Keane Ng Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Microsoft Accused of Ignoring Disc-Scratching Problem

Microsoft may have turned a blind eye to the Xbox 360’s nasty habit of scratching discs, according to documents filed in a suit ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2008

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Hideo Kojima: Metal Gear Solid Film Is “Brewing”

The Metal Gear mastermind has revealed that progress on the MGS flick is moving along and that he’ll be very involved with the ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2008

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Job Recruiters Told Not to Hire WoW Players?

Might want to scratch “raid leader” off the resume: It seems that some job recruiters are instructed specifically to avoid hiring World of ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2008

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Midway Axes 25% of Staff, Cancels Games

As a part of “cost-reduction measures,” Midway is planning to lay off 25% of its staff nationwide, with the Austin studio being completely ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 16, 2008

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EA Unveils Dante’s Inferno

Abandon all hope ye who enter here. Electronic Arts has announced a videogame adaptation of the first part of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem. ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2008

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Noby Noby Boy Details and Release Date Emerge

The newest game from the creator of Katamari Damacy looks to be the most bizarre game since, well…Katamari Damacy. Set for a downloadable ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2008

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Cabinet Minister Urges Kids to Play More Games

Minister Tom Watson is telling kids across the UK to go forth and game, extolling the educational virtues of everything from the Wii ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 15, 2008

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Xbox Live Avatars Getting Third-Party Items In 2009

The future of Xbox Live‘s avatar system looks bright, with Microsoft revealing that avatars will support deeper integration in games and sport items ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 12, 2008

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Dawn of War Dev Says PC Gaming Will Never Die

PC gaming will be around as long as people are using PCs, the Dawn of War developer says, but piracy is not going ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 12, 2008

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Roger Ebert Admits Games Aren’t So Shabby

The preeminent film critic and thumb-extender who once said that “games could not be art” is admitting that games aren’t so bad, though ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 12, 2008

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Valve Releases Team Fortress 2 Update

Steam cilent updatin‘ mah game! Team Fortress 2 received a fairly significant patch today, which adds a number of notable gameplay tweaks to ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 12, 2008

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Warhammer Online Gets New Classes

The 1.1a patch for Mythic Entertainment’s Warhammer Online went live today, adding two new classes to the game in addition to a slew ...

By Keane Ng Legacy AuthorDecember 11, 2008

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