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Counting Rupees: The business of politics

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2008-04-01 00:00:00 by Geoffrey Brooks in Joystiq
...politics of video games are well covered by other websites , but it's worth spending a little time to think about the business implications of politics on the industry and its customers -- particularly in light of recent events like the UK game study . Just how much day-to-day impact does this maneuvering really have? For all of the angst...
 
Tags: politics, business, games, video games, parents play, politics permalink, play, players, business implications
 
 
 
 
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Review: Political Machine 2008 Makes Politics Fun, Affordable

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2008-06-16 16:42:00 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...politics interminably dull. Barring any major scandal or the threat of thermonuclear war, it's just not that interesting to watch a bunch of average-looking wealthy white guys argue with each other over who is more patriotic With that in mind, you can imagine how excited I was to play Political Machine 2008 , a PC game that promises a...
 
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Behind the Curtain: OH NOES POLITICS

2008-11-01 13:00:00 by Craig Withers in Massively
 
...Politics Before we get started, a few caveats. I'm no more politically aware than the average person, probably a little less. I've never studied politics in any seat of learning past High School, nor have I studied it on my time for fun. I may have made mistakes below, or came to false conclusions regarding the nature of the political systems...
 
Tags: politics, noes politics, curtain, election day fast, political systems, false conclusions, logical step, game mechanics, average person
 
 
 
 
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Interview: Certain Affinity's Hoberman Talks Plunder, Cross-Platform Politics

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2008-04-03 08:00:53 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...politics of doing cross-platform play across PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 Tell me about Certain Affinity. How did you get started Max Hoberman: Im originally from Austin, Texas, and I moved up to Chicago and then out to Seattle. I went to work for Bungie and I was there for about ten years. I moved back, finally, to Austin. I missed the...
 
Tags: game play, play, cooperative multiplayer play, multiplayer, cross-platform multiplayer, multiplayer online lead, xbox live service, xbox live, multiplayer stuff
 
 
 
 
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Games Offer Biting Satire on Role of Religion in Politics, War

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2008-01-24 12:46:32 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Politics were sensitive to the various religious persuasions (or not) of our readers. I mention that right up front because the pair of mini-games discussed in this article will surely be offensive to some However,both arealso at the nexus of video game tech and politics, so wed be remiss not to cover them GoLeft.tvs Moral Kombat (screen shot...
 
Tags: game aims, game, politics, moral kombat mini-game, faith fighter, molleindustrias faith fighter, video game tech, republican presidential politics, religion
 
 
 
 
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"Political Machine" Game for Potential Politics

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2008-06-20 23:16:00 by Maka Asatiani in Video Games Blog
...politics and doing your job? Its like a big, serious game! U.S. presidential election year was an idea of a new computer game called "Political Machine" casts you as Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, or other politicians trying to win the White House The underlying mechanics of "Political Machine" will be familiar to veterans...
 
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Politics, Spreadsheets and More Are All Grist for the (Free) Game Mill

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2008-01-05 17:22:14 by William in Gaming Today
...Politics, Spreadsheets and More Are All Grist for the (Free) Game Mill Two months ago, I was drowning in video games. In the pre-Christmas onslaught, games pour into every video game critics office as though blasted out of a fire hose; you need waders to slosh around in them. Then at the end of November the fire hose is shut off, a couple of...
 
Tags: free, quality free games, free games, free web game, gametap launches free, games, game, free download, free play
 
 
 
 
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Persuasive Games: Fatworld Chews on Food, Health and Politics

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2008-01-14 12:20:36 by Andrew Eisen in GamePolitics.com
...politics of nutrition. It explores the relationships between obesity, nutrition, and socioeconomics in the contemporary U.S The games goal is not to tell people what to eat or how to exercise, but to demonstrate the complex, interwoven relationships between nutrition and factors like budgets, the physical world, subsidies, and regulations In...
 
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Games For Windows Digs Into the Politics of Video Games

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2008-02-12 12:47:31 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...politics as usual At least, thats the conclusion of Lara Crigger, writing in the latest edition of Games for Windows Crigger surveys the political landscape as it relates to games, pointing to legislative fiascos such as Louisianas Jack Thompson-authored video game law. Of the ill-fated 2006 legislation, aU.S. District Court JudgeJames Brady...
 
Tags: video games, games, crigger, lara crigger, halpin encourages gamers, gamers, crigger surveys, video game laws, video game law