Logan Frederick Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Codemasters Plans IPO

British publisher Codemasters plans a public stock offering. Codemasters, an England-based game publisher, has announced plans to go public at the end of ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2007

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Nasdaq Clears THQ

THQ is cleared from the threat of being delisted from the Nasdaq. Amidst Take-Two’s stock backdating scandal, publisher THQ has come out of ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 24, 2007

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Take-Two Finds Stock Backdating

Take-Two blames ex-CEO for abusing stock option grants. A month ago, an investigation committee at Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) uncovered various problems with the ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007

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Harmonix Discusses Guitar Hero and new Franchise

Guitar Hero developers discuss leaving the series and working on a new franchise. Only days after Neversoft began soliciting for Guitar Hero developers ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2007

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New York Law to Block Sales to Minors and Limit Violence

A series of New York laws plan to ban sales to underage gamers and limit violence presented in games. A couple of new ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2007

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XBox Live Arcade Limit Raised to 250 MB

1Up sources claim that Microsfot has upped the file size limit on XBox Live Arcade downloads. They can now be up to 250 ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2007

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Hip-Hop Gaming League Starts Second Season

The Hip-Hop Gaming League begins another season. Snoop Dogg’s Hip-Hop Gaming League (HHGL) announced the launch of their second season. New competitions include ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 22, 2007

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Acclaim Begins Closed Betas for MMOGs

Acclaim begins closed betas for two new massively multiplayer online games. Following our earlier reports that Shiny founder David Perry was working on ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2007

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Zombie Studios gets Represented with DDM

Developer Zombie Studios hires DDM for contract representation. Zombie Studios, of America’s Army and Rainbow Six: Covert Ops fame, enlisted Digital Development Management ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2007

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Playlogic to list on London Stock Exchange

European publisher Playlogic to go public on London stock market. Dutch game publisher Playlogic announced plans to become a publicly traded company on ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 19, 2007

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THQ and UFC Sign Publishing Deal

THQ signs deal with UFC to develop games based on the brand. THQ and the Ultimate Fighting Championship have inked a licensing agreement ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2007

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Rockstar Vienna Founders Start New Studio

Ex-Rockstar Vienna founders open Games-That-Matter Productions GmbH. A mere seven months following the May 2006 closing of Rockstar Vienna, Hannes Seifert, Niki Laber ...

By Logan Frederick Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2007

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