Michael Grimm Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Rock Band Franchise Pulls in $1 Billon

NPD Group officially announced today that MTV/Harmonix’s Rock Band franchise has made $1 billion at retail in North America alone. Surprisingly it took ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

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Sony Accidentally Reveals Four New Games

While unveiling upgrades to their new cross platform engine, Sony specifically mentioned four unheard of games. The four games were mentioned as Sony ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2009

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Microsoft Rep Slams PS3 and Killzone 2

In a recent interview, Xbox 360 product management director Aaron Greenberg talked a sizable amount of smack to Sony after NPD sales figures ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2009

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Sony Clamping Down on Employee Paychecks

In a strong effort to battle plummeting profits, Sony will freeze its workers’ salaries starting in April. In an announcement that’s certain to ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 19, 2009

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Beyonce Joins Nintendo’s Army of Celebrity Spokespeople

In a recent interview, Beyonce, aka Sasha Fierce, aka the girl from Goldmember, talked videogames on the set of a promotion for Nintendo’s ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 19, 2009

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Microsoft “Finishes the Fight” in Xbox Live Lawsuit

Following the announcement earlier this week that PalTalk was suing for alleged copyright infringement, Microsoft has settled out of court for an undisclosed ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2009

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Japanese Schools Want Nintendo DS in Curriculum

Starting this January, ten Japanese elementary and middle schools will be distributing Nintendo DS systems to their students as educational tools. Obviously the ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2009

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Call of Duty 4 Boasts at Least 11m Unique Users on XBL

Everyone knows that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a supremely popular game, but you might be surprised to know just how ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 13, 2009

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Miyamoto Still Eager to Put the General Public Ahead of the Fans

In a recent Famitsu interview, Shigeru Miyamoto expressed the difficulties he had working with Nintendo and its gamer-centric mindset. Miyamoto detailed his frustrations ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2009

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What Kind of Cash Do Game CEOs Make?

As game companies struggle to stay afloat in this turbulent economy, the question arises: How much do gaming CEOs make? Unsurprisingly, the general ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2009

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Get High, Shortchange Your Gamerscore

It used to be the prevalent anti-drug message was that you’d either overdose or end up in jail, but it appears that the ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2009

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Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Patch Coming Soon

Jimmy Rey, via Capcom’s Unity blog, has announced details about the upcoming patch for Street Fighter 2 HD Remix and its release date. ...

By Michael Grimm Legacy AuthorMarch 6, 2009

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