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DayZ Sells 800,000 in First Month

DayZ creator Dean Hall says that game’s fast success is “crazy” and has vastly exceeded all projections. Last month DayZ joined Steam Early ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 6, 2014

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Town to Change Name to “King’s Landing” for Game of Thrones Release

Image Source: Amazon For one week, starting on February 17th, the UK town of Kings Langley will change its name to King’s Landing. ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2014

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Star Wars Comics Leaving Dark Horse for Marvel in 2015

Image Source: GamerFrolic After more than 20 years at Dark Horse, the Star Wars franchise will be moving to Marvel Comics in 2015. ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2014

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Microsoft Studios VP “Respects” Sony’s Focus on First-Party IPs

Image Source: CVG Microsoft Studios’ Phil Spencer recently came out with some kind words for Sony and Nintendo. When I think of competition ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2014

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Updated: Bethesda: Fallout Games Back on Steam a “Priority”

We’re working to return classic @Fallout games (1, 2, Tactics) to Steam and will provide an update when they’re ready to go.— Bethesda ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2014

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League of Legend Dev Responds to Greed Accusations

According to president Marc Merrill, Riot Games success is a result of careful investment in a “really fun game.” There are parties in ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2014

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Blizzard Warns World of Warcraft Players About “Disker” Trojan Virus

Blizzard says that PCs with the “Disker” virus may need to reformat to remove it. Hoping to tip people off to a potential ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2014

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Movies Passing the Bechdel Test for Sexism Earned More in 2013

Image Source: Vocativ Blockbusters that passed the Bechdel Test did better overall in 2013 than those that failed. It’s fairly well accepted that ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

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Path of Exile Accumulated 3.7 Million Player Accounts in 2013

Lead developer Chris Wilson hopes to expand Path of Exile with new localizations in 2014. In case you haven’t heard of Path of ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

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Valkyria Chronicles III Gets Vita Compatible English Fan Translation

The Valkyria Chronicles 3 Translation Project has released a working patch translating the game’s text into English. Back in the dark early days ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Will Be a “Tutorial” For The Phantom Pain

According to series creator Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be “hundreds of times larger” than Ground Zeroes. Metal ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

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Star Wars Re-imagined As a 1980’s Anime

Star Wars: The Lost 1980’s Anime envisions a franchise complete with lightsaber hands, scorpion shape-shifts and giant transforming robots. There was something arguably ...

By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

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