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Fortune Magazine To Feature Nintendo Article

The July 11 issue of Fortune magazine will feature in in-depth look at the success of Nintendo and how it has been able ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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Steam Offers Free Games For ATI Owners

Valve‘s relationship with video card manufacturer ATI has taken another step forward: ATI drivers will soon be auto-updated through the Steam service, and ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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Oberon Media Acquires I-Play

Oberon Media, a publisher of casual games, has announced its intention to acquire mobile phone software developer and publisher I-Play. Oberon will maintain ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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New id Franchise in the Works

id Software has announced that the company is currently working on an all-new franchise, powered by a brand-new engine developed by John Carmack. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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Dirty Dancing Coming To The PC

Codemasters has announced the development of an “action puzzler” game based on the hit movie Dirty Dancing, due to be released by the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2007

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Splinter Cell Producer Confident In Changes

Splinter Cell producer Mathieu Ferland said gamers will ultimately respond positively to the franchise’s new direction, in spite of dramatic changes to the ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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Failed Videogame Law Costs A Million Dollars

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich spent nearly $1 million defending videogame legislation that had been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court. The law would ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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Warren Spector, John Woo Join Forces

Warren Spector has teamed up with John Woo to create a new videogame-movie crossover property called Ninja Gold.Set in modern-day society, the movie ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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New Controversy Surrounding EVE Online

A new controversy is threatening to engulf EVE Online developer CCP Games, as former players level accusations against CCP employees they claim have ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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Halo 2 Delayed For ESRB Rating Change

Microsoft has delayed the release of the Vista version of its popular FPS title Halo 2, due to a “content error” which forced ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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20th Century Fox Acquires Sims Film Rights

20th Century Fox has acquired feature-film rights to Electronic Arts’ super-popular franchise, The Sims. Steve Asbell is overseeing the project for Fox, while ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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Blizzard Sues Gold Seller

Blizzard has announced that it is suing Peons4hire, a gold-seller notorious for its heavy in-game spamming. In a post on the official World ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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