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Blizzard Announces Stream Awards for Twitch Streamers, $45k In Prizes

The 2013 Blizzard Stream Awards will recognize Twitch streamers in 14 different categories for the best Blizzard content in 2013. Twitch had a ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2014

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Update: Co-op Bomb Defusal Game Uses Oculus Rift, Razer Hydra

Developer Brian Fetter talks to The Escapist about competing in the Global Game Jam and future plans for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 30, 2014

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Final Fantasy XIV is AbleGamers’ Accessible Game of the Year

AbleGamers handed out six awards recognizing achievements for accessibility in gaming this year. The AbleGamers Charity announced their list of the year’s best ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2014

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Dungeons & Dragons Movie Lawsuit Gets Trial Date

Image Source: New Line Cinema / IMDb The legal dispute between Hasbro and Sweetpea Entertainment over the Dungeons & Dragons television and movie ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2014

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Hand-Painted, Stop Motion Vine Pays Tribute to The Banner Saga

Image Source: Josh Salmon on Twitter Artist and game developer Josh “Thistler” Salmon recreated the world of Stoic Studio’s The Banner Saga in ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2014

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Steam Adds Refund Option for Pre-Orders

Valve has added the ability to refund pre-orders for unreleased titles. The next time the siren song of a pre-order bonus on Steam ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2014

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Riot Announces Sunday Morning LoLz Comic Contest

Image Source: Riot Games Riot is offering some great prizes to League of Legends fans who submit a comic to the contest. Artistic ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2014

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Game of Thrones Featurette Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing Airs Feb. 9

A 15-minute featurette for HBO’s Game of Thrones will debut Sunday, February 9. The fourth season of Game of Thrones is still months ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2014

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Bats Hunt Frogs by Sensing Water Ripples Caused by Mating Calls

Image Source: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0. The love songs of male túngara frogs attract their own predators. Looking for love in the ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 25, 2014

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Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto Plans to Hire 100 New Devs Every Year

Image Source: Capcom Capcom has put recruitment at the center of its “five-year plan” to boost business. Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto has promised ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 23, 2014

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Engineers Develop Tiny, Self-Propelled Bio-Bots That Swim Like Sperm

The beating of heart cells powers the tiny bio-hybrid machines. A team of engineers has developed self-propelled bio-hybrid machines that swim using the ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2014

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L’Oreal Teams Up With Google Glass for Hair Styling Tutorials

Hair care giant L’Oreal USA is using Google Glass to make hair styling lessons from the stylist’s point of view. Hair styling tutorials ...

By Marla Desat Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2014

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