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Nintendo “Demo Play” Coming to Handhelds

“Demo Play,” the recently-revealed Wii innovation that will let players skip through difficult parts of games, is also being brought to the Nintendo ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2009

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Science Discovers That MMOG Players Are Jerks

After years of intense study, a Loyola University professor playing City of Heroes has used the power of science to prove that MMOG ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2009

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Rumored PSP2 Will Boast Powerful Quad Core GPU

Specifications for the rumored PSP2 that Sony is allegedly working on may have been leaked and could possibly indicate that the system will ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2009

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Activision Releases Wolfenstein “Motion Comic”

With the release of Wolfenstein rapidly approaching, Activision has released a Sin City-style “motion comic” detailing the early exploits of the American super-spy ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2009

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Tecmo Koei President “Concerned” About Motion Controls on 360, PS3

Tecmo Koei President Kenji Matsubara says the upcoming motion controls for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 might be fine for casual gamers ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2009

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Gears of War Designer: “The Future of Shooters is RPGs”

Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszkinski says “the future of shooters is RPGs,” suggesting that the Gears of War franchise could be in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2009

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Russian Cosplayers Dress Up for Fallout 3

Those dedicated, slightly crazy Russian cosplayers are at it again, this time turning their obsessive attention to detail to the good old-fashioned post-nuclear ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2009

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Bayer Working on Blood Glucose Meter for the DS

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer is working on a new glucose reader peripheral for the Nintendo DS which will encourage children to regularly test their ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2009

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Does New Korean Game Rip Off Team Fortress 2?

Korean developer SK iMedia has responded to accusations that its upcoming online game H.A.V.E. Online is a little too similar to Valve’s Team ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 6, 2009

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Valve Explains Lack of PlayStation 3 Support

Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi says the studio’s lack of interest in the PlayStation 3 is primarily a matter of choice and that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 2, 2009

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Midway Sale Approved, Studios Still Facing Closure

Midway’s sale to Warner Bros. has been approved by a U.S. bankruptcy court, which also noted that objections to the sale, including a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 2, 2009

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Tekken Director Says Unlockables Are “Outdated”

Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada says the concept of unlockable characters in fighting games made sense in the past but is “outdated” in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 2, 2009

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