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An Offer You Can’t Refuse

As of last week, Zynga’s free-to-play Facebook social game Mafia Wars claimed 26 million active players, adding more than a million from the ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2009
The Family Business

Misinformants: How Games Get the Mob Wrong

From the early days of chasing after giant girlfriend-kidnapping gorillas to dropping from an orbital ship to battle aliens, videogames have typically been ...
By Shawn Williams Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2009
The Family Business

Playing the Hand You’re Dealt

A gamer-neophyte friend of mine walked into my living room one day and glanced at my TV. “Oh, I’ve seen this one before,” ...
By Pat Miller Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2009
The Family Business

Fall of the House of Bellic

For all their dizzying riches, most stories about the mob end badly for everyone involved. They’re tragedies in the classical sense, where great ...
By Brendan Main Legacy AuthorNovember 17, 2009
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