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Area 5 Kickstarts Outerlands Game Culture Documentary Series

Outerlands will be a six-episode documentary series on the people and culture of video games. Area 5, the creators behind I Am Street ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2014

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Bethesda Bundling Dishonored and Borderlands 2, Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Arkane Studios, Gearbox Software, Bethesda, and Irrational Games team up for game bundles on their popular titles. ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 17, 2014

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Black Butler Third Season Starting Production

The new Black Butler anime has been greenlit, and it could continue adapting parts of the original manga. A new Black Butler anime ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

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Japan Will Begin Taxing Foreign Downloads in 2015

Companies outside of Japan selling e-content to Japanese consumers will have to pay taxes. As early as fiscal year 2015, Japan will begin ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

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Plastic Surgery for Barbie App Removed After Outrage Over Sexism

An unofficial Barbie game about plastic surgery was marketed to children and taken down after Twitter protests. Apple and Google removed two similar ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

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Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises Nominated for Oscar Alongside Frozen

Hayao Miyazaki could get his second Oscar win with The Wind Rises, but Disney’s successful Frozen is a tough competitor. Hayao Miyazaki is ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

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Report: Fake Minecraft – Pocket Edition Scams Android Users

A modified version of Mojang’s Minecraft – Pocket Edition contained a Trojan to forcibly send text messages to premium-rate numbers. Several Russian third-party ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2014

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Gundam Creator Tomino Teams With Hollywood’s Legacy Effects

Image Source: Rico Shen Next week we will know what Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino has been up to with Hollywood’s Legacy Effects. Mobile ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2014

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Lupin III Motorcycle License Plates Issued in Japan

Lupin’s face will adorn motorcycles in Sakura, Japan. A certain animated master thief will be making his way through Japan in the form ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2014

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Braid Lookalikes Appear on Microsoft’s Windows Store

Breid, Brady’s Adventure, and Braidy Jump all clearly draw from platformer Braid by Jonathan Blow. Three games resembling platformer Braid have made their ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 15, 2014

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Japan Self-Defense Force Applications Rise With Adoption of Mascots

Three military-styled female anime characters are all what it takes to increase volunteer numbers in the Japan Self-Defense Force by 20 percent. Last ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2014

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Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD Brings Female Assassin Aveline to PS3

Assassin’s Creed Liberation‘s Aveline de Grandpré moves from Vita to PS3. Connor isn’t the only assassin getting involved in politics in America; Aveline ...

By Carly Smith Legacy AuthorJanuary 14, 2014

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