Junaid Alam Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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AMD/ATI Direct X 10 Chipset Panned

nVidia exercises a monopoly on high-end video cards as AMD/ATI fails to produce a viable alternative part, despite an extra six months of ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 5, 2007

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Sony Launches Sub-$500 Blu-ray Player, Not Named PS3

Sony’s move is intended to strengthen Sony’s Blu-ray disc format, but juts awkwardly against its PlayStation 3 marketing. Sony has announced a pre-emptive ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 5, 2007

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Nintendo Sells 4.7 Million Games Through Virtual Console

Mario and friends are collecting a lot of coin for Nintendo. Nintendo has sold 4.7 million games through the Virtual Console, a section ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2007

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First DirectX 10 Game Relands on PCs

More than five months after the initial launch of DirectX 10 video hardware, a full game with DirectX 10 support is finally available ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2007

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Nintendo Rep: The Competition Just Doesn’t “Get It”

The Nintendo official coolly chides Sony and Microsoft for their late attempts to mimic the Wii’s success. In an extensive interview with Wired, ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorJune 1, 2007

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Gaming Legislation Gains Ground Quickly in NY

Legislation aimed at more strictly regulating – and punishing – the sale of videogames depicting graphic violence is gaining steam in the state ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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EVE Online Controversy Continues as Goon Leadership Responds to CCP Blast

A day after CCP issued its findings, as well as a scathing counter-attack against some of its EVE Online playerbase, amid mounting criticism ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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Atari Antiques, Anyone?

Got about a quarter million and a penchant for gaming history? The gaming editor over at Ars Technica took a gander at Sotheby’s ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 31, 2007

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Turbine Executive: “Gold Farming” Could Go Mainstream

The head of the Lord of the Rings Online team says that, like most other MMOG makers, his company punishes “gold farming” – ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2007

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Analyst Says Sony’s PS3 Price Cut Will Not Be Enough

A significant price cut on Sony’s PlayStation 3 will still not provide consumers with enough incentive to abandon the blistering-hot Nintendo Wii, Bank ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2007

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CCP Completes EVE Online Investigation, Issues Veiled Threats Against Accusers

After a week of intensifying controversy and complaints about alleged bias and improprieties in EVE Online, CCP released its official investigation results, firmly ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2007

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Injured Vets Find Relief, Solace in Gaming

War veterans at Walter Reed are finding relaxation – and rehabilitation – through videogames. Mike Musgrove, a tech columnist at the Washington Post, ...

By Junaid Alam Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2007

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