Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Left 4 Dead 2: Why the Boycott Is a Good Thing

Did you hear the one about the guys who got so excited over the announcement of a new game that they all banded ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2009

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3D Realms Responds to Take-Two Allegations

3D Realms found Scott Miller has responded to allegations that the company has stashed money in offshore accounts by pointing out that even ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2009

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Halo Killer Sentenced to Life

Daniel Petric, the teenager who killed his mother and wounded his father after they refused to let him play Halo 3, has been ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2009

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Dan Aykroyd Calls GameStop Customers

People who preordered the new Ghostbusters game from GameStop got a bit of a surprise when Dan Aykroyd called to remind them to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2009

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Tim Schafer Explains Dio’s Removal from Brütal Legend

Brütal Legend designer Tim Schafer has commented on the removal of Ronnie James Dio from the game’s cast and unfortunately, there’s no rock-n-roll ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2009

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PopCap Messes With the App Store

PopCap put the iPhone version of Peggle on sale for $1 over the weekend, giving gamers a great deal and demonstrating the flawed ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2009

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Take-Two Alleges Offshore Banking Shenanigans at 3D Realms

Take-Two Interactive has accused 3D Realms of having “substantial” amounts of money stashed in an offshore account, presumably to keep it hidden and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2009

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President Obama Links Videogames to Unhealthy Kids

In a speech to the American Medical Association, President Barack Obama once again suggested that overindulgence in videogames is turning U.S. youths into ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2009

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Zoey Goes Nude in Left 4 Dead

Putting the lie to the notion that gamers are anything but a bunch of adolescent idiots, a new and I daresay lovingly-rendered nude ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2009

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Brütal Legend Fans Set New Air Guitar World Record

Brütal Legend fans set a new world record for mass air guitar this Saturday at the Download Festival in Donnington Park.440 fans attending ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2009

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Rockstar Changes Max Payne Voice Actor

Rockstar Vancouver has revealed that Max Payne 3 will feature an all-new voice actor for the titular character. The studio decided someone older ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2009

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Modern Warfare 2 Predicted to Sell 11 Million Copies in 2009

Mike Hickey of Janco Partners predicts that Modern Warfare 2 will sell over 11 million units in 2009, quite likely making it the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2009

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