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Warhammer Online Dev Responds to Layoff Rumors

Mythic‘s Mark Jacobs has responded to rumors that Mythic is losing a large chunk of its staff as a result of company-wide layoffs. ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 20, 2009

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U.S. Army Announces America’s Army 3

The U.S. Army announced today that America’s Army 3, the newest version of its interactive recruitment brochure, will be released later this year. ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 20, 2009

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Forbes: Rock Band A “Shameless” Knockoff

In a profile of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Forbes called Rock Band a “shameless” knockoff of Guitar Hero. In a move worthy of ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2009

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GameTap Scaling Back Free Games Service

GameTap will be requiring gamers to upgrade to a Gold membership to gain access to a number of games it has been offering ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2009

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“Mortal Kombat Murderer” Gets 36 Years

Lamar Roberts, who pleaded guilty to charges of killing a seven-year-old girl while acting out moves from Mortal Kombat, was sentenced to 36 ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2009

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Gravity in Super Mario Bros: A Study

From the people that brought you the “Speed of a minibike in Jackass Number Two” study comes “Acceleration due to gravity: Super Mario ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2009

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Keanu Reeves Starring In Cowboy Bebop Movie

Woah. Fox is producing a live-action adapation of the beloved anime series Cowboy Bebop, with Keanu Reeves starring as space cowboy protagonist and ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2009

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Gamers Drawn to Challenge Not Violence, Says Research

Research by the University of Rochester shows that gamers are more drawn to challenge and problem solving than violence in games. The research, ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2009

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Seaman DS In the Works?

Remember that really weird Dreamcast game where you raised a virtual fish with the face of some Japanese guy using crappy voice recognition ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2009

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BioWare Publishing Dragon Age Prequel Novel

BioWare and Tor Books are publishing Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, a prequel novel that will set up the universe and storyline for ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2009

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Facebook Shuts Down Whopper Promotion

Facebook has banned a Burger King promotion that gave out a voucher for a free Whopper sandwich if users removed ten friends from ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2009

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New Indiana Jones Game Scrapped?

LucasArts‘ new Indiana Jones game may have been canceled, according to rumors. The new Indiana Jones game for the Xbox 360 and PS3 ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2009

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