Logan Westbrook Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Dead Rising Producer Outlines His Grand Plan for the Future

Keiji Inafune says that he wants to make the games he could never make while at Capcom. Not one to rest on his ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2010

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Japanese Coder Creates Predator Kinect Hack

New hack provides hours of invisible fun, without the decapitation, mandibles, or thermonuclear devices of your standard Predator. One of the coolest things ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 3, 2010

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UK Retailers Worried Over Tax Hike Hurting Profits

Some smaller retailers are supposedly contemplating giving up new game sales entirely, as it simply won’t be worth their time. An upcoming increase ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Making Our Virtual Playthings Real

The fortunes of videogames themselves may rise and fall, but videogame toys are consistently successful. From statuettes of Devil May Cry’s Dante to ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Shift 2: Unleashed Dev Attacks Rivals Over “Irrelevant” Cars

You can add hundreds of cars to your game, says Shift 2: Unleashed’s lead designer, but people will ignore most of them. Andy ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Uncharted Director Changing Drake’s Back Story

Treasure hunters better beware, because here comes Nathan Drake: International Treasure Cop. The casting of Mark Wahlberg in the lead role isn’t the ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Criminals and Vampires Coming to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Character videos uncovered in the PC version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light has pushed Crystal Dynamics into acknowledging four of ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Team Meat Adds PETA Parody to Super Meat Boy Roster

Team Meat is trying to rattle PETA’s cage, mocking the animal rights organization for its inability to actually do anything substantial. Never let ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Research Review Finds No Conclusive Link Between Games and Violence

Videogames only effect behavior for a very short amount of time, suggests Australian review into violence and gaming. The idea that playing violent ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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