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Publishers, Developers and Gamers Respond to Japanese Disaster

Members of the gaming industry from all over the world are coming together to help in the wake of last week’s disastrous earthquake ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Science Invents a Way to Power Cars With Your Pee

A new cost-effective way to produce hydrogen from urine means that road-trip bathroom breaks and road-trip refueling could both someday be a thing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Skyrim Will Be Weird Like Morrowind

Oblivion strayed away from Morrowind‘s weirdness in favor of the mundane, says Bethesda, and it wants to get back to the weird for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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The Batmobile Rides Into Arkham City This October

Holy Arkham City release date, Batman! Did you miss Rocksteady Studios’ utterly superb 2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum? If you did, then shame on ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2011

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NPD Declares Black Ops the Best-Selling Game Ever

Last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is officially the best-selling game of all time in the US, according to NPD. Flash back ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2011

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BioWare Releases Shiny New Old Republic In-Game Trailer

The galaxy is divided, and only you can help decide its fate. It must be Tuesday in Star Wars. Today officially kicks off ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2011

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“The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox” Lives Up to Its Name

Doing a barrel roll just doesn’t cut it for Fox McCloud anymore. If you never caught Wes Anderson’s superb 2009 adaptation of Roald ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2011

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How Do Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo Preserve Their History?

In an age of rapidly evolving technology, what are videogames’ major players doing to preserve the old and obsolete pieces of their past? ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2011

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Pre-Register Your Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Today

The Old Republic still doesn’t have an official release date, but you can start finding potential guildmates right now. If players are the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2011

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Indie Mecha Combat Game Hawken Looks Incredible

The world needs more games about giant robots blowing things up, and Adhesive Games’ Hawken seems fit to deliver. If you’ve been reading ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2011

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Keyboard, Mouse and Gamepad Combine to Form World’s Most Awkward Controller

What do you get when you combine a wireless motion-sensing mouse, a computer keyboard and a PlayStation-style controller? I don’t know, but it ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2011

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Japanese Torchlight Never Existed, Gets Canceled Anyway [UPDATE]

The Japanese-localized version of Torchlight for XBLA has been canceled, which is a good thing because it never existed in the first place. ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2011

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