Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Fury Fades Away

Auran has announced that Fury, the troubled PvP MMOG that launched in November 2007, is being shut down. In a message posted on ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2008

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Carmack Blames Jobs For Apple Gaming Failure

Ever wonder why Apple computers aren’t decent gaming systems? John Carmack says the fault lies entirely with Steve Jobs. In his QuakeCon keynote ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

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Fallout 3 Edited For Australia

It’s no great surprise but it’s still good news of a sort for Australian gamers: An edited version of Fallout 3 will be ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

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Thailand Cracks Down on Grand Theft Auto IV Following Cabbie Murder

Thailand is urging retailers to pull Grand Theft Auto IV off shelves following the murder of a taxi driver by a teenager who ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

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Blizzard Expanding WoW Achievements Into “Blizzard Levels”

Blizzard has unveiled a plan that will see the upcoming World of Warcraft Achievement system expanded to its other new releases, letting players ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

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Early Look At New Wolfenstein

Shacknews has an early look at the upcoming new Wolfenstein title, describing it rather succinctly as “another Raven first person shooter.”The new game ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 1, 2008

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Devil May Cry 4 “Pirated To Hell And Back” On PC

Devil May Cry 4 for the PC isn’t doing so well at retail, leading one Capcom executive to point out that the game ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 1, 2008

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Hot Coffee Lawsuit Settlement Derailed

The Hot Coffee lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has hit a bump in the road as the judge in the case ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 1, 2008

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CNN Reports on Sporn

CNN has a story about a new plague slowly spreading across the Earth, a digital scourge known as Sporn. Sporn – short for ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorAugust 1, 2008

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Street Fighter IV Dev Confused By Americans

Americans are gravitating toward new Street Fighter IV character Abel, and that’s a bit of a surprise for game producer Yoshinori Ono. Four ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2008

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Sony’s David Reeves Points Gamers At Bittorrent

So you live in a PAL region and you’re tired of waiting forever for hot new games to show up? Sony Computer Entertainment ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2008

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Go Into Space And Become Immortal With Richard Garriott

Tabula Rasa creator and soon-to-be astronaut Richard Garriott is giving 40 gamers a chance to have their DNA taken into space as part ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 30, 2008

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