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After Arkham City, Rocksteady May Fly With Superman

The man who wrote Arkham City thinks Rocksteady should consider Superman (or Captain Marvel or Green Lantern) for its next game. With Batman: ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2011

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Fox Won’t Share Simpsons Profits With Actors

The cast of The Simpsons is willing to take a pay cut for part of the profits from the show, but Fox doesn’t ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2011

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DC Reboot Sells Like Super-Powered Hotcakes

The reboot may have offended purists, but DC’s laughing all the way to the bank. DC’s total reboot of all its comic lines ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2011

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Graphics Card Drivers To Blame For Rage‘s PC “Issues”

Sure, the “issues” make Rage nigh-unplayable, but Bethesda wants you to know these problems aren’t the company’s fault. Rage just came out today, ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2011

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These Street Fighter Chucks Are A Knock-Out

The good news is that these shoes look amazing. The bad news is that they’re (literally) one of a kind. It’s been a ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2011

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Microsoft Accidentally Identifies Chrome As “Severe Threat”

Talk about embarrassing: Thanks to a tiny error, Microsoft’s security tools removed Chrome from almost 3,000 folks’ computers. We generally trust anti-virus software ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2011

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BioWare May (Eventually) Go For A Mass Effect MMO

BioWare won’t commit to a Mass Effect MMO quite yet, but the studio isn’t saying it won’t happen, either. Over the past few ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2011

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Dead Island DLC Delayed Even Longer

Sorry, folks. Sounds like Dead Island‘s DLC pack is going to stay buried for a little longer. Earlier this month, Techland announced that ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 30, 2011

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Stephen King’s Scaring Up A Sequel To The Shining

Classic horror novel The Shining is getting a sequel, starring a group of elderly vampires driving RVs. Novelist Stephen King has been teasing ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2011

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Apple’s Announcing A New iPhone Next Week

Apple wants to “talk iPhone” at a press conference next week, but it won’t reveal much else We’ve all known that Apple’s new ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2011

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Howling Reboot Takes Disappointing Direction

The classic werewolf flick The Howling is getting rebooted, only without the intelligence, humor, or cool-looking lycanthropes of the original. When it comes ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2011

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Creepy Witches Graveyard Discovered In Italy

Double, double, toil and trouble … Just in time for Halloween, some real-life witches have been found over in Italy. Also appropriate for ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorSeptember 27, 2011

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