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Simulators Take the Humans Out of Hiring
5 Feb 2012 at 8:18am
Posted by Soulskill
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Thanks to DRM, Some Ubisoft Games Won't Work Next Week
3 Feb 2012 at 11:37am
Posted by timothy
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Oklahoma Politician Wants To Tax Violent Video Games
2 Feb 2012 at 2:25pm
Posted by timothy
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Leaked Zynga Memo Justifies Copycat Strategy
2 Feb 2012 at 10:37am
Posted by timothy
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Linux Game Publishing CEO Resigns
1 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Posted by Unknown Lamer
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In his place, Clive Crouse will be taking the helm.pdiv class="share_submission" style="position:relative;"
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emAngry Birds/em Boss Credits Piracy For Popularity Boost
1 Feb 2012 at 2:08am
Posted by Soulskill
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Dutch Supreme Court Sees Game Objects As Goods
31 Jan 2012 at 4:35pm
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Ian Bogost Replies: Deep Thoughts On Gaming
30 Jan 2012 at 1:08pm
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Interactive Games and Concept Cars (Video)
30 Jan 2012 at 8:50am
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Anger With Game Content Lock Spurs Reaction From Studio Head Curt Shilling
29 Jan 2012 at 11:57pm
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Iwata Confirms Nintendo Network, New Wii U Controller Functions
27 Jan 2012 at 10:52am
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Pac-Man Is NP-Hard
26 Jan 2012 at 6:33pm
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Xbox 720 Might Reject Used Games
26 Jan 2012 at 1:36pm
Posted by timothy
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Zynga Accused of Cloning Hit Indie iPhone Game emTiny Tower/em
26 Jan 2012 at 5:36am
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Turning the Hayden Planetarium Into a Giant Videogame
25 Jan 2012 at 3:40pm
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