Logan Frederick Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Sega Sponsors First Sonic Convention

Following the fanfare Sega received after celebrating Sonic’s 15th anniversary, the developer is hosting the first conference dedicated to its moneymaking hedgehog. Sega ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 26, 2008

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Nintendo Clarifies Commercial Music Mixup

A Nintendo representative has explained why the Paper Mario commercial lawsuit was dismissed. Only a couple of days after the filings for a ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 26, 2008

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Guitar Hero III Gets World of Warcraft Track

Blizzard blares its heavy metal Murloc anthem on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The fist sign of synergy after the Activision Blizzard ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 26, 2008

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Why BioShock Should Have Failed

BioShock Lead Programmer Chris Kline has claimed that the wildly successful title “should have failed.” Speaking at the Paris GDC conference, Kline disclosed ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2008

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Rumor: Kratos Coming to Soulcalibur IV

Sony’s iconic God of War character is potentially joining the PlayStation 3 Soulcalibur IV cast. Quartermann, Electronic Gaming Monthly‘s rumor investigator, claims in ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2008

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Nintendo Sued Over Commercial Music

A recording from the 1993 Quentin Tarantino flick True Romance has been illegally played in an advertisement for Paper Mario. Morgan Creek Productions ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008

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ESRB Site Plugs Early Game Leaks

The leading videogame ratings organization is offering publishers protection from revealing their games on the ESRB website. Search functionality on the Entertainment Software ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2008

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Microsoft: WiiWare Not Supporting Small Studios

Chris Satchell of Microsoft has found Nintendo’s WiiWare service “confusing”. When Nintendo’s original games download service WiiWare was released, Nintendo challenged Microsoft and ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2008

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Soundtrack Completed

All 41 Aerosmith-selected songs have been confirmed for the band’s upcoming Guitar Hero game. With less than a week before its North America ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2008

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PSP Piracy is a Problem, Sells Systems

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe President David Reeves is upset over Playstation Portable piracy, despite the boost it gives hardware sales. Speaking at Sony’s ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2008

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Red vs Blue Crew Starts Supreme Commander Show

Rooster Teeth Productions is creating a Supreme Commander machinima mini-series. Sponsored by Supreme Commander developer Aspyr (indicated by the advertisement at the end ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2008

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Tecmo Slaps Gag On Itagaki

Itagaki’s old employer has bitten back by legally limiting his ability to talk about Tecmo while in litigation. When Team Ninja and Ninja ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2008

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