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Ichi the Killer Director (Maybe) Making a Phoenix Wright Movie

Japanese director Takashi Miike, infamous for occasionally brutal and disturbing films, is setting his sights on adapting a courtroom-themed Nintendo DS game for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 23, 2011

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Cast Your Vote in TF2 Combat Film Contest

The folks at Valve can’t possibly judge all of these TF2 fan films by themselves – so they want you to help out. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 23, 2011

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Rumor: 3D-Capable Xbox 360 Debuting at E3

Word on the street is that Microsoft will be giving its Xbox 360 an upgrade to the third dimension this E3. With just ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 23, 2011

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Runic: Torchlight II Levels Three Times Bigger Than Original

Critically acclaimed indie hack-and-slash Torchlight had tons of randomized dungeons. The sequel will do the same, only more so. Gamers really loved 2009’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2011

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Arkham City‘s Harley Quinn Might Sound Like My Little Pony

Voice actress Arleen Sorkin, who defined the character of Harley Quinn in Batman: The Animated Series, will not be reprising her role in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2011

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Team Bondi Says Ladies Will Love LA Noire

If you’re planning on picking up LA Noire and don’t have two X chromosomes yourself, you might want to play it together with ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2011

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This is Minecraft; This is Minecraft on Drugs

Warning: This “Minecraft on LSD” mod may make you feel nauseous. It’s also incredible. Part of the appeal of indie darling Minecraft is ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2011

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BioWare Could Move Away from Fantasy and Sci-Fi

Science Fiction and Fantasy are the two staples for RPG house BioWare, but it’s spent long hours thinking about moving to something different. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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Oregon Trail Creators Sue Zynga Over Trademark

Long-time edutainment software group The Learning Company thinks that Zynga’s “Oregon Trail” missions for FrontierVille cross a line. If you were a student ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 19, 2011

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