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Canceled MMOG Gets Another Update

Straight from the Department of “Why Are You Doing This?” comes word that a new patch for the canceled Tabula Rasa has been ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 11, 2009

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U.K. Complaint About Canadian Game Industry DENIED

Despite its earlier tough talk, the U.K. government has admitted that tax breaks for videogame developers in Canada don’t actually violate any WTO ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 11, 2009

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Make More Sense Of Your Achievements With TrueAchievements

Want to see if you measure up? Try TrueAchievements, a new site dedicated to addressing the seeming randomness of Achievement scores that’s currently ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 11, 2009

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Can Art Be Games?

Petri Purho’s Nordic Game Jam 2009 experiment Four Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness has elicited some interesting and rather strong reactions among ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Activision Unworried About Michael Phelps Bong Hit

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’ errant bong hit may have cost him his sponsorship contract with Kellogg Co. but Activision doesn’t seem too concerned ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Science Discovers That Teenage Girls Talk Too Much

A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescence claims that “excessive” use of instant messaging and social networks can lead to significantly ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Scholastic Takes Heat For Selling Videogames

Children’s book publisher Scholastic is getting some grief from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood for selling “toys, trinkets and electronic media” – ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Fitness Guru Threatens Nintendo With Wii Fit Lawsuit

“Health and wellness” guru Michael Torchia has threatened a lawsuit against Nintendo over the company’s promotion of the Wii Fit as “a replacement ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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A Week Of Free Xbox Live Gold For Lost And Damned Players

Microsoft is marking the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned DLC by offering a week of free Xbox Live Gold ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2009

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Sopranos Swearing Scenes: An Epic F-Bomb Extravaganza

Victor Solomon has created a decidedly surreal experience by assembling a video montage of every single swear word uttered across the entirety of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2009

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Microsoft Ends Xbox Support In Japan

Microsoft has announced it is terminating support for the Xbox in Japan, leaving experts to speculate on the likelihood that anyone will notice. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2009

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Fallout 3 DLC Delayed

Operation: Anchorage made it on time but Bethesda has revealed that the next two DLC updates for Fallout 3 have been delayed by ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2009

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