Extra Punctuation: On Dialogue Menus
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A View From the Road: World Without Warcraft
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Grasping At Immorality: A Tale of Two Games
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You Get What You Pay For
Gamers need to dial back the hate for big-budget gaming to survive.
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Videogame Sex
Let's talk about sex, baby.
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The sad truth about Twilight's popularity is that it didn't have to happen.
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"Gaming Uber Alles": Gaming Over Everything.
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Stolen Pixels #143: Mario Interview Part 2
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Review: Left 4 Dead 2
John Funk24 Nov 2009 14:00Filed under: left 4 dead 2, review, valve, zombies

The zombie apocalypse, new and improved.

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Stolen Pixels #145: Re: Your Box Art
Shamus Young24 Nov 2009 14:00Filed under: bioware, box art, comic, mass effect 2, stolen pixels

Hey BioWare, we saw you were running out of ideas for Mass Effect 2's box art, so here are some suggestions.

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Editor's Note: Editor's Choice
Russ Pitts24 Nov 2009 13:31Filed under: console wars, editors note, fanboy, issue_229, modern warfare 2

The gaming population is growing broader by the day. So why aren't gamers becoming any less narrow-minded?

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Letters to the Editor: Editor's Choice
The Escapist Staff24 Nov 2009 13:31Filed under: editorial, feature, issue_229, letters

Each week we publish letters sent to us regarding previous issues and highlight particularly interesting forum posts. If you'd like to comment on an article directly, send your letter to editor@escapistmag.com.

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Eight-Bit Antiquities
Greg Tito24 Nov 2009 13:25Filed under: atari 2600, issue_229, retro gaming, vintage

It's an odd feeling, rediscovering a piece of once cutting-edge technology that is now woefully obsolete. But yesterday's game systems are quickly becoming today's museum pieces. Greg Tito speaks with Eric Wheeler, Associate Curator at the National Center for the History of Electronic Games.

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