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> 10.07.2008
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> Gaming News:
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> Campaign Smear: Opponent is a Halo Player
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> Game Politics
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> Accusing your opponent of being a flip-flopper? Why, that's practically Politics 101.
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> Blogger Scoffs at the Supposed Educational Value of Games
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> Game Politics
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> There's a lot of talk these days about games and the learning process. In fact, GamePolitics wrote about the educational possibilities of World of Warcraft just yesterday.
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> The 28 best games still to come in 2008
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> GamesRadar
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> The next three months will be great for gaming. Here's why
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> The Top 7... Game expos better than E3
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> The hard part was choosing only seven
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> Preview: Gears of War 2 Defines 'Hard-core'
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> Wired
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> Bigger, with an extra helping of badass. An expansive storyline. Plenty of new ways to reorganize enemy internals, and a casual side that's potentially "girlfriend-friendly."
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> Call of Duty-style development is 'soulless' says Bleszinski
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> Develop
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> Gears boss says franchises are damaged if creator studio steps away from project
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> Microsoft, NYU Found Games for Learning Institute
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> Edge-Online
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> Microsoft and academic partners will be exploring how videogames can push math and science education to new levels through a newly-founded institute.
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> Nintendo Employee Cryptically Describes His First Day At Work
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> MTV
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> Nintendo is a company full of secrets. Working for them must be pretty cool, right?
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> MindFuse raising money for casual massively multiplayer online game
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> Venture Beat
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> Most massively multiplayer online (MMO) games focus on hardcore gamers that spend hours playing, but MindFuse is building a high-end MMO for casual audiences.
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> LittleBigPlanet boss "annoyed" by controls
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> EuroGamer
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> Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey has admitted that controlling LittleBigPlanet "annoys" him, but insisted the studio can "refine" this after the game releases.
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> Gaming Events Calendar
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> October 6-8, 2008
> Virtual Worlds Forum Europe
> Canvas Buildings in the Kings Cross Freight Depot
> London, UK
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> October 9-12, 2008
> Tokyo Game Show
> Nippon Convention Center (Makuhari Messe)
> 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
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http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/english/>
> October 10-11, 2008
> BlizzCon
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> October 11, 2008
> Frag for Cancer
> Halifax, Nova Scotia
> Canada
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http://www.fragforcancer.ca>
> October 24-29, 2008
> London Games Festival
> London, UK
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http://www.londongamesfestival.co.uk/>
> October 28, 2008
> Video Games Live
> Orpheum Theatre
> Vancouver, BC
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http://www.videogameslive.com>
> October 29, 2008
> Video Games Live
> Orpheum Theatre
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http://www.videogameslive.com>
> October 30 – Nov 1, 2008
> GameCity
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http://www.gamecity.org/>
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