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Games Now Legally Considered an Art Form (in the USA)

The US National Endowment for the Arts now considers videogames eligible for artistic funding, legally recognizing them as an art form. The “games ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2011

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This Handy Flowchart Will Help You Name Your Next Videogame

If you’re stumped for a super-keen title for your upcoming videogame, fear not! This flowchart has all your videogame-naming needs soundly covered. Naming ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2011

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GDC Zelda Trailer Hides a Musical Secret to Everybody

There’s a secret hidden in the GDC 2011 trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and you’re forgiven for not noticing it. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2011

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Halo-Loving Modder Creates Portal: Reach

If SPARTAN Noble-6 and Chell had a baby, it would play games like this. Halo: Reach had plenty of things to love, but ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2011

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Bittorrent Judge Rules: You Are Not Your IP Address

A court decision that IP addresses cannot be subpoenaed as people could have far-reaching effects on copyright lawsuits. When a copyright holder wants ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2011

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WoW Players Raise $800k for Make-A-Wish

World of Warcraft developer Blizzard announced that its players had raised more than $800,000 to help sick kids make their wishes come true. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2011

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Assassins Unite Across the Ages in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will conclude the story of Ezio Auditore de Firenze in the city of Constantinople, but players will need some help ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2011

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Battlefield 3 to be EA’s Biggest Launch of All Time

EA is setting its sights square on the Call of Duty money pile with Battlefield 3. There’s no question right now that EA ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011

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Reapers Delay Mass Effect 3 Until 2012

By “Reapers,” we mean “EA and BioWare.” Plenty of gamers loved Mass Effect 2, which means that plenty of gamers are looking forward ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011

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Nintendo Admits Wii’s Online Didn’t Cut It

Nintendo’s insistence on doing the Wii’s online itself hurt the console, says CEO Satoru Iwata, but things will be different for its successor. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011

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Win a Chance to Humiliate Yourself on Ninja Warrior for Japan

If you want to take a shot at one of the most grueling obstacle courses ever created and simultaneously donate money to relief ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011

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Remedy: The Sooner We Go Digital the Better

The developer of Alan Wake and Max Payne thinks that the games industry will be better off the day it leaves physical retail ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2011

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