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What Were the Odds?

What Were the Odds?

What Were the Odds?

Chaos: Battle of the Wizards

Strictly speaking, the game didn’t come from nowhere, just the closest local equivalent: Penkridge Market. A village sitting halfway between the nowhere Midlands ...
By Kieron Gillen Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2007
What Were the Odds?

Free Fall: Running with Armadillos

“If I have seen further [than certain other men] it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton I’m ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2007
What Were the Odds?

Bethesda: The Right Direction

Creating the Son of Perdition Without Chris Weaver, Trip Hawkins wouldn’t be the antichrist. Think of Weaver as an antichrist enabler, the man ...
By Joe Blancato Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2007
What Were the Odds?

A Prayer for Prey

When the subject of vaporware comes up, the conversation inevitably turns to 3D Realms and games like Duke Nukem Forever and Prey. While ...
By Matt Forbeck Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2007
What Were the Odds?

Ion’s Other Game

After Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 shuffled off the shelves and Daikatana collapsed under a pile of hype and dead frogs, Ion Storm ...
By Shannon Drake Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2007
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