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AC Brotherhood Assassinates Ubisoft’s Pre-order Record

Lots of people want to get their stabbity-stab on in Renaissance-era Italia. Who’d have guessed? After a passable first installment in the series, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 18, 2010

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Job Posting Adds More Fuel to Final Fantasy Versus XIII Exclusivity Rumors

The Final Fantasy series’ sole remaining PS3 exclusive title may not be exclusive for much longer. Back in May, we first heard rumors ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 18, 2010

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id: Rage Would Be “Rushed” Without Zenimax Takeover

id Software doesn’t mind having a publisher paying the bills for its upcoming post-apocalyptic FPS. Last year, id Software – the developer that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 18, 2010

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Dead Space Dev Making New Command & Conquer

Visceral Games is working on a new action title set inside the Command & Conquer universe. Visceral Games is perhaps best known for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 18, 2010

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The NES Adds a 25th Candle to its Birthday Cake

Twenty-five years ago, Nintendo’s venerable Nintendo Entertainment System first went on sale in North America. For many gamers, the original Nintendo Entertainment System ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 18, 2010

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Test Your Videogame Weapons Knowledge With a Quiz!

How well do you know your iconic videogame implements of destruction? Some games can get by without the slightest bit of combat – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 18, 2010

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WoW: Cataclysm Cinematic Intro Blows Everything Up Forever

The Cataclysm intro cinematic is here, and Azeroth is pretty much screwed. Whatever you think about Blizzard’s games, its franchises, or its ridiculously ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 17, 2010

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New Vanquish Trailer Suits Up to Shoot Giant Robots

What’s cooler than sliding into cover under heavy gunfire? Sliding into cover under heavy gunfire with a rocket-propelled suit of power armor, that’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 15, 2010

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3 adds Smash Bros “Simple” Controls

If just thinking about quarter-circle and dragon-punch motions makes your thumb start to hurt, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has a solution to your ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 15, 2010

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Halo: Reach Sells 3.3 Million in September

As it turns out, more than a few gamers were interested in remembering Reach. Last month’s Halo: Reach wasn’t just an excellent send-off ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 15, 2010

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Chow Yun Fat’s New Film Looks Kinda Like Darksiders

The apocalypse business must not pay that well anymore – Darksiders‘ War seems to have moved on to Hong Kong action flicks. Remaking ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 15, 2010

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Red Dead Redemption Sees Surprising Success in Japan

Apparently, the Japanese really like pretending to be cowboys. It seems to be a widely-held axiom in the games industry that while Japanese-made ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorOctober 15, 2010

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