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LEGO Unveils Brick-tastic Star Wars Tribute Posters

The LEGO Group has created a series of posters taking the imagery of Drew Struzan’s movie posters and giving them a LEGO spin. ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 10, 2015

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Google Planning New Ad-Free YouTube Subscription Service

Image Source: Bloomberg Google may debut its new YouTube subscription service as early as this year. Advertising is, for many websites, a necessity ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2015

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Fantastic Four‘s Thing Revealed

Image Source: Empire Jamie Bell’s version of the Thing will be created with motion capture and CGI. Of all the superhero movies on ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2015

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The Hobbit‘s Erebor Rebuilt as 55,000 Piece LEGO Sculpture

Image Source: Flickr LEGO Builder Michal Kazmierczak has constructed a massive diorama rebuilding the entrance to Erebor with 55,000 plastic bricks. I’m going ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2015

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Postal Rejected by Google Play for “Gratuitous Violence”

The Android version of 1997’s Postal is apparently too extreme for Google Play. RT: POSTAL was rejected by @googleplay due to GRATUITOUS VIOLENCE, ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2015

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D&D 5th Edition Gets Digital With New Fantasy Grounds Packs

Wizards of the Coast and SmiteWorks have released a new series of content packs for the digital role-playing software Fantasy Works. As much ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2015

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Go to Bed With Your Favorite Video Game Characters (In Quilt Form)

Image Source: Etsy Megan Healey creates and sells custom quilts and bedding based on retro video game characters. A few weeks ago my ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2015

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Star Wars Movies Releasing Digitally For the First Time

Image Source: Star Wars Disney and Lucasfilm have announced plans to release Digital HD editions of the prequel and original Star Wars trilogies. ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2015

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Revisit Game of Thrones‘ Most Murderous Moments Right Here

Image Source: GIF of Thrones Game of Thrones season five is almost here and The Escapist has created a handy new guide to ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 6, 2015

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The Bridge of the Warmech

Final Fantasy is a game that had me deeply and thoroughly scared on not one, but two separate occasions. The first time was, ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 4, 2015

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Posthuman Creator Surprised by Kickstarter Success

Posthuman creator Gordon Calleja wants to create a game where the outcome “depends completely on the perspective of the players.” You may recall ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 2, 2015

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GOG Offering Customers Chance to “Reclaim” Physical Games

GOG customers can now get free digital copies of select games by redeeming physical CD keys at the retailer’s website. I feel safe ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorApril 2, 2015

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