Michael Grimm Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

News

Epic Games Boss Responds to Criticism

Epic Games President Mike Capps recently sat down and defended his company’s business practices against International Game Developers Association (IGDA) claims that suggested ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 24, 2009

News

iPhone Owners No Longer Shaking Babies

Apple removes an infantile iPhone app after outcries from child welfare groups. The app in question involved a drawing of a sad baby ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 23, 2009

News

New Xbox 360 Anti-Piracy Measures?

New information suggests that Microsoft may have unveiled a new disc type that verifies authenticity online. A tech blogger recently noticed that after ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 21, 2009

News

Final Fantasy XIII Demo is Enormous

A recent tech analysis of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete and the accompanying demo of Final Fantasy XIII, has revealed that the ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 17, 2009

News

DSi Features Enhanced Anti-Piracy Measures?

Complaints and angry posts are popping up in assorted gaming forums regarding the DSi’s inability, or possibly refusal, to play bootlegged software. While ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 16, 2009

News

Edge Online’s Editorial Department Calls it Quits

After a disagreement over changing business direction, Edge Online’s editorial staff has decided to part ways with the company. The staff of 3 ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2009

News

Mike Tyson Finally Gets to Beat Up Aliens

17 years after its initial conception, the scrapped sequel to Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!, Mike Tyson’s Intergalactic Power Punch Is finally available. While a ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009

News

EA Wants Its Brass Knuckles Back

In an attempt to repair a mammoth PR blunder, EA has recalled promotional Godfather 2 brass knuckles that are illegal in many states. ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2009

News

Is GameStop’s Used “New” Games Policy Illegal?

A recent article suggested that GameStop’s practice of repackaging used games and selling them as new may violate FTC law The practice in ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 10, 2009

News

Realistic GTA Cop Car Mod Irks D.C. Police

Wahington D.C. police have requested that YouTube remove gameplay videos of a GTA:San Andreas mod that depicts realistic squad cars from the precinct. ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 10, 2009

News

Deciphering the “i” in DSi

In a recent interview, a Nintendo PR rep answered the burning question of what exactly the “i” in DSi stands for. Intelligent? Integrated? ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

News

Microsoft Purchasing Motion Tech Company?

Microsoft is allegedly purchasing Israeli company 3DV, a group involved in developing motion capture technology. There has been speculation for weeks about Microsoft’s ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 31, 2009

Posts navigation