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DayZ Creator: “A Console Port is Almost Certain”

Dean “Rocket” Hall tells us how the standalone DayZ title will squash hacking, and teases the future of the title on consoles. During ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2013

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The #1ReasonToBe at GDC

Some of gaming’s most influential women encourage others to join them. Following the success of the eye-opening #1ReasonWhy campaign – which has aimed ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 28, 2013

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Microsoft SmartGlass is “a Great Way to Spy on Your Kids”

Could SmartGlass act as a monitoring tool for parents? During a GDC talk today in San Francisco, Microsoft’s Rosa Thomas spoke to attendees ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 28, 2013

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DayZ Devs Toyed With F2P Model for Standalone Release

The cult zombie survival mod had a chance to go free-to-play in its retail iteration. At his “Designing DayZ” panel today at GDC ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2013

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Battlefield 4 Goes Hollywood in its Official Gameplay Debut

With more set pieces than you can throw a flaming helicopter at, EA’s top shooter franchise declares itself eligible for another round. At ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2013

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BioShock Infinite Review: A Head in the Clouds

Bioshock Infinite is the first game from developer Irrational Games since the original BioShock title. And, as the television ads have firmly hammered ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2013

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Win Arma III Alpha Lite During Today’s Escapist Livestream!

Stream starts at 3pm EST (8pm GMT), and we have a whopping 33 copies of Arma III Alpha Lite to give away. It’s ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2013

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Gears of War: Judgment Review – 49 Shades of Gray

If I had played Gears of War: Judgment in 2007, I’d probably be spending the majority of this review swooning over the gritty, ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 18, 2013

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GDC 2013 Will Host Last Ever Game Design Challenge

As indie games become more popular, innovative thinking is harder to showcase. The Game Design Challenge held each year at the Game Developers ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2013

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Arma III Preview: A Taste of Brilliance

Two hours. That’s approximately how long it took from the moment the Arma III alpha build was released to the public until there ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 7, 2013

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Iran Sends Snipers to Exterminate Giant Mutant Rats

No, this isn’t the plot of a B movie, this is actually happening. Tehran, the capital of Iran, has a rat problem. No, ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2013

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Scientists Stick Eyes on Tadpoles’ Rears… And They Work

Tadpoles prove to be even more awesome than we already thought. Wouldn’t it be great to be a scientist? You could wake up ...

By Mike Wehner Legacy AuthorFebruary 28, 2013

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