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Dead Rising 2 to Have Most Characters Ever

Blue Castle, the developers of Dead Rising 2, are hoping to fill the game with the most characters on-screen simultaneously in any game ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 30, 2009

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Noby Noby Boy Creator Denies Drug Use

At GDC 2009, Keita Takahashi – the man behind virtual LSD trips Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy denied he’d ever used drugs. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 30, 2009

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Prof. Layton Sequels Coming to States

Level 5 has confirmed that the second Professor Layton game is coming to the states – and series creator Akihiro Hino wants all ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2009

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Windows 7 RC in May?

A prematurely activated download page for the Windows 7 Release Candidate revealed that the full RC would be available for download this May. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2009

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Where Hellgate: London Went Wrong

In a Hellgate: London post-mortem at GDC 2009, the former Director of Business Development at Flagship Studios revealed where exactly the ambitious start-up ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2009

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Left 4 Dead Cosplay Shoot is Totally Awesome

It might not be the actual zombie apocalypse, but this totally badass Left 4 Dead cosplay photoshoot is the next best thing. The ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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Countdown to StarCraft II Beta? – UPDATE

Several StarCraft fansites are running a countdown to … well, we don’t actually know. Might the long-awaited SC2 beta be upon us? The ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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Obama and Kids Pester Astronauts About Games

If you were a gradeschooler who had the chance to meet the President and speak to some astronauts in space, would you ask ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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Blizzard’s Theme Park Contest – UPDATED

Take a hike, Disneyland. Move over, Universal Studios. Blizzard is asking fans to design the “Blizzard Entertainment theme park of [their] dreams,” and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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