Junaid Alam Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Pirates of the Burning Sea Sets Sail

Following a long wait, the sea-faring MMOG Pirates of the Burning Sea has finally set sail. Produced by Sony Online Entertainment and developed ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2008

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Themis Group to Host Valentine Benefit for Duke Hospital Kids

Tap Interactive, the media marketing and promotional arm of Themis Group, parent company of The Escapist is hosting “A Gamer’s Valentine” event to ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2008

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Xbox Live Game Made Free

As a way of apologizing for Xbox Live server woes, Microsoft is making one of its downloadable games free. Sporadic problems prompted a ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2008

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Infogrames CEO Vows Company Comeback

Infogrames isn’t dead – or so says its CEO, Patrick Leleu. In an interview with the French newspaper Los Echos he said a ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2008

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Leisure Suit Larry To Return

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude did not capture much interest, but Team 17 and publisher Sierra are not giving up on the ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2008

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Xbox Live Head to Devs: Work on Your Demos

Xbox Live head David Edery is pressing game developers to put more work into their demos if they want to see higher sales. ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2008

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Stranglehold Advert Banned In U.K.

An advertisement for Stranglehold has been banned in Great Britain after the country’s advertising authority received two complaints. The ad shows a four-man ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2008

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Midway Lays Off Some Austin Staffers

Chicago-based videogame developer Midway announced staff layoffs at its Austin branch, downplaying the firings as routine. “There was a minor layoff in our ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2008

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Facebook Hosts Apprentice Game

Facebook, originally a college networking site that has developed into a full-blown social networking center, is now home to a new version of ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2008

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Pennsylvania Governor Teams up with ESRB for Campaign

In a bid to increase awareness of videogame ratings, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has started a campaign to broadcast public service announcements ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2008

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Sony Japan Ditches Two PS3 Models in Hopes of Profitability

Sony is phasing out two iterations of the PS3 in Japan. The 20 GB and 60 GB version are to be discontinued after ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2008

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Vivendi Teams up with Nokia

Vivendi Universal is putting its Games Mobile division through the paces, preparing a number of games and features for Nokia handsets. Slated for ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJanuary 9, 2008

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