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Legend of Zelda Fan Video Shows Link’s Dark Side

It’s Link vs. Dark Link in Corridor Digital’s latest video. Over two and a half decades, The Legend of Zelda franchise has spawned ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorJune 3, 2013

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SMT IV Director Doesn’t Believe “Social Games Are Good Enough”

Kazuyuki Yamai, the director of upcoming Atlus RPG Shin Megami Tensei IV, wants to eliminate the notion that video games can’t be serious ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorJune 3, 2013

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J.J. Abrams’ Film Reboot Influenced Star Trek Online Expansion

The fate of the MMO’s versions of Romulus and Remus was determined by the 2009 Star Trek film. Tomorrow, Star Trek Online will ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 20, 2013

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SimCity DLC Coming This Month

Step right up to your own SimCity amusement park. Are you over that whole SimCity launch fiasco? Everything’s fixed now, right? And it’s ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2013

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Double Fine Seeking Rights to “Own Everything” It Makes

Citing “emotional attachment” and a need to “tidy things up,” Double Fine’s Tim Schafer wants the studio to have all rights to its ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 13, 2013

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Nintendo Reportedly Porting Mobile Games to Wii U

Sources report that Nintendo has offered conversion software to mobile developers in an attempt to increase Wii U sales. Nintendo has always had ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2013

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Plants vs. Zombies 2 Invading Lawns This Summer

The agonizing wait for a Plants vs. Zombies follow-up is almost over. It’s been four years since Plants vs. Zombies was originally released ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2013

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SimCity Creator: Gamers Have “Valid Concerns” About DRM

Longtime game designer Will Wright believes that video games are “falling way short” of living up to their potential. Before its troubled launch, ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2013

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Defiance Passes One Million Users in One Month

Players of Trion Worlds’ latest MMO have killed over 500 million hellbugs. Just one month after launch, Trion Worlds’ futuristic MMO Defiance has ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2013

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GTA V Gets Graphical Downgrade in San Andreas Engine

A fan’s recreation of a recent Grand Theft Auto V trailer shows what it might have looked like in 2004. Video games have ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2013

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New 3D Mario Reportedly Hitting Wii U in 2013

Nintendo is planning to release “a succession of Wii U titles” in the second half of 2013 to revive interest in the console. ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2013

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South Park: The Stick of Truth Still Coming in 2013

Despite a change in publishers and opposition from South Park Studios, Ubisoft’s upcoming South Park RPG won’t face more delays. Ever since its ...

By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2013

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