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Playing by Yourself Is Fine With Valve

Not every game needs the “stress” of multiplayer, says Valve project manager Erik Johnson. It seems to be an unwritten law these days ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

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Microsoft Kind of Denies Kinect Hack Claims

No modification to hardware or software equals no hack in Microsoft’s book. Despite what you might have heard, Kinect has not been hacked, ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 9, 2010

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Fist of the North Star Pre-Order Codes Dispensing Wrong Items

Downloading some new threads for your character is great. Unless, that is, you thought you were getting something a little more substantial. European ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Deleted Scenes Show Off Scrapped Psychic Subplot for Heavy Rain

Not everything that Quantic Dream thought up for Heavy Rain made it into the game, which is probably for the best. As part ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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PlayStation 3 Not Powerful Enough to Realize Gran Turismo Creator’s Dream

Gran Turismo 5 is a clean and beautiful as it can be, says Polyphony Digital boss Kaz Yamauchi, but not clean and beautiful ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Nintendo Claims Developer Interest in 3DS Outstrips the Original DS

Developers have been very proactive in coming up with ideas for the 3DS, says Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata. The 3DS can do pretty ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Designer Shines a Light on the Fall of Realtime Words

There’s not quite as much stabbing as you might find in Oedipus Rex or Hamlet, but the collapse of APB developer Realtime Worlds ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Big Fallout: New Vegas Patch Coming Soon

Relief is on its way for the bug-addled reaches of Fallout: New Vegas, but players will need to hold out for a few ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Rumor: PS3 Version of Mass Effect 2 Includes DLC, New Mission [UPDATED]

The first Mass Effect never made it to the PS3, and it seems like BioWare is doing everything in its power to make ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Corporate Interference Leads to Bad Games, Says THQ Exec

If you want to design games, says THQ’s EVP of core games Danny Bilson, you can’t be an executive. According to Bilson, game ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 7, 2010

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Ninja Gaiden 3 Not Bound by the Past, Says Team Ninja

Team Ninja wants the next Ninja Gaiden to be as interesting as possible to today’s gamers. When outspoken developer Tomonobu Itagaki was in ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 7, 2010

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BioWare’s Star Wars MMO Won’t Make Any Money, Says Free-to-Play Developer

The days of subscription-based MMOs are over, says Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz. It won’t be on shelves for months, but some people are ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 7, 2010

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