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World of Warcraft Faction Changes Now Available: UPDATED

The World of Warcraft “Faction Change Service” is now live, letting players switch their characters from Horde to Alliance and back – for ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2009

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EA Sports Drops NASCAR Series

EA Sports President Peter Moore has confirmed that the company has dropped the NASCAR racing franchise from its lineup. Reports that EA would ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2009

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Study Shows Violence Helps In-Game Advertising

A surprising new study has revealed that violence in videogames actually helps boost the effectiveness of in-game advertising, despite the fact that players ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2009

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Don’t Ask Strauss Zelnick About Grand Theft Auto V

If last night’s enthusiastic “no comment” is any indication, Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick may be getting just a wee bit tired of reporters ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2009

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GOG Celebrates First Anniversary With Interplay Promo

GOG.com is celebrating its first anniversary with a “Two-for-One” deal on its entire Interplay catalog. GOG, also known as Good Old Games, opened ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2009

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China Cracks Down on Online Games

China has taken action against 71 computer games and issued warnings to 27 game operators in what appears to be a growing crackdown ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2009

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Codemasters Drops Archlord

Codemasters has dropped the free-to-play MMOG Archlord from its roster but the game isn’t going under just yet: A Korean publisher has moved ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 2, 2009

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Copyright Lobbyist “Disgusted” By Canadian Politicians

A representative of the American Federation of Musicians is demanding an apology from a Canadian political party after flyers opposing DMCA-style copyright laws ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 1, 2009

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GGF Partner Says Pirate Bay Deal Unlikely to Happen

The Pirate Bay saga has taken another interesting turn as the CEO of Peerialism, the company expected to provide the file-sharing technology that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2009

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EA Executive Talks About “Re-Engineering” the Industry

Electronic Arts Chief Creative Office Richard Hilleman recently talked about his vision for the future of videogames, including the continued emergence of casual ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2009

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Kurt Cobain Comes to Guitar Hero 5

Former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain will appear in a videogame for the first time ever as part of Guitar Hero 5, which will ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2009

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Microsoft Won’t Ban “Legitimate” Early ODST Players

Microsoft is looking to crack some skulls over the month-early leak of Halo 3: ODST in France, but says “legitimate customers” who play ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2009

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