Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Amazon E-book Sales Top Traditional Books

Electronic books are now outselling the classic ink and paper kind on the world’s largest online retailer. Word of this paradigm shift comes ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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Steam Adds Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition In July

PC pugilism enthusiasts will have a chance to throw down with Capcom’s latest fighter this July, courtesy Valve’s downloadable gaming service. Super Street ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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Microsoft Promo Offers Free Xbox 360 For PC Purchase

Hoping to capitalize on the well known affection college students have for not actually studying, Microsoft is giving away Xbox 360s with the ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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Troubled MMO Hellgate: London Gets Free-To-Play Resurrection

Despite the catastrophic failure of its first attempt, Hellgate: London has been granted another chance to crack the North American gaming market. Before ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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Dutch Students Unveil Giant, Functional NES Controller

Electrical engineering students at Delft University of Technology have revealed their latest project: a giant replica of the original Nintendo Entertainment System controller. ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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Center for Disease Control Reveals Zombie Apocalypse Plan

Bad news: hell is full and the dead are walking the earth. Good news: the government has a plan. Despite a reputation for ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2011

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iOS Users Tally 5 Million Game Downloads Every Day

Apple’s iOS may have an App for everything, but its users just want to play games. A new survey polling iOS device users ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2011

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Gears Of War 3 Beta Racks Up Nearly A Billion Kills

The final stats from the recent Gears of War 3 beta are in, and the numbers are morbidly impressive. During the beta test’s ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2011

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Guardian Heroes XBLA Trailer Is Short And Sweet

The first trailer for Sega’s re-release of Guardian Heroes may be the most important half-minute of your day. For those of you who ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2011

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Atari Cuts Ties To Champions Online Development Studio

As of March 31, Cryptic Studios is a “discontinued operation.” The Silcon Valley-based MMO developer, which Atari purchased in 2008, is the key ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2011

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Anti-DRM Group Aims Bricks At Nintendo

The Free Software Foundation believes the Nintendo 3DS’ Terms of Service are too restrictive. Solution? Mail Nintendo a ton of bricks. The seemingly ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2011

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Exclusive Duke Nukem Forever Demo Arrives June 3

Come June 3 the public will get its first chance to play a bit of Duke Nukem Forever, assuming the public is willing ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2011

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