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Dr. Evil’s Laser Shark Plan Finally Comes to Fruition

Sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads! In all fairness, the 50mW laser beam on the shark seen here to the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2012

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All You Need to Know About Black Ops II

Treyarch wants a branching campaign for its near-future shooter. As expected, there’s a new Call of Duty coming out this fall, this time ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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iOS Rock Band to Stop Working After May 31st

You may have bought all the DLC, but you won’t be able to play it anymore. In today’s installment of “disturbing indications of ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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Registration for the Escapist Expo Is Now Open!

Come to North Carolina to rub elbows with all your favorite Escapist contributors and staff members for a weekend! We here at The ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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$3 Million Up for Grabs In League of Legends Finals

Riot Games is offering the largest cash purse in eSports history. League of Legends‘ runaway train of success just keeps on going. It ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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Nintendo Wants 3DS and Wii U to Realize the “Impossible”

Iwata hopes to earn back the core gamer love. With its Wii and DS platforms, said company big boss Satoru Iwata in an ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2012

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Diablo III Brings Global Play to Battle.net

Aspiring international auction house tycoons may still be disappointed. While 2010’s StarCraft II was a tremendous commercial and critical success, one of the ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2012

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Battlefield Dev: Anti-Used Games Tech Isn’t “Evil” or “Stupid”

Nixing the pre-owned market could inspire more diversity. Rumors that next-generation consoles might block the use of pre-owned games has consumers in a ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2012

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Costume-Specific Boob Bouncing Coming to DOA5

Fighters still apparently unaware of sports bras. Developer Team Ninja has never hid its passion for boobs, and it will be taking extra ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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Court Orders UK ISPs to Block Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay “destroys jobs,” says the British Phonographic Industry. Last November, the British Phonographic Industry (or BPI) asked a number of UK-based ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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Fan Recreates Star Fox Intro in HD Glory

We’re pretty sure the SNES couldn’t have put out graphics like this in 1993. The original SNES Star Fox was a landmark in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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Angry Birds Space Snags 50 Million Monthly Downloads

Rovio’s latest Angry Birds has slingshotted itself into the position of the fastest-growing mobile game ever. People really can’t get enough of Rovio’s ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2012

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