Junaid Alam Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Red Faction III In The Works

Publisher THQ is looking to resuscitate the Red Faction franchise. First hinted at in an conference call, the solid announcement of a new ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2008

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Silver PS3 To Hit (But Not Shock) Japan

In yet another change to its PS3 lineup, Sony has decided to introduce a new color for its latest sales package, but the ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2008

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THQ Appoints New CFO

Colin Slade, a former Telektronic executive, has been appointed the new chief financial officer for videogame publisher THQ. He replaces Edward Zinser, who ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2008

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PS3 Will Outsell 360: EA Report

Electronic Arts’ sales estimates for hardware in 2008 has the Wii leading the way, but also posits a PS3 lead over the Xbox ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2008

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Giants and GGL Team Up

GGL has teamed up with the surprise Super Bowl-winning New York Giants to sponsor an online videogame competition for football and gaming fans. ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2008

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Fox News Commentator Apologizes for Mass Effect Comments Following Blowback

Faced with a barrage of negative one-star reviews for her book by people who never read it, Cooper Lawrence apologized for hyperbolic comments ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2008

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360 Witnesses Rise In Game Purchases Per Console

Chris Liddell, Chief Financial Advisor for Microsoft, claims the Xbox 360 “attach rate” has risen significantly and reached record heights. “We’re now at ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2008

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Sega Master System Games to Appear on Nintendo Service

If you can’t beat them, join them – 20 years down the line. Nintendo’s Virtual Console download service will soon host titles from ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2008

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Rez HD and Chessmaster Live Coming to Xbox Live

This week Xbox Live Arcade will see the introduction of a shooter called Rez HD, as well as Chessmaster Live. Microsoft describes the ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2008

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Tomb Raider Legend Wins Spike TV Award

Tomb Raider: Legend won Best Mobile Action Game of 2007 at the Spike Video Game Awards. The title, produced by Eidos Interactive, was ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2008

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Ben “Yatzhee” Croshaw Speaks About His Craft

Ben Croshaw, better known as “Yatzhee” for his humorous and biting videogame reviews posted at The Escapist Magazine, talked to BBG recently about ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2008

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PSP Skype Delayed on Eve of Launch

Just hours prior to its scheduled launch, Sony delayed release of the Skype service for users of its PSP hand-held. Two microphone packages ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2008

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