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Yes, We Really Can Be Bribed With Cookies

We’ve been telling you for years that we can be bribed with a good batch of cookies, and one enterprising developer finally listened. ...
By Susan ArendtMay 4, 2011
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Nintendo Drops Wii Sports From Wii Bundle, Slashes Price

The Nintendo Wii is getting a new bundle at a newly slashed price, along with a lineup of budget-priced games. After rumors had ...
By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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Robotics Firm Builds Pirate-Watching, Boat-Climbing Spybot

Pirates beware, because this new robot can sneak up on you and watch you while you sleep. Pirates – the kind who steal ...
By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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THQ Blames Homefront Single Player for Lukewarm Reviews

Four hour campaigns apparently don’t make for happy reviewers. When near-future, “what if?” shooter Homefront came out in March, the reviewer reaction to ...
By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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Black Thor Actor Talks About Racist Comic Book Fans

Magic and monsters are fine, but a black guy playing a Norse god? That’s taking things too far. Idris Elba, who plays Heimdall ...
By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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Super Mario Propaganda Paints Plumbers As the Enemy

If Bowser ever had to mount a propaganda campaign against the Mario brothers, this is how he’d do it. It wasn’t a cakewalk ...
By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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Sony Declines to Appear Before U.S. Congress

Sony says “thanks, but no thanks” to an invitation to testify before a U.S. Congressional hearing on “The Threat of Data Theft to ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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Rumor: Nintendo Still Not Going With Hard Drive for Wii 2

The next Nintendo console may not have the advantage of significant internal storage. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles are currently sold ...
By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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The 50 Worst Fails in Tech History

The wonders of modern technology are impressive but as this list of “The 50 Worst Fails in Tech History” proves, not every idea ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2011
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Remedy: The Sooner We Go Digital the Better

The developer of Alan Wake and Max Payne thinks that the games industry will be better off the day it leaves physical retail ...
By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2011
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Sony Sought Security Staff Shortly After Shutdown

Sony was already looking for an “Application Security Analyst” the day after PSN shut down following an external break-in. It’s been almost two ...
By John Funk Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2011
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The Escapist’s Webby Wins

Today, it was our great pleasure to receive notice from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences that The Escapist won three ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2011

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