Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

The Needles

Bow to the Gatekeeper

I decided last week that I wanted to check out the Assassin’s Creed 2 collector’s edition, that big bundle that comes packed with ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2009

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Activision Deal: Buy Guitar Hero 5, Get GH: Van Halen Free

Activision is offering Guitar Hero fans a pretty solid deal: Buy Guitar Hero 5 and get a copy of the upcoming Guitar Hero: ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2009

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Pachter Predicts Problems for Best Buy Pricing Program

Industry analyst Michael Pachter says Best Buy’s pilot program offering new videogames for the same price as used equivalents from GameStop is destined ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2009

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Risen Banned in Australia

Risen, the upcoming RPG from Gothic developer Piranha Bytes, has been refused classification in Australia and thus will not be available for sale ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2009

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Rumor: Bionic Commando Dev Facing Closure

Swedish developer Grin, the company behind games like Bionic Commando and Terminator Salvation, has reportedly laid off “significant” numbers of employees and may ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2009

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BioShock Wine Bottles Show Up on eBay

Die-hard BioShock fans may want to turn their attention to eBay, where some of the promotional bottles of Arcadia wine from the fictional ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2009

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12-Year-Old Gets Maxim Mag, Mom Not Happy

A 12-year-old Boston boy got an eyeful when his subscription to the canceled Electronic Gaming Monthly was replaced with Maxim and his mother ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 10, 2009

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BioWare Denies Dragon Age: Origins Delay

A pair of online retailers have pushed their listed shipping dates for the upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Origins into November, but BioWare says ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2009

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IGDA Agrees to Langdell Meeting

With pressure mounting, the International Game Developers Association has agreed to hold a special meeting to discuss the fate of board member Tim ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2009

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World of Warcraft Changed for China

The Chinese relaunch of World of Warcraft continues to move ahead but a number of government-mandated changes have left the game looking a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2009

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Blizzcon 2009 Sells Out in Eight Minutes

Activision says that tickets to the 2009 edition of Blizzcon, the annual-ish two-day celebration of all things Blizzard, sold out completely in eight ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2009

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Layoffs Confirmed at Six Days in Fallujah Dev

Atomic Games announced today that it has been forced to lay off an unspecified number of employees after being unable to secure funding ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2009

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