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Ryse Promises “Mashing to Mastery”

Crytek says the concept of “mashing to mastery” in its upcoming Roman game Ryse means that anyone will be able to play, but ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2013

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Anti-Censorship Group Seeks Veto of Gaming “Disinformation” Bill

The National Coalition Against Censorship wants New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to veto a bill that would require the Department of Education to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2013

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World of Warcraft Confirms Microtransactions

Blizzard has confirmed that microtransactions are coming to World of Warcraft. The rumor went around last week that Blizzard was getting ready to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2013

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Grand Theft Auto V Gameplay Trailer Debuts

The first Grand Theft Auto V gameplay video is finally here, and it is hot. There’s not much to say about this one ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2013

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Madden 25 Scrubs Aaron Hernandez From Existence

Oh. Oh dear #NCAAFootball.. @pastapadre http://t.co/kR6afFqkye @operationsports— Richard Lowe (@LiterallyLowe) July 7, 2013 EA Sports has removed former New England Patriots tight end ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2013

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Activision Rejoins the ESA

Five years after it quit, Activision Blizzard has become the newest member of the Entertainment Software Association. A little over five years ago, ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2013

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Blake Stone Source Code Now Free To All

Apogee Software has released “what’s left of” the source code for Blake Stone: Planet Strike. Way back in 1993, Apogee Software was looking ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2013

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App Store Holds Huge, Surprise Freebie Sale

As the fifth anniversary of Apple’s App Store approaches, an awful lot of popular games and apps have suddenly become free. A funny ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2013

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Witcher 3 Developer Calls Skyrim “Casual”

CD Projekt Red Environmental Designer Jonas Mattson thinks Bethesda’s Skyrim is a great game, especially for people who like “playing around quite casually.” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 8, 2013

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Celebrating KOTOR’s 10th Birthday

The MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will be doing a few special things to mark the tenth anniversary of the game that ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 5, 2013

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Megaupload Blames U.S. Government For Massive Data Wipe

Lawyers for Megaupload are seeking legal protection for its remaining servers following a mass deletion of petabytes of data that may have included ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 5, 2013

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Nintendo Boss Explains Demise of the Wii Vitality Sensor

Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata says the Wii Vitality Sensor wasn’t actually as exciting as the boys in the lab thought it would be. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 5, 2013

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