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Trials HD Dev Stoked For 300,000 Sales

A game that sells 300,000 copies certainly hasn’t done poorly, but it isn’t exactly busting the charts, either. Even so, Trials HD developer ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2009

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Pandemic Wants Everyone to Finish The Saboteur

Ever give up on a game because it’s too hard? Well, if Pandemic Studios has its way, that game won’t be The Saboteur: ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2009

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Hyper Japanese Reporter Takes on Project Natal

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 may be lagging behind in Japan, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t going to try to promote Natal – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2009

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EB Games Australia to Boycott PSPgo Too?

Adding to the recent hubbub over retailers’ frustration with Sony’s PSPgo, the Australian branch of EB Games will reportedly be refusing to stock ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2009

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Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle Confirmed?

Pictures have surfaced that seemingly confirm the previously rumored Xbox 360 holiday bundle, packing a 360 Elite in with two games: LEGO Batman ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2009

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Celebrate WoW‘s Brewfest IRL With the Tankard O’ Terror

Have you found that drunken ram riding and wanton slaughter just aren’t enough to properly celebrate Azeroth’s Brewfest? Why not celebrate the holiday ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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Lose/Lose – The Game That Deletes Your Files

Screw Wargames: Lose/Lose is a little art game with an incredibly apt title – the only way to win, is not to play. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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Summer of Arcade is a Smash Hit For XBL

Recession? What recession? 1 vs 100, Shadow Complex, and Trials HD led the way for one successful summer for Xbox Live. There’s nothing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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Fallout 3 Director: Microsoft Bungled ODST Marketing

Bethesda Production Director Ashley Cheng – whose titles include Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3 – thinks that Halo 3: ODST was ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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Buy a 360 Elite, Get $50 Back From Microsoft

Is the Xbox 360 Elite still too much for your taste at $299? Microsoft is offering a $50 rebate on all new 360 ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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Rumor: Nintendo Confirms Wii Price Cut to Retailers

In a conference call with major retailers, Nintendo reportedly confirmed previous rumors that it would be slashing the Wii’s price to $200 before ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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No More Heroes 3 Will be on “Wii 2”

Auteur game designer Suda51 says that No More Heroes 2 will be the last game in the series on the Nintendo Wii – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2009

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