Junaid Alam Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Every Game Made To Come to Steam: Newell

In an extensive interview, Valve head Gabe Newell spoke of Steam’s benefits over boxed game packages and announced his ambition to have every ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 23, 2007

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The Romantics Sue Over Guitar Hero Cover

Activision and Wavegroup Sound, the publisher and sound recorder for the massive hit game Guitar Hero, have been sued by The Romantics for ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 22, 2007

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Survey: Half of Stores Sold M-Rated Titles to Minors

A two-month covert survey of more than 60 stores across the country reveals that almost half of them sold M-rated titles to customers ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 22, 2007

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2K Games Defends Anti-Piracy Measures

Bioshock publisher 2K Games defended its anti-piracy measures as necessary to protect sales but said it will adjust its methods in the future. ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 22, 2007

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Crytek Developer On the Crysis Experience

Crytek art director Michael Khaimzon said he is proud of the team’s four-year project, Crysis, considers the PC the premiere gaming platform, and ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2007

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Hacker Hunt Continues

Microsoft’s hunt for Xbox 360 hackers goes on, as the Redmond-based giant announced a new round of bans for detected modders. 360 owners ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2007

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Sony CEO Hails PS3 Trend As Similar to PS2

The PlayStation 3 saw an impressive pick-up of sales since its price cut, the introduction of a 40 GB version and the scarcity ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2007

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Ubisoft Threatens Legal Action Over Derogatory Cartoon

Game publisher Ubisoft has issued legal threats against the webmaster of the online forum community SomethingAwful.com for linking to a cartoon strip that ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 21, 2007

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Free Halo 3 Promotion for Original Xbox Owners and Live Subscribers

A Microsoft promotion that sounded too good to be true was just that, but there’s still a deal to be had for some ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2007

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RPG-Maker Atlus to Bring Games to 360

Japanese game development company Atlus will bring new roleplaying games to the Xbox 360 via its California-based division. “We are very proud to ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2007

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Terminator 4 Game Planned With Movie

The Halcyon Company has announced the development of a videogame to be released in conjunction with the fourth film of the Terminator series, ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 19, 2007

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360 to Outsell PS3 by 2:1 Ratio, simExchange Says

Sales analysts at simExchange said in an October report that their data indicates a 2:1 sales advantage for the Xbox 360 over the ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorNovember 16, 2007

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