Mike Thompson Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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ESRB Spoils Twisted Metal‘s Scissor Face-Stabbing

Killing hospital patients. Severed heads. Stabbing people in the face with scissors? Yup, it’s a Twisted Metal game. The new Twisted Metal is ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2012

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Sherlock Holmes Investigating Star Trek 2

No, not Robert Downey Jr. I’m talking about Benedict Cumberbatch: The Sherlock Holmes who speaks with a real English accent. Star Trek 2 ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2012

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Kickstarter Sitcom Infects Real Life With Videogames

Do you wish life was more like a videogame? After watching the trailer for Glitch, you should be glad this isn’t actually the ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 5, 2012

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So Long, Bandai Entertainment

2012 is off to a rough start for anime fans, as one of the biggest distributors in North America is shutting down production ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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Firefly MMO Dev Vanishes Into Deep Space

Three years after the Firefly MMO was frozen, the group behind the game has quietly disappeared into the inky blackness of the ‘Verse. ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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The ECA Helps Fight SOPA

One more reason the Entertainment Consumers Association is amazing: The group has a web page set up that makes it easy for you ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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BioWare Gives Best ME 3 Pre-Order Bonuses To GameStop

Surprise, surprise: Pre-ordering Mass Effect 3 will net you bonus in-game content, but doing so from GameStop will provide you with the most ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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Bethesda And Interplay Settle Fallout Lawsuit

After years of legal maneuvers, the two companies vying for rights to Fallout have buried the legal hatchet. Bethesda and Interplay’s long-running lawsuit ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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Bastion 2 Not Happening Any Time Soon

Bastion has done really well, but Supergiant Games is moving on to a new, unrevealed project instead of a sequel. Bastion was the ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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ESA Refuses To Pull SOPA Support

Sorry, folks. The Entertainment Software Association still supports the enormously flawed Stop Online Piracy Act. Last week’s announcement that EA, Nintendo, and Sony ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 4, 2012

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Mark Wahlberg Admits His Apes Film Sucked

If you weren’t a fan of 2001’s Planet of the Apes, you’re not alone. Mark Wahlberg just admitted (on camera!) that he doesn’t ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2012

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[UPDATE] Ocean Marketing Attempts To Extort Former Client

Just when you thought the story about Paul Christoforo couldn’t get any more ridiculous, the man turns things up to 11. Moisés Chiullan ...

By Mike Thompson Legacy AuthorDecember 31, 2011

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