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A View From the Trenches

In April of 2008, I went to Moscow to visit KRI, the games convention for the Commonwealth of Independent States (largely made up ...
By Jim Rossignol Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2009
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The Agony of Defeat

Most videogames don’t portray defeats. They brush past them the way morning commuters can practically step over the panhandlers outside a subway station ...
By Rob Zacny Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2009
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The New Basic Training

Since primitive man first drew crude stick figures on cave walls depicting struggles with massive prehistoric creatures, mankind has always glorified and been ...
By Shawn Williams Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2009
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Wargaming Through the Ages

The history of games and martial conflict are indelibly linked. In war, each decision a combatant makes can have lethal results. This is ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorNovember 3, 2009
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