Heather McLellan Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Mass Effect 3‘s Lead Writer Reveals Location Detail and Writing “Hurdles”

BioWare’s Mac Walters has described how he’s “happy” to be able to tell new stories in familiar places. (WARNING! Minor location spoilers below. ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2011

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The Witcher 2 Pirated “Roughly 4.5 Million” Times, Says Dev

Despite an estimated 4.5 million illegal downloads, the studio behind The Witcher 2 says DRM still isn’t worthwhile. CD Projekt, the studio behind ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2011

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South Korea’s “Shutdown Law” Takes Effect

As of this week, children aged under 16 in South Korea are barred from playing online games between midnight and 6:00 am. South ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2011

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Adorable 3 Year-Old Experiences Harsh Justice in Skyrim

Watch as this toddler comes to terms with crime and punishment in the world of Skyrim. The minds of 3 year-old humans are ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2011

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Modern Warfare 3 Bans Depend on “Douchiness of the Offense”

According to its creative strategist, Infinity Ward is tailoring MW3 bans to suit all kinds of misbehavior. This week hasn’t been a great ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2011

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U.S. Senate Rejects Appeal Against Net Neutrality

The Senate has rejected the Republicans’ final appeal against new net neutrality rules. In a victory for fans of net neutrality everywhere, the ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 10, 2011

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We Can Still Do More With Xbox 360, Says Bleszinski

Gears of War‘s lead designer reckons that “code magic, time and effort” will allow developers squeeze more performance from the six-year-old 360. In ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2011

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Infinity Ward Exec: Success for Both Call of Duty and Battlefield is “Better for the Industry”

Modern Warfare 3‘s executive producer has described any Battlefield trash-talking as “silly publisher talk.” On the surface, publishers EA and Activision don’t seem ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2011

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Modded Kinect Aims to Help Blind People Navigate Obstacles

Two students have turned a Kinect camera into a navigation aid for visually impaired people. Out of all the non-Xbox uses for Kinect, ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2011

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56% of American Gamers Don’t Buy Games

A new market study has indicated that “swapsies” is the most popular game of 2011. Although game-sharing isn’t a novel concept in any ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2011

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NASA Begins Tractor Beam Research

The space agency has opened itself up to an eternity of Star Trek references. Though they aren’t being designed with the pulling of ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2011

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Rumor: Sony Developing Biometric Controllers

Sony has apparently filed patent papers detailing its designs for controllers which can tell how stressed you’re feeling and adjust your experience accordingly. ...

By Heather McLellan Legacy AuthorNovember 2, 2011

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