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Fake Angry Birds Maker Gets Fined £50,000

The fake game sent £5 text messages to its owners. A Latvian company has been fined £50,000 ($78,385) for a scam in which ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 24, 2012

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Portal Guns and Street Fights Just Don’t Mix

Aperture Science’s little toy is getting around. The world tournament in Street Fighter is a simple affair: Travel all around the world to ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 23, 2012

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Rumors Hint at a Pair of Castlevanias for E3

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow may be getting a sequel. Word has it that Konami’s iconic vampire-slaying franchise will be getting a twofer showing ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 22, 2012

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DC Says One Of Its”Iconic” Heroes Is Gay

The hero will be coming out of the closet in June. When you get down to it, there’s something about superhero comics that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 22, 2012

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Screw Your Friends With Game of Thrones: Ascent on Facebook

Screw them, or screw them over. There’s plenty of limb-chopping sword-fighting action in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2012

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Heavy Rain Creator: Industry Too Focused on Violence

The industry is catering too heavily to kids and teenagers. 2010’s Heavy Rain was a unique and enthralling if slightly flawed game, and ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 21, 2012

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First Tron: Uprising Episode Rises Up Online

A young program rises up against the oppressive rule of Clu. Disney’s Tron: Uprising is a 10-episode prequel to 2010’s Daft-Punk-powered hit Tron: ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2012

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Journey Creator: Games Aren’t Good Enough for Adults

Adults need relevant intellectual stimulation. Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen works on games that are thoughtful and elegant like Journey and 2009’s Flower. These are ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2012

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Elder Scrolls Online‘s Main Story Will Be a Solo Affair

There won’t be a line to kill the big bad guy. Speaking with Game Informer about the recently-unveiled Elder Scrolls Online, creative director ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2012

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US Gov’t Won’t Pay for MegaUpload’s 25 Million Gigabytes

Hosting 25 petabytes of data costs $9,000 per day. In January, the US government forcibly took down file-hosting site MegaUpload on charges that ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 18, 2012

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Guild Wars Inspires Woman to Walk Across America

ArenaNet honors her as a special Guild Wars 2 NPC. Has a videogame ever inspired you to do something in real life? I ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2012

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My Little Diablo: The Secret Level Is Magic

Don’t click here if you don’t want Diablo III spoilers. Back in the day, before questions of server crashes or permanent online requirements, ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 17, 2012

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