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See How GTA Nearly Flamed Out At The Start

See GTA evolve from ant farm to cops and robbers; but nobody wanted to play the cops. “It was like trying to nail ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2013

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Man Vs Snake Arcade Champ Documentary Hits Kickstarter Goal

What’s Nibbler? Back in 1984 Tim McVey – no, not the Oaklahoma City guy – managed to fight off fatigue and caffeine poisoning, ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2013

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NSA Chief Built the Star Trek: TNG Enterprise Bridge

Image Source: Enterprise Bridge, courtesy of Fastlane Everyone wanted to sit in the chair and pretend to be Picard. As you do. Lt. ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2013

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Dishonored‘s Arkane Hiring For Next Gen Project

What is it? Wouldn’t we all like to know. If you’re one of the many who played Dishonored and absolutely loved it, then ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2013

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Star Trek Game “Emotionally Hurt” J.J. Abrams

It might even have hurt the movie, Abrams says. “The last game, which was obviously a big disappointment to me,” says J.J. Abrams ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2013

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Zynga Kixeye Lawsuit Settles

Former Zynga man Alan Patmore apologizes for his behavior. When Alan Patmore, general manager of CityVille, jumped ship to Kixeye, it was alleged ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2013

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Microsoft Now Owns XBone.Com

Major Nelson considers XBone to be “disrespectful.” If you were hoping to sneak in and register the XBone.com domain for your own nefarious ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2013

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Epic Mickey 2 Studio Closes, Economic Woes To Blame

Image Source: Blitz Games 175 staff have been laid off, though some have already found work at Blitz Games’ successor company. Blitz Games ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2013

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League of Legends Developer Shows How Raging Loses Games

This latest video from Riot Games breaks down the numbers, and shows how good sports make a difference. Teamwork OP, League of Legends ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2013

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Star Wars Related Lost Film Black Angel To Screen After 33 Years

Image Source: Wired / Roger Christian This 25 minute fantasy short turned up – after years of searching – in Universal Studios’ archive. ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2013

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Incognita Spy Turn Based Strategy Alpha Opens With Sneaky Video

The Alpha’s only available on Windows PC, for now. Ever wonder what life would be like if, instead of blasting Sectoids, your team ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2013

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Square Enix: Disc Based Sales Are Killing Us

Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider and Hitman Absolution may have earned critical acclaim, but that’s all they earned for Square Enix. Square Enix’s Yosuke ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2013

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