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No Ordinary Family Stars Hedging Their Bets on Second Season

With the superhero show struggling in the ratings, its stars are already looking for their escape routes. The superhero-themed family show No Ordinary ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Infamous 2 Dev Looking for Beta Tester Creativity

Registrations for Infamous 2’s beta test are now open, albeit only to US residents. Your work could appear in the upcoming open-world superhero/villain ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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EA Exec Loves Fox News

The head of the EA Games label says that developers shouldn’t be afraid to court controversy, as long as it fits with their ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Arkham City Dev Shows Off Moody Concept Art

Unsurprisingly, Gotham’s urban prison doesn’t look like a particular nice place to visit. Batman: Arkham City developer, Rocksteady Games, has released a few ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2011

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Nintendo Boss Says 3DS Ocarina of Time Boasts Mystery Improvements

The 3DS has more tools than then N64, but Nintendo is staying tight lipped about how it plans to use them. Nintendo boss ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Taiwanese Hotel Builds Sexy Batcave

The hotel is catering to a very specific kind of Batman fantasy. Batman isn’t known for his womanizing, but that hasn’t stopped the ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Motion Capture Makes Videogames Come Alive

Animating a realistic conversation from scratch is very difficult, so using real people as a base can make all the difference. Videogames’ ability ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Australian Ratings Board Upholds Mortal Kombat Ban

The game’s gory fatalities remain a sticking point for the Australian ratings board. The OFLC, the Australian equivalent to the ESRB, has upheld ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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French Gaming Mag Confirms Prey Sequel [UPDATED]

Details are rather scarce, but it looks like there are more portals and anti-gravity walkways in our future. The next issue of the ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Battlefield Dev Thinks Its Competition Is Getting Lazy

Developers have to occasionally take a leap and try something new, says DICE’s general manager. EA DICE’s Karl-Magnus Troedsson, says that his company’s ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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Angry Birds Dev Foresees Doom for Consoles

Mobile developers are more “nimble,” says Rovio’s business development head. Rovio Mobile’s Peter Vesterbacka, thinks that the days of console gaming are numbered. ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2011

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The Week in Review: Cocaine, Jedi and Lasers

In this week’s edition, Germans put holes in things with homemade laser guns, and Ubisoft cancels its raunchy Wii game in the UK. ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMarch 12, 2011

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