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MSNBC: video games an 'easy scapegoat'

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2008-02-19 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...MSNBC has decided to defend video games, specifically calling out infamous attorney Jack Thompson for his self promotion during school shootings. (They have done this once before during the Virginia Tech massacre In a piece entitled "Playing the blame game: Why search our souls when video games make such an easy scapegoat?" MSNBC's Winda...
 
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MSNBC Rips Thompson Over NIU Claims, But Hes Busy Arguing with Fake Actor

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2008-02-19 13:48:52 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...MSNBC ,contributor Winda Benedetti casts a critical eye toward Miami attorney Jack Thompsons claims that the NIU rampage was sparked by a grown mans video game play. From Benedettis piece The attorney-turned-anti-video-game crusader has what can only be described as a breathtaking genius for transforming ghastly national tragedies into...
 
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MSNBC Covers Wiihabilitation

2008-03-15 00:47:50 by Billy Kirk in Video Game Media Watch - The Video Game Journalism Review
 
...MSNBC reported on recovering patients at WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the unique therapy program many have been ushered into. It turns out these patients are in a Wii program in which they are redeveloping the use of their muscles - and in one case, the brain - through playing Wii Boxing, among other games. Those...
 
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Massively: Smedley talks "MMO Reinvention" with MSNBC

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2008-05-25 19:59:06 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...MSNBC's Kristin Kalning, Smedley talked about the old days of MMOs, when EverQuest was the pinnacle of MMO game design, and how that has changed in recent years with the advent of World of Warcraft . But what is to be taken away from this interview is how SOE wishes to take the genre into a new direction, targeting shooter fans with The...
 
Tags: mmo, smedley, msnbc, free realms, mmo crown, kids john smedley, change, mmos change, mmos
 
 
 
 
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Smedley talks "MMO Reinvention" with MSNBC

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2008-05-25 19:30:00 by Colin Brennan in Massively
...MSNBC's Kristin Kalning, Smedley talked about the old days of MMOs, when EverQuest was the pinnacle of MMO game design, and how that has changed in recent years with the advent of World of Warcraft . But what is to be taken away from this interview is how SOE wishes to take the genre into a new direction, targeting shooter fans with The...
 
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MSNBC: 'Bioshock' creator picks his top 5 games - What does a creative guy play when he's not dreaming up his next title?

2008-04-07 02:59:31 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
MSNBC writes: "Ken Levine is regarded as one of the most creative people in the game industry. He led the creation of the best-selling Bioshock, one of 2007s most critically revered hits. But what does a creative guy play when hes not dreaming up his next game Heres Levines list of his top 5 favorite games of all time. Have a look at his...
 
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MSNBC readers rate World of Warcraft as most addicting game

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2008-05-11 11:00:00 by Colin Brennan in Massively
...MSNBC , asked her readers, " What game hooked you and why? " After the flood of e-mails finished cascading through her inbox and she tallied the votes in each one, it wasn't surprising that World of Warcraft came up as the leader While she does say that other games like City of Heroes , and other non MMO games like Halo 3 , Call of Duty 4 ,...
 
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Massively: MSNBC readers rate World of Warcraft as most addicting game

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2008-05-11 11:29:12 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...MSNBC , asked her readers, " What game hooked you and why? " After the flood of e-mails finished cascading through her inbox and she tallied the votes in each one, it wasn't surprising that World of Warcraft came up as the leader While she does say that other games like City of Heroes , and other non MMO games like Halo 3 , Call of Duty 4 ,...
 
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EQ Vault - The Ultimate Resource: Smedley Interview with MSNBC

2008-05-21 14:33:33 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
MSNBC has published an interview with SOE President John Smedley entitled, "Sony Seeks to Reinvent Online Gaming," in part based on his
 
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EQ2 Vault - The Ultimate Resource: Smedley Interview with MSNBC

2008-05-21 14:33:33 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
MSNBC has published an interview with SOE President John Smedley entitled, "Sony Seeks to Reinvent Online Gaming," in part based on his