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Nintendo’s Wii U Showcase is Too Cool For a Press Conference

Nintendo will host a “software showcase” just prior to E3’s official opening, featuring hands-on time with upcoming Wii U titles. Nintendo shocked the ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 7, 2013

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Patch 3.0 For SimCity Promises to Fix Traffic (Again)

The patch is being prepped for deployment later this week, and aims to improve traffic, add variation to hotels, and fix bugs. If ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 7, 2013

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Valve Wants to Use Your Sweat as a Gaming Device

Mike Ambinder, Valve’s experimental psychologist, talks about the possibility of sweat detection and eye-tracking for videogames. The fact that Mike Ambinder is even ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2013

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Michael Biehn: Dev Already Has Blood Dragon Sequel In Mind

Blood Dragon‘s lead voice actor says the sales of the game have exceeded five times initial expectations. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2013

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Sony Exec: PS4 Versions of Multiplatform Games Must Be The Best

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida says the biggest challenge with the PS4 was to make it attractive to third-party developers. “We need ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2013

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Ex-Dreamworks Animator’s Ghost of a Tale Shows Off Its Assets

As the game’s crowdfunding campaign nears its end, the developer has uploaded some new character clips. Ghost of a Tale is a small ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 5, 2013

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Mega Man Creator To Young Devs: Be Daring, Be Adventurous

Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man and Dead Rising, hosts a class called “Inafune Academy”, where young game developers attend to learn about ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2013

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Next Die Hard Will Be Set In Japan

John McClane is set to have his sixth “unluckiest day ever,” this time in the Yakuza-laden land of the rising sun, tentatively titled ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2013

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Starbound Pre-Orders Raise $1 Million, Reach All 3 Stretch Goals

A new playable race, fossils, and starter pets will be added to the game on release due the team reaching all 3 of ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2013

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Famicom (NES) Creator Had No Faith In The Console’s Success

Masayuki Uemura, the creator of the Famicom, says the console’s unique color scheme was based on his boss’ favorite scarf. This year, Nintendo ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2013

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Blood Dragon Launch Trailer Puts Its Balls To the Wall

The completely absurd Far Cry 3 spin-off will receive the freshly minted R18+ rating in Australia due to a “high-impact sex scene.” Far ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2013

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League Of Legends‘ “All Random All Mid” Mode Gets Official

The latest League of Legends patch adds an official matchmaking queue for the fan-favorite “ARAM” mode. League of Legends is a very fun ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorApril 30, 2013

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