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Crytek Moving to Consoles

Despite its history as a PC game studio, Crytek President Cevat Yerli has said his company will be moving to console development for ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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EA Unwraps BattleForge

Electronic Arts has announced BattleForge, a collectible card-based online real-time strategy game slated for release later this year. A mysterious Forge that can ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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EA-Land Closing Down

EA-Land, the re-branded Sims Online virtual world that was announced in February, is being shut down. The closure, announced on the EA-Land Blog, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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Take-Two CEO Expects Grand Theft Auto IV Sales Will Beat Predictions

Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has predicted that Grand Theft Auto IV, which was released today, will beat the sales forecasts of leading industry ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

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EA Chief Creative Officer Departing in June

Electronic Arts Chief Creative Officer William “Bing” Gordon has left the company to take a position at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2008

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New Study Shows Positive Effects of Casual Gaming

The results of a study by the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at East Carolina University have been released, showing that casual ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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SilverBirch Buys Lighthouse

Canadian digital media company SilverBirch has announced a not-quite-blockbuster deal to buy Netherlands publisher Lighthouse Interactive for $4 million.The company will acquire all ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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Ubisoft Confirms New Prince of Persia

Ubisoft has confirmed that a new addition to the Prince of Persia franchise will be coming near the end of 2008. Few details ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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Blockbuster Expands Videogame Offerings

Blockbuster Entertainment has announced a plan to significantly expand its videogame business in its corporate-owned U.S. stores. The company has shipped new inventory ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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Spore Creature Creator Coming in June

Electronic Arts and Maxis have announced that the Spore Creature Creator will be available in June as both a free downloadable demo and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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New Zealand Gets Edited Version of Grand Theft Auto IV

Australians hoping to get an uncensored copy of Grand Theft Auto IV from New Zealand retailers are in for a disappointment: Take-Two has ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2008

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Stalin vs. Martians Coming This Fall

Black Wing Foundation, Dreamlore and N-Game have announced Stalin vs. Martians, an upcoming release with a catchy name and the year’s most bizarre ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2008

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