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Tag: issue_168

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Game and Watch

Televised gaming in the West, in its current form, is broken. Dressed up in the ill-fitting clothes of existing formats and shuffled nervously ...
By Richard McCormick Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
Editor's Note

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We play them to relax. We play them to escape. We play them for fun. Many think of games as solitary experiences, and ...
By Julianne Capps Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

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In response to “Issue 168: Boot Camp”: I really enjoyed the issue, although I’m surprised how apolitical all the articles were. I guess ...
By The Escapist Staff Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
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The Game Room

Gaming is all about the space in which you play. It starts when you’re a kid, I suppose. Most of us had someplace ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
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Big Brothers, Little Gamers

Critics often accuse videogames of being bad for kids, but for many volunteers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, gaming has been ...
By Chris LaVigne Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
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The New Social Lubricant?

In December 2006, I drove up to L.A. with my roommate to make an appearance at a friend’s house party. He had asked ...
By Quintin Marcelino Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
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Me, Myself and Multiplayer

The thought first occurred to me in Battlefield 2 as I felt the impact of a long-range headshot while sliding down a zip ...
By Darren Sandbach Legacy AuthorSeptember 23, 2008
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