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Colin McRae Killed in Helicopter Crash

Famed rally driver and “guy on the box” Colin McRae has been killed in a helicopter crash. McRae was best known to gamers ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2007

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Halo 3 Street Date Reportedly Broken

MaxConsole has received a report of the Halo 3 street date being broken by a Norwegian retailer. The site has received photos of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2007

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GameStop Manager Refuses to Sell to Stupid Kids

A GameStop manager in Dallas has been suspended for refusing to sell videogames to schoolkids with poor grades. “He needs to be reading ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2007

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Auran Announces $2 Million Fury Challenge

Auran Games has announced the Fury Challenge tournament for its upcoming PvP MMOG Fury, with a prize pool in excess of $2 million. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2007

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Online Developers Unite to Fight Piracy in China

Several members of the online game industry have come together in a new initiative aimed at combating videogame piracy in China. Known as ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2007

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Intel Acquires Havok

Top CPU maker Intel has announced its acquisition of Havok, a software company best-known for its widely-used Havok physics engine. “Havok is a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2007

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Virtual Worlds To Be Used As Artificial Intelligence Incubators

Artificial intelligence research firm Novamente has created a new type of software that learns by interacting with avatars in virtual worlds such as ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2007

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Joe Torre Unhappy With Blue Jays Videogame Antics

New York Yankees manager Joe Torre is unhappy with a Toronto Blue Jays videogame promotion that featured young fans pitching to Yankees third ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2007

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World Series of Video Games Canceled

Games Media Properties, organizer of the World Series of Video Games, has shut down the competition and canceled the remainder of the WSVG ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2007

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FASA Studio Shuts Down

Shadowrun developer FASA Studio has announced that it has closed its doors. In a post on the official Shadowrun forum, FASA’s Mitch Gitelman ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2007

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Wii Surpasses Xbox 360 As World’s Best-Selling Console

The Nintendo Wii has passed Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in total cumulative sales, making it the best-selling next-generation game console in the world. It ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2007

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IGN Details Changes in M-Rated Manhunt 2

IGN has published a hands-on preview of Rockstar’s upcoming Manhunt 2, including details about changes the developer made in order to have its ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2007

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