Tom Goldman Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Final Fantasy VII Was Originally a 2D RPG

Square’s original plan for Final Fantasy VII was to keep things largely similar to the series’ 2D entries. An interview with Final Fantasy ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2011

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Beavis and Butthead to Take on YouTube, Jersey Shore

MTV has revealed what Beavis and Butthead will make fun of in an era where music television has completely changed. Now that Beavis ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2011

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Angry Detroit Citizens Fund RoboCop Statue

A statue of RoboCop is going up in Detroit even if the government isn’t behind it. In early February, a tweet sparked an ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 17, 2011

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Former Sony, Atari Execs Invest Heavily in Sci-Fi Browser RPG

Phil Harrison and London Venture Partners are banking on the popularity of free-to-play browser RPG Gunshine. Former Sony and Atari executive Phil Harrison ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2011

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Interview Reveals Post-Traumatic Stress of the Virtual Helpless

You know those imaginary people that always need rescuing in videogames? Their lives suck. In Q-Games’ PixelJunk Shooter, the player has to shoot ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2011

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New Challenger Believes It Owns Cloud Gaming

Thanks to a new patent, T5 Labs is challenging the likes of OnLive and Gaikai to a cloud gaming battle. Though OnLive believed ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2011

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Diablo III Looked Heavenly in 2005

Screenshots of Blizzard’s canned version of Diablo III have emerged from both hell, and heaven. Back in 2005, Blizzard decided to go back ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 16, 2011

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What on Tatooine is Star Wars: Detours?

LucasArts might have a new Star Wars game in the works that takes a detour from the norm. A recently discovered LucasArts trademark ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 15, 2011

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No Joke, Double Fine Tackling Sesame Street Kinect Game

Nobody could have guessed the next title to come out of the creative minds at Double Fine Productions. Everything about this announcement might ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 15, 2011

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Ubisoft: Digital Games Aren’t Profitable Enough

Ubisoft’s experiments with free-to-play games and social networking haven’t paid off yet. With videogame companies like Zynga flourishing without ever releasing any physical ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 15, 2011

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Kinect Phone Integration Unleashes Avalanche of Balls

Someday, Microsoft wants Windows Phone 7 users to torture Kinect players with a deluge of balls. A new video released by Microsoft gives ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 15, 2011

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Gabe Newell: The Next Videogame Billionaire?

Forbes Magazine calls Gabe Newell of Valve the next “billionaire of videogames.” Billionaires made by videogames are rare. They’re even rarer when not ...

By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorFebruary 14, 2011

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