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Blizzard Clobbers Glider Bot Maker In Court

World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has won $6 million in damages in a lawsuit against the makers of the Glider bot. Blizzard filed ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2008

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Jeff Freeman, Former SWG Lead Gameplay Designer, Dies

Jeff Freeman, former Lead Gameplay Designer on Star Wars Galaxies, has tragically taken his own life. Freeman had previously worked at Spacetime Studios ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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A Brief History Of Iron Man in Gaming

Iron Man was released on DVD and Blu-ray today, making it the perfect time for a quick look back at the long and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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Age Of Conan Servers Merging

Age of Conan’s new game director Craig Morrison announced yesterday that Funcom is “actively working” on merging its servers in both the U.S. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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Codemasters Plays The Skin Card For Rise Of The Argonauts

Rise of the Argonauts may or may not turn out to be a decent game, but Codemasters’ collaboration with U.K. men’s magazine Front ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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New Alan Wake Trailer Coming Soon – To Finland

Fans looking forward to Remedy’s long-awaited Alan Wake will soon be treated to a brand-new promotional trailer for the game – but only ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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Blizzard Describles Diablo III Death Mechanic

Blizzard has revealed some of the changes it’s making to the “death mechanic” in Diablo III to help keep players in the action ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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Former NFL Player: EA Deal is Cheating Us

A former NFL player has written an open letter to John Madden, calling for his support in a class action lawsuit on behalf ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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A Crash Course In Fallout

Fallout 3 is a month away, and that means it’s time to start boning up on the backstory of the greatest post-nuclear role-playing ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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Activision Boss: Music Industry Should Be Paying Us

Now that he’s had some time to mull it over, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick thinks the music industry is getting off a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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Casual Gaming Doesn’t Scare CliffyB

Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski says he doesn’t feel threatened by Microsoft’s new emphasis on casual gaming for the Xbox 360, despite ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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Rage Dev: Microsoft Isn’t Being ‘Dickheads’

Tim Willits says the controversy surrounding the Xbox 360 version of id’s upcoming Rage is the result of a misunderstanding, and that Microsoft ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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