Tom Goldman Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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College Using StarCraft to Teach Complex Management Skills

The University of Florida has added an honors class to its roster that applies the skills learned in StarCraft to the real world. ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 27, 2010

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BioWare: Games Are a Risky Art Form

BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka believes videogame development is an art form that requires an element of risk for innovation. The videogames as art ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 27, 2010

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Dungeon Defenders Gets Tower Defense In Your Diablo

A downloadable title from Trendy Entertainment aims to mix the best parts of tower defense with the best parts of Diablo, and includes ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 27, 2010

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Valve Canceled Fairy RPG to Make Left 4 Dead

If Valve hadn’t made Left 4 Dead, it would have developed an RPG about fairies instead. Before Valve came up with the idea ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 27, 2010

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Videogame Industry Worth Over $100 Billion Worldwide

A financial expert has tallied up the total value of the videogame industry’s companies, and it’s a whole lot of money. Paul Heydon ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 27, 2010

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Fan Fakes Sonic & Knuckles 3D Remake

A fan has remade Sonic & Knuckles with 3D graphics, but not everything is as it seems. Sonic just isn’t meant to be ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2010

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Doublebear’s Dead State Is Fallout Plus Zombie Apocalypse

The veteran RPG employees at Doublebear have pulled the tarp off of Dead State, an upcoming zombie-themed RPG. Developer Doublebear had been releasing ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2010

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BlizzCon 2010 Offers Attendees Deathwing Flavored Murloc Pet

Attendees of BlizzCon always get neat murloc-themed World of Warcraft items, and this year Blizzard is expanding them to StarCraft II as well. ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2010

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Secret Meanings of PlayStation Controller Symbols Revealed

The designer responsible for most of Sony’s videogame products has revealed what the PlayStation controller’s symbols actually mean, and that creating the original ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2010

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Metal Gear Solid: Rising Still Has Plenty of Stealth

Just because Metal Gear Solid: Rising is focused around a cyborg samurai doesn’t mean it won’t feature stealth-focused gameplay. Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2010

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Live Action Halo: Reach Trailer Depicts Spartan Sacrifice

A new live action trailer for Halo: Reach shows what the Battle of Reach would look like if it happened in real life. ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 26, 2010

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Parasite Eve Dual Pack Could Horrify PSN

A duo of PS1 survival horror RPGs could be hitting the PlayStation Network as a prelude to The 3rd Birthday. In the days ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorAugust 24, 2010

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