Keane Ng Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Barack Obama Comes To Street Fighter

No, he’s not unlockable in Street Fighter 4, sadly. But he’s going to be playable in the oddball Japan-only Street Fighter Online: Mouse ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2009

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The Warriors Come Out To Play On XBLA

The 1979 cult classic film is getting another videogame adaptation in the form of a beat-em-up for Xbox Live Arcade. With The Warriors ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2009

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Resident Evil 5 Coverage Reignites Racism Debate

New impressions of Resident Evil 5 from Eurogamer and others have reignited the debate over whether or not the game’s portrayal of Africa ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2009

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The Death Star Costs $15.6 Septillion

Good news, wannabe galactic overlords: you can build a Death Star with currently available materials and technology. Bad news: it’ll cost you 1.4 ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2009

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Street Fighter 4‘s DLC Bonanza

Street Fighter 4 is getting a whole mess of downloadable content, including extra features and alternate costumes. Some of it’s free and some ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2009

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Left 4 Dead “Survival Pack” DLC Coming This Spring

Left 4 Dead will be geting a new multiplayer mode and two Versus campaigns as part of the “Survival Pack” DLC due for ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2009

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Man Chokes His Girlfriend With A Wii Controller

A man in Austin, Texas has been accused of trying to choke his girlfriend to death with the cord of a Wii controller ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2009

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Time Crisis Strikes iPhones

Reload! Time Crisis Strike, an iPhone version of the lightgun shooter, hits the iPhone’s App Store today. Reload! Oh if we could take ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2009

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America’s Army Nabs Five Guinness Records

America’s Army, the US Army’s free-to-play military shooter and recruitment device, has been awarded with five Guinness World Records, including Largest Virtual Army, ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2009

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Warhammer Online Population Drops to 300,000

The population of Warhammer Online has dwindled to 300,000 subscribers, a loss of 500,000 since November, according to figures announced by Electronic Arts ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2009

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Red Dead Revolver Finds Redemption This Fall

Red Dead Redemption, the sequel to 2004’s original Wild West shooter is coming this fall, Rockstar announced today. There will be blood. There ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2009

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Today Is “Entertainment Software Day” In Texas

Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially proclaimed today “Entertainment Software Day” in Texas. Hint: by “entertainment software” he probably means videogames. Guess “Videogame ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorFebruary 3, 2009

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