Keane Ng Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Braid Cost $200,000 To Make

Not all indie games are built out of a few bucks, a bit of ingenuity and a whole lot of imagination. Some, like ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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GDC 09: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Hands-On

It’s as if Capcom had designed Diablo instead of Blizzard, and instead of opening treasure chests to find items, you dig through gigantic ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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Ubisoft Learns A Lesson About Death

Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes has admitted that there was a “mistake” in the development of that game’s “no death, no game ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2009

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ICO Creator Drops Hints, Risks Life

Putting himself at risk of “being shot” by his Sony handlers, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda dropped some major ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2009

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Wolfenstein 3D Now On iPhone

Id Software’s groundbreaking first-person shooter is now available on the iPhone in a version coded and designed by none other than master programmer ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2009

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Play Peggle, Lose Weight

Drop that bag of Cheetos and get to Peggling! A study conducted by PopCap UK seems to suggest that casual gaming can be ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2009

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Pachter: This Is The Final Generation

Xbox 720, PlayStation 4, uh, Wiii? None of these are going to happen, and if they do happen it’s not going to be ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2009

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DSi Getting Its Own Virtual Console?

Nintendo may be planning a Virtual Console-esque service for the Nintendo DSi that will sell classic Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles. ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2009

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Designer Accuses Microsoft Of Homophobia

Jamie Durrant, an employee at Fable developer Lionhead Studios, is suing parent company Microsoft for lost earnings and “hurt feelings” after the company ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2009

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The Ten Most Profitable MMOGs

No big surprise: World of Warcraft takes the top spot. As for some of the other entries on this list, you may have ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2009

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Valve: We’ve Made DRM Obsolete

The newest version of Valve’s suite of development and publishing tools, Steamworks, adds new anti-piracy features that the studio boasts will make DRM ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2009

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Crysis Dev Unveils CryEngine 3

Crytek’s at GDC 09 for the week, and they’re showing off the newest version of their superpowered engine that’s so good it’ll make ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2009

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