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Update: Fez Studio Rereleases Save-Corrupting Patch

Microsoft wants “tens of thousands of dollars” for Polytron to fix its game. While patches for released games are normally meant to fix ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2012

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Wii U Launching Early to Compete With Tablets, Not Consoles

Nintendo doesn’t think it’s important to have the first console of the next generation. The next console generation is nigh, and this time ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2012

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RuneScape Boasts Most Players of Any MMO

Jagex celebrates 200 million users with a new boss and a look back at RuneScape‘s past. Quick, off the top of your head, ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2012

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Update: Torchlight Studio: iPhone MMO Stole Assets “Wholesale”

Runic Games claims that nearly identical character models and sound files constitutes more than just “inspiration.” From Angry Birds to Pocket Planes, mobile ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 20, 2012

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Pre-Orders Boost Ni no Kuni “Wizard’s Edition”

Namco Bandai will add a new item to the RPG’s bundle for each tier of copies bought. Pre-order bundles, one of developers’ tactics ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2012

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Epic’s Fortnite May Require Always-On Internet

Fortnite‘s “primarily” co-op gameplay may necessitate a constant connection. Since it was first popularized by Ubisoft way back in 2010, so-called ‘always-on’ DRM ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2012

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The Last of Us Won’t Rely on Cutscenes

Naughty Dog wants to “marry good storytelling with good gameplay” in The Last of Us. When most developers want to include a strong ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2012

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Collector Nabs One-of-a-Kind SNES Game for $12k

After two years of negotiations, a collector is now the proud owner of Nintendo PowerFest ’94. Ever since the SNES was discontinued in ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 19, 2012

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4chan Exacts Vengeance on Spiteful Fast Food Worker

Turns out 4chan isn’t the best place to brag about messing with people’s food. As a forum community that hinges on complete anonymity ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 18, 2012

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Michael Pachter Predicts Wii U Failure

An industry analyst thinks the Wii U will appeal mainly to “hardcore Nintendo fanboys.” The reaction to the Wii U after its unveiling ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 16, 2012

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Halo 4 Bundle Includes Tricked-Out 360

The only thing missing from the Halo 4 and Xbox 360 bundle is a Kinect. Let’s face it – the Xbox 360 is ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2012

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Epic Games: Fortnite is Designed for PC

For the first time in over ten years, Epic is launching a PC-exclusive game. Although Epic Games first debuted its next game Fortnite ...

By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2012

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