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Battle: Los Angeles Trailer is Out of This World

Alien invasion flicks are notorious for being cheesy and dumb, but this trailer makes Battle: Los Angeles look like it might be an ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 13, 2010

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Spider-Man Coming to Wal-Mart as an Exclusive

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is coming out on PC soon, but the only place to snag it over Thanksgiving Weekend in North America is ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 12, 2010

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South Koreans Aren’t Playing StarCraft II

South Koreans love StarCraft, but they totally aren’t digging StarCraft II. In case you don’t know this, StarCraft is incredibly popular in South ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 12, 2010

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Two Worlds Publisher Ends Legal Battles

After some nasty lawsuits and some really ugly press, SouthPeak Games has announced a settlement with CDV. SouthPeak Games hasn’t had much good ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 10, 2010

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DDO Mods Accidentally Go Ban-Crazy

Turbine accidentally turned Chaotic Evil with its ban-hammer over the weekend, though now it seems to be acting in a Lawful Good fashion. ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 10, 2010

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Couple Earns £325,000 With Doctor Who Smarts

How strong is your Doctor Who trivia Kung-Fu? For one couple, it was strong enough to net them £325,000 on a British TV ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 10, 2010

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Gaze (and Dread) Upon This Stunning Lovecraft Art

Eldritch horror never looked so good… Stephen King once called H.P. Lovecraft “the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.” This ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Enslaved Made Namco’s Sales Worse

Namco’s sales numbers this year haven’t been great so far, but with Enslaved‘s underperformance, it looks like the publisher will lose even more ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Listen to the Audio of Last Week’s SCOTUS Arguments

There’s been a lot of coverage to read about the recent Supreme Court videogame case, but now you can actually listen to the ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2010

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Go to College, Fight Zombies With Nerf Weapons

Contrary to what you might think, Nerf weapons are apparently great for holding off the zombie hordes when they invade your college campus. ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2010

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Wolfire Games Issues “Beard Ultimatum”

Wolfire Games wants you to help humiliate one of its team members by taking (virtual) part in his beard-shaving via YouTube. Wolfire Games ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2010

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Nintendo Sounds Make the Ultimate Mario Costumes

How do you make a great Mario costume for your kids, complete with authentic sounds? You hack it. Mario and Luigi were pretty ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2010

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