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Escapist Podcast
032: Zynga & Watchmen

| 3 Feb 2012 22:00
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This week, we discuss Zynga and where the line gets drawn on being "inspired" by other games. We also talk about the recently announced Watchmen prequels.

Podcast is now available from iTunes.

The cast this week: Susan Arendt, Justin Clouse, Steve Butts and Greg Tito.

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Running Time: 1hr 17min.

00:00 - Sound Check: Glasses and VCRs
06:45 - Magic the Gathering: Dark Ascension, ducks and ponies
14:30 - Zynga and "inspired" games
32:20 - Watchmen prequels
47:12 - What we've been playing this week

Music:
Theme Music - Ian Dorsch
The Price of Freedom - Evan Arnett, Janna McKinley, Jonathan Mills

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