Andy Chalk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Rumor: EA Closes PopCap Vancouver, EA Partners – UPDATED

More bad news for Canada’s gaming biz as EA closes it’s Popcap and Quicklime studios. Bunch of my friends layed off.— Palle Hoffstein ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2013

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Mars Colonization Mission Now Taking Applications

Mars One is looking for would-be colonists for a one-way journey to Mars in 2023. One of the biggest challenges facking any mission ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Harmonix Cuts a “Small Number” of Staff

The Rock Band studio has also taken on the lead designer of BioShock 2 as its new design director. Less than a month ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Ubisoft Says Complex Gameplay “Holds Back” Splinter Cell

Ubisoft Toronto boss Jade Raymond says the inherent difficulty of hardcore stealth has kept Splinter Cell from the big-time, so Blacklist will simplify ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Metro: Last Light Looks at Guns and Gear

You won’t survive long in the Metro without good equipment, but good equipment is awfully hard to come by. One of the hallmarks ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Bethesda’s Endless Summer Surfaces in Australia

Bethesda Softworks is cooking up something called Endless Summer, but it doesn’t sound quite as pleasant as the title would suggest. What is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Divinity Composer Supports Kickstarter With Twitch.tv Concert

If you missed Kirill Pokrovsky’s concert in support of the Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter, you can now catch it on YouTube, complete with ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2013

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Michael Bay Apologizes For Armageddon

Michael Bay is sorry for Armageddon, but probably not for the reasons you think. The Hollywood director who never met an explosion he ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2013

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Deponia Developer Returns With Night of the Rabbit

Night of the Rabbit is a fairy tale adventure about a 12-year-old boy at the end of summer vacation and the Marquis de ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2013

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Gearbox Snags Homeworld Rights

Get ready to see Karan S’jet in a whole new light. The studio that brought you Aliens: Colonial Marines and Duke Nukem Forever ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2013

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YouTube Video Hints XCom Shooter May Return

The truth can only be erased for so long. 2K’s XCom shooter pulled a Prey 2 last week, as its website suddenly disappeared ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2013

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GOG Survey Uncovers the Complex Desires of Gamers

A new GOG survey has found that gamers like DLC and early access but have little interest in games with “persistent online features.” ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2013

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