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Refrigerators to Eskimos ...

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Screenshots and Boobies

Repeated visits to my local video rental store have led to an interesting observation: The videogame rental aisles were almost exclusively inhabited by ...
By Corvus Elrod Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006
Refrigerators to Eskimos ...

The Great Digital Hype

A game’s biggest fans are usually those who make it. Many developers pour their lives into projects at the expense of friends, family ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006
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Feelies

Woohoo! Just look at all the cool stuff in these game boxes: ” Full-color cloth maps of Britannia, setting for Origin’s Ultima roleplaying ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006
Refrigerators to Eskimos ...

A Marketing Love Slave

Shiny pictures, flashy ads – heck, even simple black letters on a red field are enough to hook me. When John Romero promised ...
By Shawn Williams Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006
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“I’m Evil”

Jack, John and Joe are talking about games. Jack has played a new game. He likes it. He tells John and Joe, who, ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2006
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