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TGC 2009

TGC 2009 Keynote: Mike Capps: Epic Is(n’t) About Pop-Tarts

Epic Is(n’t) All About Pop-Tarts When Epic President Dr. Mike Capps took the podium for the first keynote address of the inaugural Triangle ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2009

News

TGC 2009: The Cinematics of Gears of War 2

At TGC 2009, we got a look behind the scenes at how Epic’s cinematic design philosophy changed from Gears of War to Gears ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 29, 2009

News

Update: Konami Backs Out of Fallujah

Veteran publisher Konami has decided to drop the controversial Six Days in Fallujah, merely three weeks after announcing its existence. There are few ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2009

News

Do Gays Not Exist in Bioware’s Star Wars?

Controversy flared on Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic forums after the words “homosexual,” “gay,” and “lesbian” were auto-censored, and a moderator insisted ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2009

News

Team Fortress 2: The RPG

Ever wonder what the epic saga of RED and BLU would look like if it were an RPG instead of a first-person shooter? ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2009

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Dead Rising 2 Trailer Features Chainsaw-on-a-Stick

What’s better than a chainsaw? A chainsaw on a stick. What’s better than a chainsaw on a stick? Two chainsaws on a stick ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2009

Reviews

Review: Zeno Clash

I almost didn’t give Zeno Clash a chance. The way the game started off – with an obvious, ham-fisted tutorial “dream sequence” that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 28, 2009

News

TIME Makes Everybody Lose “The Game”

Earlier today, TIME declared 4chan founder moot the most influential person of 2009. That wasn’t all they declared, though: The Top 100 list ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 27, 2009

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Squeenix: “We Take Too Long” to Make Games

Square-Enix boss Yoichi Wada has confessed that he thinks it takes too long for his company to make a game. In an interview ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 27, 2009

News

I Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghostbusters Intro Movie

To quote Ray Parker, Jr.: “Bustin’ makes me feel good” (Ghostbustin’, to be precise.) So does the newly-unveiled intro movie to the upcoming ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 24, 2009

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LotRO Turns Two, Heads to Mirkwood

To celebrate the second anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Online, developer Turbine announced special anniversary celebrations, and spoke about where the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 24, 2009

News

Squeenix to Take Over Eidos Tomorrow

The Square-Enix takeover of Tomb Raider publisher Eidos has been sanctioned and will go into effect tomorrow morning. Cloud, meet Lara. Lara, Cloud. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 22, 2009

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