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Schappert: The Age Of The “Shiny Disc” Is Far From Over

John Schappert believes that the digital model is great for extending game life but that it will be a long time before the ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2010

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EA’s John Schappert Sounds Off On Infinity Ward Scandal

John Schappert from EA doesn’t think the Activision/Infinity Ward litigation battle is a win for anyone in the industry. Last week’s story about ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2010

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Civilization V Offers New Strategic Combat

Fans of the Civilization series will be pleasantly surprised with the lack of “unit stacks of doom” and the addition of city-states. Civilization ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010

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The Escapist Award Winners To Be Announced on Friday

The winners of our 2009 The Escapist Awards will be announced on Friday. The Oscars have come and gone. All of the Golden ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010

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Activision’s PR Recreates True Crime Location at GDC Event

The PR for Activision recreated the Bam Bam Club from True Crime, complete with pole dancers. The Public Relations department for Activision was ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010

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Gas Powered Games To Include Mac Development Going Forward

Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games said that he loves Valve’s announcement that they are bringing Steam to Apple’s Mac platform. Having just ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010

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Chris Taylor Calls Supreme Commander 2 The Best in “Large Scale RTS”

Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games places Supreme Commander 2 as one of the best games that he’s ever made. Supreme Commander 2 ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010

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How FarmVille Was Written In Five Weeks

Not many of the millions of FarmVille players know that their beloved agriculture simulator was made in just five weeks. At GDC 2010, ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2010

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Blizzard Considers Console MMOGs “All The Time”

Ever since World Of Warcraft debuted in 2004, gamers have been wondering when the MMOG would make it to consoles and apparently Blizzard ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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Free Realms Hits 9 Million Players

The eponymously free MMOG, Free Realms, has garnered over 9 million registered players, according to Sony. Free Realms launched in April 2009 under ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2010

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Cryptic Pisses Off Star Trek Online Early Adopters With Sale

This Friday, Atari began a promotion which gave $10 off the purchase price of Star Trek Online and offered more free time in ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2010

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UPDATED: Portal 2 To Feature Co-op Play, Possible ARG Hints

After speculation this week, Valve has officially come out to say that Portal 2 is indeed dropping this holiday season. UPDATE: New details ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2010

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