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Star Citizen Backer Gets $2,500 Refund

The California Attorney General ordered Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games to refund the money after it initially refused. Crowdfunding is pretty hit-and-miss. ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2016

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The Mini-NES Can’t Go Online, Will Never Get New Games

The 30 games that come pre-loaded on Nintendo’s “Mini-NES” will be the only games you’ll ever be able to play on the system. ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 15, 2016

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Evolve‘s Player Count Surpasses 1 Million

Evolve‘s numbers just keep going up and up. Last week, Evolve went free-to-play. It instantly, predictably, had a surge in new players that ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2016

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Valve Officially Condemns Steam Item Gambling

Valve has distanced itself and condemned the rising trend of Steam item gambling. Gambling with Steam items has become a big trend in ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 14, 2016

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Gul’dan Joins Heroes of The Storm

Gul’dan is a new ranged-assassin archetype character for Heroes of The Storm. Lots of big news for Blizzard fans this week, and Heroes ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2016

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Hearthstone‘s New Murloc Shaman Hero Unlocked Via Recruit-a-Friend

To unlock Morgl the Oracle, you’ll have to recruit a friend to Hearthstone and have them reach level 20. When Blizzard first introduced ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 13, 2016

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Team Fortress 2‘s New Matchmaking Changed Following Complaints

Team Fortress 2 fans were not happy with the harsh penalties imposed on players for leaving games early. Last week, America’s number 1 ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2016

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Nintendo Shares Rise 25% Following Successful Pokemon GO Launch

Nintendo has added over $7 billion to its market value, thanks to Pokemon GO. Love it or hate it, there is no denying ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 12, 2016

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Summer Games Done Quick Raises $1.2M For Charity

The annual charity speedrunning event raised over a million dollars for Doctors Without Borders. Games Done Quick is a group of insane lads ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2016

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System Shock Remaster Hits Kickstarter Goal

The System Shock remaster has raised the requested $900,000. If Bioshock was too far removed from its “spiritual predecessor” System Shock for your ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2016

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Evolve Player Count Increases 15,000 Percent After Going F2P

It looks like going free-to-play has done wonders for Evolve‘s player base. Earlier in the week, Evolve, the asymmetrical monster-hunting shooter from Turtle ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2016

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Starbound Release Date Finally Set

Starbound is finally coming out of Early Access on July 22. Starbound, the Terraria-esque space exploration and construction game from Chucklefish, is finally ...

By Steven Bogos Legacy AuthorJuly 9, 2016

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