 Pricing

Activision has defended its decision to increase the price for Modern Warfare 2 in the U.K., saying the game offers value for money ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2009

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Nintendo Offers Free Repairs for Bricked Wiis

Nintendo has admitted that the 4.2 system update has damaged a “very small number” of Wii consoles and is offering free repairs to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2009

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Best Buy Charging $30 Extra for “Updated” Xbox 360

Best Buy has apparently come up with an imaginative way to increase its profits on Xbox 360 sales: Busting the systems open, installing ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2009

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Why We Love Zombies

Zombies are disgusting, rotting, mindless beasts with a violently insatiable taste for the brains of the living and yet we just can’t get ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2009

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“Bizarre” Takeover Bid Targets CD Projekt

CD Projekt, the company behind The Witcher and retro game site GOG.com, is reportedly the target of a takeover by a Polish IT ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2009

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Sony Says Nazi Blood Transfusion Ad is Fake

Sony says the odd PlayStation 3 ad which featured a grinning kid giving blood to a Nazi officer while a pair of distinctly ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2009

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Ben Heck Builds a PS3 Laptop

Ben Heckendorn, aka Ben Heck, finally got around to trying out the new PlayStation 3 Slim he picked up last month and by ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2009

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The BioShock Bedtime Story

We all know BioShock told a great story, but how would it do as a bedtime story? The short answer: Frikkin’ awesome! Let’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2009

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Plants and Zombies Invade the NYC Halloween Parade

PopCap has announced that it will be an In-Parade Sponsor of New York City’s 36th Annual Village Halloween Parade and is inviting fans ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2009

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Jack Thompson Sues Facebook

Former lawyer Jack Thompson has sued Facebook for allowing anti-Thompson groups to post messages that have caused him “great harm and distress.” Thompson ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2009

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Activision Already Gearing Up For DJ Hero Sequel

Activision is hard at work recruiting new talent for a sequel to DJ Hero, which isn’t particularly surprising except for the fact that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2009

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