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God of War Creator David Jaffe Strikes Back at Online Critics

Jaffe says he’s confused about why people would criticize his preference for making Sony exclusives over multiplatform titles. Whatever your opinion of David ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 1, 2010

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Rumor: Joss Whedon Turned Down Buffy Reboot

The producers of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie reboot wanted Whedon on board, say insiders. The announcement that a reboot of the ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 1, 2010

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Buying Rock Band Developer Harmonix Like Catching a Falling Knife, Says EA

Whoever buys Harmonix runs the risk of doing themselves more harm than good, says EA’s CEO. It may be the distributor for the ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorDecember 1, 2010

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LoveFilm Marketing Boss Backs Publishers in Pre-Owned Sales Battle

It’s only right that publishers try and make as much money from their games as possible, says LoveFilm executive. The videogame industry has ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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CliffyB: Gears of War Announcement at Spike VGAs Will Surprise People

The Gears of War announcement will also be “awesome,” says Epic Games’ design director. Epic’s CliffyB, more properly known as Cliff Bleszinski, has ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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Pixel Art Experiment Strips Iconic Characters Down to Their Bare Essentials

Can you still recognize a character when it’s cut down to just 16 colored squares? That’s what one internet artist seems to be ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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EA Learned From Mirror’s Edge Mistakes

New ideas can work, says EA Games president Frank Gibeau, but they have to be presented just right in order to do so. ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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Swedish Court Rejects Pirate Bay Appeal

Rather than make things better for the Pirate Bay quartet, a Swedish appeals court has made things much worse, adding nearly $5 million ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

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Capturing the Flag in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is deliberating over whether the first amendment applies to videogames. Thankfully, the industry put its best foot forward when it ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

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Michael Bay Vigorously Denies Claims of 3D Problems on Next Transformers Movie

The Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon director claims that his movie pushes the boundaries of 3D film making. Don’t say anything bad ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

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Sega Wipes Sonic 4 Leaderboard Clean

According to the Sonic 4 leaderboards, everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog has learned how to teleport. Rampant cheating has prompted Sega to completely reset ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

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Rumor: Evil Ryu and More Evil Akuma Coming to Super Street Fighter IV

Leaked screenshots hint that a level of martial arts villainy as yet unseen on a modern console may be on its way to ...

By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

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