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Licensing Deals Could Rescue Star Wars 1313

With Disney ceasing internal development of Star Wars games, licensing deals might be Star Wars 1313’s only hope. The gaming world was stunned ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 4, 2013

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Trailer Shows off Wii U Exclusive Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut

A new trailer demonstrates the new version’s enhanced visuals, new boss battle strategies, and off-screen play on the Wii U GamePad. Despite a ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2013

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Simcity Urges Players to “Dump the Pump” With Nissan DLC

Simcity’s first bit of free DLC is now available on Origin. Product placement doesn’t have to be a bad thing. When it’s done ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2013

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Female League of Legends Champion Dons a New Wardrobe

Riot Games has overhauled champion Sejuani’s appearance to help her look more like a warrior. Generally speaking, if you’re a female character in ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2013

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Tomb Raider Launch Best in Franchise’s History

Despite failing to meet internal sales prediction, Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider exceeded previous franchise launch records. There was some gloom recently surrounding the ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2013

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Ubisoft Says to Expect More Annual Sequels

The Assassin’s Creed developer believes that annual sequels can continue as long as the games are good. Sequels have been big business this ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2013

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Shin Megami Tensei IV Coming to North America This Summer

Atlus has announced that North American gamers will get a chance to play the long-awaited sequel this summer. It’s been some time since ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2013

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StarCraft 2 Writer: Cinematics Tell “Very Important” Stories

Brian Kindregan claims that cutscenes can be used to tell stories in ways gameplay can’t. Back in the day, being cinematic in a ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2013

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Researchers Introduce Aromatic Advertising

Japanese researchers have invented LCD screens with precision smell projectors. It’s not a big secret that quite a bit of what people taste ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2013

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Creative Assembly Reveals Free-to-Play Total War: Arena

Total War: Arena will mesh traditional RTS mechanics with MOBA-style gameplay. The Total War series is one of the gold standard of the ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorMarch 29, 2013

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Journey Developer Hit the Beach to Learn the Art of Sand

Journey developer cites its desert setting as key to the game’s emotional experience. Be it the heat, the sand, or the ever present ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorMarch 29, 2013

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Bioware Working on a New IP

Bioware’s Casey Hudson has revealed that he and others within the company are developing a new franchise. Between its work on franchises like ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2013

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