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BioWare Founders Dr. Greg Zeschuk and Dr. Ray Muzyka Leave BioWare

The co-founders of BioWare–Dr.  Greg Zeschuk and Dr. Ray Muzyka–have left BioWare after 17 years with the developer.  In that time, the doctors were responsible for some of the greatest RPG series in gaming history–series like Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars:  Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect.  BioWare promises to [...]

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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Industry, Multiple Systems, News, PC, PS3, Xbox
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Zynga Hires John Tobias and Mark Turmell

Social gaming giant Zynga has hired two industry heavyweights:  Mortal Kombat co-creator John Tobias and Midway/EA veteran Mark Turmell. -Nick’s take:  While this isn’t a sexy new game announcement or anything like that, this is still pretty big news.  Mr. Tobias and Mr. Turmell are gaming industry legends that have helped shape the business in [...]

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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Casual Games, Industry, News, PC
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“Project Eternity” Kickstarter a Success

If you’re a fan of classic isometric PC RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, then you’ve probably given Obsidian Entertainment’s “Project Eternity” RPG Kickstarter page some money.  If not, you might want to consider it; though the game is already fully funded–having hit its $1.1 million initial goal in just over a day–Obsidian will [...]

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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Indie, Industry, News, PC
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Analysis of Nintendo’s Wii U Conference in NYC

After two disastrous E3 showings, Nintendo had a lot to prove with Thursday’s Wii U conference in New York City.  What will the price be?  When is it coming out?  What are the system’s online capabilities (if any)?  Most importantly, what games are coming out for the system?  Thankfully, Nintendo delivered definitive answers to most [...]

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Posted on September 14, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Industry, News, Nintendo, Wii
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Two Arma III Devs Arrested for Spying in Greece

In a scary real-life incident, two Bohemia Interactive developers–who are working on Arma III–were arrested for spying in Greece.  Bohemia CEO Mark Spanel has confirmed news coming out of Greek outlets that the two developers were arrested for having photos and videos of military compounds on Lemnos island.  Lemnos is apparently the main location for [...]

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Posted on September 11, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Industry, News, PC
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New Command and Conquer Free-to-Play Game Will Have Single-Player…Eventually

When the new Command and Conquer (formerly “Command and Conquer:  Generals 2) free-to-play game was announced, it was revealed that it would be a multiplayer-only affair.  Now, due to fan complaints, it seems that Command and Conquer will get some form of single-player after all.  Speaking with The Verge, EA president Frank Gibeau had this [...]

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Posted on September 11, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Industry, Interviews, News, PC
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent Has Scared Over 1 Million Players

Indie developer Frictional Games has revealed that surprise horror hit Amnesia:  The Dark Descent has sold nearly 1.4 million copies.  Not all of the buyers purchased the game at full price–some of them came from the Humble Indie Bundle and Steam’s Potato Sack Reunion sale–but Amnesia continues to sell well at full price.  Frictional Games [...]

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Posted on September 11, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Horror, Indie, Industry, News, PC
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