Shawn Andrich Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Rumors Continue About Built-In HD-DVD For The Xbox 360

Rumors suggesting that Microsoft is soliciting drive makers to build an internal HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360 have resurfaced. Digitimes, the site ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 13, 2006

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PS3 To Support Xfire

In a statement made during a conference call, Viacom revealed that the PS3 will support Xfire. Jim Bombassei, Viacom’s Senior Vice President of ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006

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iPod To Enter Gaming

Apple has announced that the new iPod will support casual games. While the new line of iPods do not feature many changes over ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006

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PS3 Launch Numbers Updated

In an analysts meeting late last week, Sony expanded on launch plans for the PS3 this November. After the initial shipment of 400,000 ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006

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Majesco Targets The Wii

While reporting third quarter results, Majesco has revealed plans to develop for the Nintendo Wii. After abandoning the premium games market to focus ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006

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Capcom Has No Plans For Dead Rising Patch

While Capcom acknowledges that the text in Dead Rising is too small for non-HD televisions, they do not intend to issue a patch ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2006

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Jane Jensen’s Grey Matter

After seven years out of the mainstream gaming market, the creator of the Gabriel Knight series catches up with the Escapist News Room. ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2006

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Sony’s Ken Kutaragi Discusses PS3 Delay

The Sony president and CEO concedes that a European delay will hurt the PS3’s prospects. In a brief statement to Reuters, Sony president ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2006

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Sam & Max Get A Date

Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock is set to debut October 17th on Gametap. The first “season” of Sam & Max is ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2006

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August Game Sales Up 17.5 Percent

The game industry continues to defy analyst expectations as August game sales beat last year’s numbers. NPD, a game market tracking group, reports ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2006

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Nintendo Wii Release Date And Price Point Rumors Refuted

Speculation continues as MCV reports the Wii will sell for £149. Nintendo UK has refuted the rumor. After MCV posted a rumor that ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 8, 2006

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PopCap And Sqaure Enix Team Up In Japan

PopCap has announced a partnership with Square Enix to distribute games online in Japan. Following the release of PopCap games over Valve’s Steam ...

By Shawn Andrich Legacy AuthorSeptember 7, 2006

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