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BioShock Soundtrack Composer Unveiled

Composer Garry Schyman has been announced as the composer behind the score to the upcoming dystopian FPS, BioShock. Schyman, who has written music ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 17, 2007

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Jostens Bringing Championship Rings to Madden NFL 08

Jostens, creator of high-school and Super Bowl Championship rings, will be offering real-world rings to players of Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 2008.In conjunction ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 17, 2007

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Nevada Couple Blames Online Gaming For Child Neglect

A Nevada couple is claiming that videogame obsession caused them to neglect their two children, leaving them malnourished and suffering other health problems.Michael ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2007

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PopCap Acquires SpinTop Games

Casual games behemoth PopCap Games has announced the acquisition of SpinTop Games. Like PopCap, the Vancouver-based SpinTop develops and publishes casual, family-friendly games, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2007

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Mother Claims Videogames Made Her Son Kill

The mother of the U.K.’s “most violent teenage murderer” is claiming in a newspaper article that videogames are responsible for turning her son ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2007

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Mario Party 8 Recalled in U.K.

Nintendo has recalled all copies of Mario Party 8 in the U.K. due to the game’s use of a potentially offensive word. A ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2007

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Marketers Second-Guessing Second Life

Four years in, some marketers are second-guessing their commitment to Second Life in the face of limited exposure and outright hostility from some ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2007

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Club Nintendo Sets New Privacy Terms For European Users

Club Nintendo users in Europe have been told they will lose their Nintendo “Stars” as well as their membership if they decline the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2007

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Disney Interactive Acquires Junction Point Studios

Warren Spector’s Junction Point Studios has been acquired by Disney Interactive. Graham Hopper, general manager and executive vice-president of Disney Interactive Studios, said, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2007

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id’s Hollenshead Questions Nintendo’s Strategy to Unite Gamers

Todd Holllenshead, CEO of id Software, has said that the differences between novice and veteran gamers may present challenges to Nintendo’s plan to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2007

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UK Universities Establish First “Game Academy”

Three universities in the U.K. have collaborated with top game developers to create the Game Republic Academy, the country’s first training program dedicated ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2007

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NIMF Issues Videogame Summit Report and Recommendations

The National Institute on Media and Family has released a report based on last year’s National Summit on Video Games, Youth and Public ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2007

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