Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Nintendo President Says Wii in “Unhealthy Condition”

The Wii is still a chart-topping behemoth but Nintendo President Satoru Iwata says the system is in an “unhealthy condition” in Japan, where ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2009

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Little Hooliganz Angers Welsh Soccer Fans

An online game in which players become football hooligans has Welsh fans up in arms over claims that it encourages real-life violence between ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Gore Verbinski Chooses BioShock Over Pirates

Director Gore Verbinski has announced that he won’t be taking the helm of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, choosing to focus ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Bad News for Blockbuster

Blockbuster, the world’s largest video and game rental company, has admitted that its huge debt load has left “substantial doubt” that it will ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Will Wright Leaves EA

Electronic Arts has announced that Maxis mastermind Will Wright has left the company to run an “entertainment think tank” called Stupid Fun Club. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Man Finds Ecstasy Tabs in Used GTA Game

The father of a 12-year-old boy was “sick” to discover four tablets of what he believed to be ecstasy in the manual of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Amazon Begins Selling XBLA Games

Amazon.com is now selling Xbox Live Arcade game codes, becoming the first retailer to offer XBLA games outside of the Xbox Live console.Amazon’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Stalin vs. Martians Release Date Announced

Mezmer Games has announced the official release date of Stalin vs. Martians, the most anticipated game of the year among fans of videogames ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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TimeGate Sues Paramount Over Section 8

TimeGate Studios has sued Paramount over allegations that the media giant is trying to steal the name Section 8. Section 8 is a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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More Retailers Expected to Try Used Game Sales

Game publishers may not like it but an industry analyst has predicted that the high profit margins on used videogames means even more ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

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Buy Your Very Own T-Virus Vial

Resident Evil fans with an urge to blow 3800 bucks are invited to check out an eBay auction for an original T-Virus vial ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

The Needles

Massively Malygris Online Games

I resolved at the beginning of the year to finally try an MMOG. I’ve played online games before, but generally they fell into ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

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