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Nintendo Announces Rain Check Program For Wii

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has announced a new rain check program to help address Christmas shortages of the Wii.GameDaily reports that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2007

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38 Studios Announces Massachusetts Game Challenge

38 Studios has announced the first annual Massachusetts Game Challenge, a game design contest open to students at Massachusetts-area universities.To compete, students in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2007

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Activision Holding Soldier of Fortune: Payback Tournament

Activision has announced an upcoming Soldier of Fortune: Payback tournament, with $15,000 in cash and prizes at stake.Held in conjunction with the GGL ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2007

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The Witcher Demo Now Available

RPG fans still on the fence will now have some help making up their minds, as Atari has announced the release of a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2007

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Halo 3 “Cannibalized” Other Xbox 360 Releases

Halo 3 “cannibalized” many other Xbox 360 game releases in September, according to IGN GamerMetrics analyst Nick Williams, with Stranglehold being particularly hard-hit ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2007

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Microsoft Releases XNA Game Studio 2.0

Microsoft has announced the release of XNA Game Studio 2.0, the game development platform for the Xbox 360 and Windows, as “the next ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 14, 2007

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Activision Blocking Rock Band Compatibility Patch

MTV Games and Harmonix are claiming that Activision is blocking the release of a patch that would make the Guitar Hero III controller ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2007

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Ubisoft Announces New Browser-Based Might and Magic Game

Ubisoft has announced Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms, a new web-based addition to the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise. The new ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2007

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Activision Sued Over Guitar Hero III

Activision has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit over the mono sound output of the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2007

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Turok Team-Killing Achievement Comes Under Scrutiny

Following numerous complaints, the developers of the upcoming Turok videogame are considering a patch to remove an achievement that encourages team killing in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2007

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Columnist Calls Videogames “Close To Evil”

A new column in the National Post has leveled a broadside of criticism at videogames of all stripes, saying that while they are ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2007

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Auran Shuts Down

Following a week of denials and positive spin in the face of dire rumors, Fury developer Auran has closed its doors. Kotaku Australia ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorDecember 13, 2007

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