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Assassin’s Creed II Officially Unveiled

Prepare to don your twin wrist-blades once again and take a trip to Renaissance-era Italy: Assassin’s Creed II is slated to hit shelves ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2009

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Blizzard Ditches The9 For WoW China

Activision-Blizzard reps confirmed rumors that the company will be dropping The9 as the operator of World of Warcraft in China. The9 gained the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2009

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StarCraft II Collector’s Edition Confirmed?

Blizzard is making a “making of” DVD that might just be for a Collector’s Edition of StarCraft II, and the Community Team wants ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2009

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Japan Builds Cardboard Gundams

Cardboard is a wonderful substance, and you can make many, many things with it – just look at Japan, where they’re building four ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2009

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Should Sony and Nintendo Fear the iPhone?

EA founder Trip Hawkins thinks that the success of the iPhone and iPod Touch as gaming devices is making the competition start to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2009

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Drink Tea With Miles Edgeworth’s Ace Attorney

If you’re a die-hard Ace Attorney fan who either: is Japanese, speaks Japanese, or just really likes limited edition collectables, the Gyakuten Kenji ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2009

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Duke Nukem Forever Hits Major Milestone

3D Realms’ George Broussard says that development of the long-delayed Duke Nukem Forever hit a key milestone at the end of last week. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2009

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Why Voice Acting Sucks in Games

Ever wonder why the voice acting in your favorite game is so mediocre? Well, there are many, many factors – but not giving ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009

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Reggie Promises Awesome E3 for Nintendo

Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime acknowledges that the company’s showing at E3 2008 wasn’t the best – but promises that they’ll do ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009

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WoW 3.1 “Secrets of Ulduar” Goes Live

Are you ready to face the sanity-crushing power of an Old God? World of Warcraft patch 3.1 goes live today, sending would-be adventures ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009

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Princeton Students Create StarCraft League

Students at prestigious Princeton University have founded an intercollegiate – and international – sports league based around seminal RTS StarCraft. Now, videogames and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009

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R.I.P., Dave Arneson [UPDATE]

UPDATE: Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson lost a long battle against cancer last night. The Escapist expresses its sincere condolences to the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2009

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