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League of Legends Championship Draws 1.69 Million Viewers

Almost 1.7 million people around the world tuned in to watch the most legendary players in the League of Legends compete in a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2011

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Supreme Court Expected to Give Gaming Verdict Monday

The legal fate of the gaming industry could be decided at the beginning of next week. More than half a year ago, the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2011

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Portal 2 Sells 3 Million, for Science

Millions of players have tried to escape from Aperture Science a second time around. Yesterday, at the Games for Change festival in New ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2011

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Blizzard Event Hints at August Beta for Diablo III

Cross your fingers, PC gamers. And then uncross them, because you’ll be needing to click rapid-fire. Back in May, we learned that Blizzard ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 22, 2011

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UK Retailers Accused of Blacklisting Steam-Required PC Games

Russian publisher 1C says that brick-and-mortar retailers are refusing to stock PC titles that tie into Valve’s Steam platform. The struggle between firmly-established ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 21, 2011

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My Little Ponies Throw Down in Fan-Made Fighter

If Street Fighter took place in the land of Equestria, it would look like this. The internet really loves the new My Little ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 21, 2011

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Jack Tretton Promises PS Vita Will Be Focused on Gaming First

The PSP may have started life as a multimedia machine, but its successor will have a much narrower focus. If you can think ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 21, 2011

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Here’s What Super Mario Bros. 3 Looked Like Before Release

Early pre-release footage of the legendary Super Mario Bros. 3 has surfaced on the internet. Super Mario Bros. 3 is one of the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2011

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Valve Says It’s Working on a Free-to-Play Game

Valve’s Steam distribution service is accepting free-to-play games now, perhaps because the developer is making one of its own. Last week, Valve announced ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2011

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