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New Virtual Reality Crack House Helps Recovering Addicts

A new serious game by Duke University professor Zach Rosenthal is intended to help drug addicts control their cravings by placing them within ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 6, 2007

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Wolfenstein Movie Held Up By Writers Strike

The script for the planned Return to Castle Wolfenstein movie is almost complete, but the Writers’ Guild of America strike has put the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 6, 2007

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Majesco Creating New Casual Game Studio

Videogame developer and publisher Majesco has announced that it will be forming a new studio to produce games exclusively for the casual market. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 6, 2007

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FTC Approves BioWare, Pandemic Purchase

Electronic Arts’ purchase of BioWare and Pandemic Studios has been approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, paving the way for completion of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2007

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Rock Band Goes Gold

Harmonix and MTV Gameshave announced that Rock Band, the follow-up to Harmonix’ hit Guitar Hero series of games, has gone gold and is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2007

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ESPN and Microsoft Join for Xbox Live Sports Programming

ESPN and Microsoft have announced a deal to add standard and high-definition sports, television shows and videogame programming to the Xbox Live service. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2007

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Sony Launching Low-Priced PlayStation 2 in 2008

Sony is employing an unexpected tactic in its struggle with rival console makers Nintendo and Microsoft by launching a new, low-priced version of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2007

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Target Pulls Manhunt 2 From Shelves

Major U.S. retailer Target is reported to have removed copies of Rockstar’s controversial Manhunt 2 from the shelves in response to the ongoing ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2007

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New EVE Online Client Offers Official Linux and OS X Support

CCP Games has announced the latest update to its space-based MMOG EVE Online, which will offer “formal support” for Linux and OS X. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2007

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Child’s Play Announces Fifth Annual Holiday Charity Drive

Child’s Play, the world’s largest videogame community charity, has launched its fifth annual holiday charity drive. Originally conceived as a fundraiser for the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 2, 2007

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EA Mythic Says Layoffs Unrelated to Warhammer Delay

Mark Jacobs of EA Mythic has said that recent layoffs at the studio are unrelated to the latest delay in the studio’s long-awaited ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 2, 2007

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New N-Gage Delayed Until December

Nokia’s revived N-Gage mobile platform is being delayed until December as a result of software testing delays.In development since 2005, the new N-Gage ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorNovember 2, 2007

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