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Kixeye Recruits With Unicorns, Helicopters, Maniacal Children

Kixeye invites developers to join “the best damn gaming company on the planet”. When it comes to recruitment campaigns for the game industry, ...
By Marshall Lemon Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Android Gaming Tablet Launching With Controller

The Wikipad will feature open-source touchscreen gaming with optional buttons. The gaming world has been keeping a very close eye on the upcoming ...
By Marshall Lemon Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Law Firm Accuses Zynga Execs of Insider Trading

Zynga employees were stuck with plummeting shares as their bosses cashed out and made millions. Things really haven’t been going Zynga’s way this ...
By Sarah LeBoeuf Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Robomodo: Tony Hawk HD’s Success Merits a “Fuller Game”

Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD’s solid sales mean the classic Tony Hawk formula might be making a comeback. Tony Hawk pro Skater HD ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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More Sophisticated Games May Follow PEGI Enforcement

Cracking down on sales to minors may allow more mature titles to flourish. Now that the UK can legally enforce PEGI ratings on ...
By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Goes Free-to-Play

TOR will offer both subscription and free-to-play models this fall. Last September, one of EA’s competitors predicted that Star Wars: The Old Republic ...
By Marshall Honorof Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Our Little Pony

[folder_nav] [folder_nav] We usually try to avoid tackling controversial “issues” in Critical Miss. This is a space for tired Pokemon jokes and odes ...
By Grey Carter Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Celebrity Graffiti Artists Sign on for Papo & Yo

Graffiti “is a treasured art form,” according to Papo & Yo developer Minority. When it was first unveiled in 2011, one of Papo ...
By Victoria Earl Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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GNU Project Founder Calls Steam on Linux “Unethical”

The GNU movement’s founder doesn’t like the idea of DRM on an open-source platform. Recently, Valve’s Gabe Newell claimed that gaming would help ...
By Jeremy Wilkinson Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Rumor: Bethesda Claims S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Rights

The rights to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise are reportedly now in the hands of Bethesda. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth among ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Plot Inversions

It might be my imagination but it seems like triple-A games have been putting more emphasis on story lately. There was Spec Ops ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012
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Dr. Horrible Comes to Television

The web series Joss Whedon made to circumvent a writers strike will finally air on CW. Back in 2007, when the Writers Guild ...
By Marshall Lemon Legacy AuthorJuly 31, 2012

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