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Turbine Inc. Raises $40 Million in Latest Venture Capital Hunt

The developers behind Lord of the Rings Online raised $40 million in their latest venture capital quest. Turbine Inc. raised the money from ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2008

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Rockstar VP Riffs on Casual Gaming, GTA IV Process

In a wide-ranging and revealing interview about the process of making Grand Theft Auto 4, game co-writer and Rockstar VP Dan Houser has ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2008

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MADD Decries GTA IV Drinking and Driving

The U.S. organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has expressed consternation over Grand Theft Auto IV‘s content, effectively calling for a ban. In ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2008

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Sony Claims New Console Sales on Back of GTA IV

Capitalizing on news that 274,000 PlayStation 3 copies of Grand Theft Auto 4 sold on day one in Europe, Sony claimed the game ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2008

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Upcoming Prince of Persia Title A Sharp Break from Trilogy

The next game in the Prince of Persia franchise will bear no connection to the last three titles and will be nothing like ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2008

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Capcom Disses Okami Dev Team By Removing Wii Credits

The development team behind Okami has found itself neatly excised from the credits section of the Nintendo Wii port. The now-defunct Clover Studios ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2008

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Penny Arcade Game Goes Gold

The multi-platform Penny Arcade video game has gone gold. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One, developed by Hothead ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2008

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BBFC Laughs Off Industry’s Self-Regulation Argument

The British Board of Film Classification said it was “bemused” by industry arguments that the agency can’t effectively rate game due to volume. ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2008

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GTA IV Busts Day One Sales Records in UK

GTA IV sales in the UK have outstripped all records. According to Chart-Track, the Rockstar-developed title sold 609,000 units on its first day ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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Hudson Head Steps Down After 20 Years

John Greiner, head of publisher Hudson Entertainment for 20 years, is stepping down. Citing personal interests and family considerations, Greiner said he was ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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PixelJunk Monsters to See Expansion

One of the PlayStation Network’s best-loved titles is going to see its first expansion pack. PixelJunk Monsters, a 2D strategy game developed by ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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Steam Proposal First Rejected by Industry Giants

A top Valve official said that the company approached – and were rejected by – giants Microsoft and Yahoo to build Steam before ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2008

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