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UPDATE End of Nations Switches Developer

Petroglyph Games, which recently suffered significant layoffs, is no longer developing End of Nations. Earlier this week End of Nations developer Petroglyph Games ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 10, 2012

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GameSpy’s New Owner Shuts Down Classic Multiplayer

Affected titles allegedly include Star Wars: Battlefront, and Sniper Elite. Since its acquisition by freemium game publisher Glu Mobile, GameSpy has been shutting ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 10, 2012

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James Bond Game Maker Folds

Eurocom’s 42 remaining employees have been made redundant and the company has ceased to trade. Eurocom, maker of GoldenEye 007: Reloaded and Quantum ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2012

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Court Finds Anonymous PayPal Attacker Guilty

Student hacker Christopher Weatherhead has been warned he may face jail time. Christopher Weatherhead, one of four Anonymous conspirators to have hacked PayPal, ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2012

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Valve Deal Awaits IGF 2013 Finalists

The Valve deal applies to every single Independent Games Festival Main Competition finalist. The Independent Games Festival (IGF) has announced a new deal ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2012

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Konami Reveals Castlevania: Mirror of Fate Backstory

So what did happen to Simon Belmont’s father, Trevor? Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate has been a bit of a ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 7, 2012

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2013 Release Planned For PS3 Skyrim DLC

Dragonborn will be the first PS3 DLC out, according to Bethesda. Bethesda has claimed that DLC Skyrim content for PS3 – long a ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2012

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Total War Developer Snags Warhammer

Only the fantasy Warhammer, not the space orks version, has gone to Creative Assembly. Creative Assembly, makers of the Total War RTS series, ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2012

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Zynga Gambles on Real Money Gaming

Nevada authorities are now considering whether the maker of Farmville is fit to hold a gaming license. In an ongoing quest for more ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2012

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UPDATE Vice Journalists Reveal McAfee’s Secret Location

John McAfee, anti-virus pioneer, fled Belize authorities into Guatemala after his neighbor’s murder. John McAfee, founder of McAfee Anti Virus and would-be hallucinogenic ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2012

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XCOM Goes to Hong Kong in New DLC

XCOM: Enemy Unknown‘s Slingshot DLC takes you on a new set of Council missions. If you fancy a bit of Hong Kong action ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 5, 2012

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End of Nations Studio Suffers Layoffs

@ninjadoll Layoffs at Petroglyph. Looking like I’ll be Leaving Las Vegas.— Adam Stevens (@adamkstevens) December 5, 2012 30 Petroglyph staff may be looking ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorDecember 5, 2012

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