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New Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer: Shall We Begin?

Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise is here to remind us all that size isn’t everything. I liked the last Star ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2013

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Electronic Arts Cuts Staff at Playfish and Hyderabad Studios

The news of the layoffs follows closely behind yesterday’s announcement of the looming closure of three major Facebook games. Electronic Arts announced yesterday ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2013

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Bethesda Teases… Something

Bethesda Softworks insists that whatever it’s teasing in the short Vine video clip isn’t related to Fallout. A four-second video clip turned up ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2013

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Metro: Last Light Survival Guide Teaches the Value of Stealth

In the Metro, you will quickly run out of bullets, but you will never run out of enemies. Stealth in Metro 2033 is ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2013

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SimCity’s Toothpaste Partnership Gets Off to a Sparkling Start

It’s the most obvious corporate partnership ever – buy some toothpaste and get free SimCity DLC! Wait a minute. This isn’t an obvious ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2013

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Road Rash-Inspired Road Redemption Rips Up Kickstarter

Heavily inspired by the classic Road Rash, Road Redemption is a high-speed crotch-rocket combat simulator for the 21st century. Road Rash, just in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2013

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Trailer Busts Moves, Heads

America’s enemies are about to find out that when you mess with Sam Fisher, Sam Fisher mess with you. Sam Fisher is a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2013

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Ubisoft CEO Thinks Gamers Are Ready For Always-On Consoles

Ubisoft big dog Yannis Mallat says gamers will embrace always-on gaming as soon as they’re able to stop worrying about it. There are ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2013

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Electronic Arts Shutters The Sims Social

Electronic Arts is closing three Facebook games, including the one that led to a legal battle between EA and Zynga that was settled ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2013

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U.S. Senator Says Violent Games Are “Practice Simulators”

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein says violent videogames give budding mass-murderers the opportunity to practice their craft. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is back in ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2013

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Hacker Demonstrates Android Aircraft Hijacking App

A presentation at the Hack In The Box security conference in Amsterdam demonstrated just how easy it is to hijack an airplane with ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2013

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Man Stabbed in Internet Cafe, Gamer Plays On

The stabbing of a man in a Taiwan internet cafe attracted depressingly little response from bystanders. The April 3 stabbing death of a ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2013

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