Logan Frederick Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Sega Stars Separate from Company

Big name developers from Sega’s heydays have quietly left the aging developer. Simon Jeffery, Chief Executive Officer at Sega Of America, joined the ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 12, 2008

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Funcom Employee Fired for Cybersex in Conan

A bit of online, in-game sex has resulted in the rapid unemployment of one Funcom employee. An unnamed Game Master for Funcom’s Age ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2008

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Pro Wrestler Wants More Violence in Games

WWE superstar Randy Orton is hoping developers will fight politicians and include “more violence” in games. Randy Orton was recently in London promoting ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2008

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Google Uses Portal for Programming Competition

Google has sponsored a coding contest for amateurs and professional programmers to solve a Portal-based algorithm problem. The Google Code Jam is Google’s ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 11, 2008

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Microsoft “Investing to Win” in Europe

David Gosen, Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Live and Microsoft, has plotted the company’s path to Xbox 360 success in Europe. “Xbox ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2008

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Obama was a Pong Player

Born August 4, 1961, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has lived through every gaming generation, seen the rise and fall of systems, yet ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2008

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Rare Reveals XBLA Goldeneye Legal Problems

The Viva Pinata people are having problems bringing their classic N64 Goldeneye game to the Xbox 360 due to a legal battle between ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 7, 2008

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THQ Calls For End of Console Cycles

With systems no longer limited to five-year lifespans, THQ CEO Brian Farrell has outlined the multiple system phases seen by modern game machines. ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 6, 2008

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Saint’s Row Worker Misses GTA‘s ‘Fun’

One of Saint’s Row 2 producers says the Grand Theft Auto franchise, its “biggest competitor,” has “lost a lot of the fun” it ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2008

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Team ICO Working on Something “Really Good”

PlayStation’s global development president has made some flattering yet vague remarks about Team Ico’s history and its next project. During an interview for ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 5, 2008

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Nintendo Chief on Add-ons, DS and Developing Countries

Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata sat one-on-one with the Wall Street Journal to discuss expansion into small countries, Wii MotionPlus and the DS’s non-gaming ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

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Sony Doesn’t Need Senior Citizens

The Playstation parent isn’t seeking out senior citizens or any other casual gamer group to boost sales. Instead of expanding its user base, ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorAugust 4, 2008

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