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Gamecube Ports Pikmin, Metroid for Wii

Nintendo’s Wii de Asobu program is bringing upgraded Gamecube classics like Pikmin, Metroid Prime and five other titles to the Wii for discount ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorOctober 3, 2008

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Game Industry People Lean Liberal

Based on political contributions by executives and developers, gamers have recently leaned left with their political views. A GamePolitics investigation discovered that members ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2008

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Jeff Green of GFW: Print is in Trouble

Jeff Green, the former Editor-in-Chief of Games for Windows magazine, has left journalism with the message that “print is in trouble.” Shortly after ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorOctober 2, 2008

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ECA Boss: Jack Thompson’s Still Trouble

Gamers may have rejoiced to hear that Jack Thompson was disbarred, but Hal Halpin, the founder of the Entertainment Consumers Association, cautions, “Jack’s ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorOctober 1, 2008

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Achievement-Heavy Games Sell Well

An Electronic Entertainment Design and Research report has found games with achievements tend to sell better than their prize-less counterparts. Based on sales ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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Rock Band for RPG of the Year?

Journalist Stephen Totilo is wondering what the term “role-playing” really means to the game industry and what games deserve the broad label. Titles ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2008

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The Suffering Offered for Free

Surreal Software’s 2004 survival horror game has been released online for free to promote the upcoming feature film. Next year, MTV Films will ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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Music Games Top Teens’ Most Wanted Holiday List

Retailer Game Crazy and Weekly Reader Reseach have found that 90 percent of “tweens” and teens ask for videogames for Christmas. Based on ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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Former ESA Boss Bashes Press Over Jack Thompson Coverage

Doug Lowenstein, the founder and longtime leader of the Entertainment Software Association, has written some choice words to the gaming media outlets for ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2008

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Analyst Claims Game Industry Safe from Economic Trouble

Wedbush Morgan securities analyst Michael Pachter isn’t seeing any major financial problems for the game publishers due to the tough worldwide economic times. ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2008

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Xbox Owners Vote for Obama

Barack Obama has won an Xbox Live presidential poll as part of Microsoft’s “Rock the Vote” promotion. Microsoft’s promotion of the “Rock the ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2008

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Rare Reacts to Peter Moore Comments

Banjo-Kazooie creator Rare is defending its relevance by sticking to its own style despite claims that the studio is a has-been by former ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorSeptember 26, 2008

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