Junaid Alam Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Microsoft Co-sponsors Global Warming Game Contest

Help save the world, make a cool videogame, win cash and score a Microsoft internship, all at once. Microsoft’s Xbox division and Gamescoreblog.com ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 12, 2007

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Bioshock Game Previews Glowingly Positive

Several gaming websites recently previewed the spiritual sequel to System Shock 2, and impressions were positive across the board. Bioshock, the upcoming PC ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2007

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Microsoft: $199 Is Console “Sweet Spot”

Microsoft will make an aggressive push to expand its Xbox 360 user base and appeal with a broader range of games and, quite ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2007

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Nintendo Official: 60 Percent of Sales/Marketing Team Lost in Move

In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said the company is moving dozens of jobs ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2007

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Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 Gameplay Previewed

It’s about a year late but apparently not a buck short. Gamespot previews the return of both Gordon and “the heavy” & co. ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 7, 2007

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Maxis To Have No Role in EA’s SimCity 5

According to Computerandvideogames.com, the original developer behind the previous titles in the immensely popular SimCity series of games is not involved in its ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 7, 2007

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CCP to New York Times: We Will Hold Elections for EVE Online

The CEO of CCP told the New York Times it will sponsor elections and bring player-chosen representatives to Iceland to audit the company ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 7, 2007

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CCP CEO Speaks About EVE Online, Industry

In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson spoke candidly about future plans for EVE Online, his assessment of its achievements ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2007

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Sony Incentivizes Gamestop Managers to Push PS3s

Gamestop managers whose stores outperform other district branches in PS3 console sales will be handsomely rewarded thanks to a Sony-sponsored “contest.” Gamersreports.com claimed ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2007

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Valve Releases Steam Survey Results; Gamers’ Hardware Often Humble

After a week of surveying its player base’s hardware specs, Valve reports some very humbling pie for developers and marketers eager to cash ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2007

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Debacle of Phantom Console Company Chronicled

Ars Technica rifles through some SEC filings and discovers the realities behind “phantomware.” The specter of Phantom Entertainment, its wheelings and dealings and ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 5, 2007

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New York Game Studio Heads Decry Proposed Videogame Laws

In an open letter published in the Albany, New York, daily Times Union, the top two officers of Vicarious Visions assailed the state’s ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 5, 2007

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