Keane Ng Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Updated: flOw Creator Accuses iPhone Game of Copying

Aquatica, a game for the iPhone, looks extremely similar to thatgamecompany’s flOw, so similar, in fact, that flOw designer Jenova Chen is calling ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2009

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Machine Learns How to Play Pitfall On Its Own

Humanity has taken another step toward making Skynet a reality, as researchers at Rutgers University have managed to design a robot that can ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2009

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Modern Warfare 2 Awareness Dips Without “Call of Duty” Name

Activision’s decision to drop the Call of Duty name from Modern Warfare 2 has cost the publisher a huge amount of brand awareness, ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2009

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Best Buy Gets Into Used Games Market, GameStop Doesn’t Care

Electronics retailer Best Buy is tossing its hat into the used games business ring, but current king of the market GameStop couldn’t care ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2009

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The Path Devs Reveal New Project, Fatale

Tale of Tales, the artsy crew behind indie horror title The Path, have announced their newest project, an “interactive vignette” called Fatale that ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2009

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APB Dev Is Also Working On Another MMOG

In addition to upcoming MMOG APB, Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds is working on another “very ambitious” MMOG project that they’ll announce next year. ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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Command & Conquer 4 Taking Cues From MMOGs?

The next Command & Conquer game might feature some MMOG-style gameplay, according to an EA survey that proposes ideas for Command & Conquer ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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Castle Crashers Hits One Million Players

Popular XBLA title Castle Crashers hit a landmark yesterday with the millionth entry on its learderboard, making it, as its creators say, the ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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Why Modern Warfare 2 Does Not Have Co-op

Some Call of Duty fans might be disappointed that Modern Warfare 2 is dropping the co-op that was in World at War, but ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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The Punisher Comes To PlayStation Network

Frank Castle will be doling out some righteous fury on the PS3 later this summer when the PSN-only The Punisher: No Mercy arrives ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2009

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Ubisoft: Splinter Cell Conviction Exclusivity a “Logical Step”

The decision to make Splinter Cell Conviction a 360/PC exclusive was made years ago, according to Ubisoft, who don’t seem bothered by the ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 22, 2009

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Media Molecule Working On New PS3 Game?

A job listing posted by LittleBigPlanet creator Media Molecule suggests that the studio is currently developing a “ground-breaking” game for the PS3. What ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJune 22, 2009

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