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Michael Cook Legacy Author
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    What Your Archmage Build Says About You

    In September 2010, eight months after the release of their space epic Mass Effect 2, developers BioWare discussed some of the strange statistics ...
    By Michael Cook Legacy AuthorNovember 4, 2011
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    In the long, scorching, cabin-feverish summer of 2009, a single thing kept my sanity afloat. At night, when the tarmac had cooled and ...
    By Michael Cook Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2010
    Outside the Box

    Story Time with Agent 47

    They say everyone has a story in them. So far, Jim has managed to conjure up three. He’s not quite made the bestseller ...
    By Michael Cook Legacy AuthorJanuary 20, 2009
    The Future of Gaming

    There Is Research To Be Done

    As researchers go, Robin Baumgarten isn’t especially unusual. He sits down at his desk, does his calculations and runs his experiments. Tucked away ...
    By Michael Cook Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2008
    Myths and Legends

    Hero Worship

    The gaming industry has always been a prime target for a few good therapy sessions, and it only takes one look at the ...
    By Michael Cook Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2008
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