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Brad McQuaid Tells His Side of the Story

Brad McQuaid, co-founder and former CEO of Sigil Games Online, has spoken out in an interview on f13.net, covering topics ranging from Sigil’s ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2007

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Doug Lombardi Says User-Created Content Vital For Consoles

Doug Lombardi, marketing director of Valve Software, says console systems must embrace user-created content if they want to remain relevant in the online ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2007

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Ohio State University Conducts Games Research Project II

The Ohio State University is conducting a wide-ranging survey to investigate patterns of motivation and usage by tabletop, digital, and “other” gamers. Co-sponsored ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2007

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GSC Announces More S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Ukrainian developer GSC Game World has announced that it will be developing “several subsequent new products” for its recently released FPS, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.. After ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2007

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Ex-Sigil Employee Speaks Out

In an interview with game commentary site f13.net, an anonymous ex-Sigil employee speaks out about a company hip-deep in a morass of deceit, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2007

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Tenth Anniversary of Kasparov-Deep Blue

May 2007 is the 10th anniversary of the epic man versus machine chess match throw-down, when Grandmaster Garry Kasparov went head-to-head against IBM ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2007

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SOE Acquires Sigil Games

Following weeks of rumblings and a flurry of rumors over the past 24 hours, Sony Online Entertainment has announced today that it has ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2007

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NCsoft Director Says “New Angles” Needed To Beat WoW

NCsoft Europe Director of Development Thomas Bidaux has said in a speech that developers of online games should find their own “ecosystems” in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2007

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V-Tech Rampage Author Wants Money To Pull Game

In what can only be termed an appalling low point in human behavior, the creator of V-Tech Rampage, a highly-offensive and thoroughly-amateurish Flash ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2007

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Multiplayer SDK Released

GSC Game World has announced the release of the beta version of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. multiplayer SDK. In a post on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. website, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2007

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Croteam Announces Work On Serious Sam 3, New IP

Croatian developer Croteam has revealed that work is underway on a new chapter in the saga of everyone’s favorite dimension-hopping lunkhead with a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2007

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OLPC Game Jam Coming in June

One Laptop Per Child is holding the first OLPC Game Jam, a game design and programming event designed to boost experimentation and innovation ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 14, 2007

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