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The Great EVE Betrayal
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2009-02-05 00:00:00.0
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A look at current events in EVE Online demonstrates the promise -- and peril! -- of an open-world game design.
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A Difficult Topic
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2009-01-06 00:00:00.0
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Hardcore games tend to grow more difficult with time. Has this ongoing problem been hurting the industry?
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Sony Wants You Playing MMOs on Your TV
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2008-10-16 00:00:00.0
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Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley goes on the record with the company's ambitious MMO plans.
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Is That Epic Really Yours?
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2008-10-15 00:00:00.0
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Are those epic purple items you collected really "yours?" And more importantly, should they be?
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Ensemble May have Been Working on Halo MMO
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2008-09-24 00:00:00.0
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Gamasutra digs around to unearth details of a cancelled project.
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GameSpy's Editors on Virtua Fighter 5
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2006-12-22 00:00:00.0
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What impact does Sega's announcement have on the industry? We sound off!
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Magic: The Gathering Online 3.0 and the Theory of Virtual Objects.
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2005-05-27 00:00:00.0
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The success of Magic: The Gathering Online may indicate the future of MMOs.
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PSP Editor Commentary - Bryn Williams
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2005-03-23 00:00:00.0
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Comments on the system from one of our in-house editors.
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PSP Editor Commentary - Phil Theobald
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2005-03-22 00:00:00.0
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Comments on the system from one of our in-house editors.
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PSP Editor Commentary - William Tuttle
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2005-03-22 00:00:00.0
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Comments on the system from one of our in-house editors.
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PSP Editor Commentary - Raymond M. Padilla
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2005-03-20 00:00:00.0
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Comments on the system from our in-house editors.
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Gamers Respond to True Fantasy Cancellation
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2004-06-07 00:00:00.0
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Suspiciously absent from this year's E3, Microsoft finally announced that the hatchet has fallen: True Fantasy Live Online has been cancelled. The gaming community responds.
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Xbox Next
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2004-02-03 00:00:00.0
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Educated speculation and conjecture on Microsoft's forthcoming console.
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GameSpy Talks Nintendo DS
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2004-01-20 00:00:00.0
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Some of the GameSpy console krew comment and mull over Nintendo's latest announcement -- the Nintendo DS portable game system.
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Video Game Report Card
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2003-12-11 00:00:00.0
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Video games get a report card
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PlanetSide -- The Discussion
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2003-06-20 00:00:00.0
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An inside look at some of the feedback that went into our PlanetSide review.
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Can Nintendo Defy History?
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2003-04-15 00:00:00.0
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Historically speaking, no dominant console company has been able to reclaim its past glories. This examination ponders if Nintendo is any different.
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Creative Player Actions in FPS Online Video Games
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2003-03-13 00:00:00.0
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Learning to speak Counter-Stike -- An educational paper on the language of online gaming.
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Emergent Behavior
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2001-12-01 00:00:00.0
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In order to thrive gaming needs to refocus and change direction. GameSpy looks at the possibilities.
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Office Romance, Middleware, and Our Love Affair With Polygons
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2001-09-01 00:00:00.0
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A chat with Mike King of Criteron Studios details how middleware can cut development time and problems, enabling developers to spend more of their energy on making games fun.
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Lessons to be Learned
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2001-07-01 00:00:00.0
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An inside look at the importance of gaming tutorials.
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Shut up and Play!
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2001-06-01 00:00:00.0
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It seems that the upcoming batch of highly anticipated games at this year's E3 offered little in the area of innovation. But does it really matter?
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So You Want to Review Games for a Living? Part II
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2001-06-01 00:00:00.0
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The world is full of would-be critics. Here are some tips for folks who would like to try their hand at reviewing games.
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So You Want to Review Games for a Living? Part I
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2001-06-01 00:00:00.0
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The world is full of would-be critics. Here are some tips for folks who would like to try their hand at reviewing games.
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Cheap Tricks, or WHY THE $%)@ DID THEY DO THAT??
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2001-06-01 00:00:00.0
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Gaming getting you down? Can't understand why plausible game beginnings are almost non-existent? GameSpy looks at the possibilities.
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Confessions of an Ex-Gaming Print Journalist -- Part I
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2001-05-01 00:00:00.0
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Bill Hiles details his exploits as a gaming journalist and ponders what it means to be a critic
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Confessions of an Ex-Gaming Print Journalist -- Part II
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2001-05-01 00:00:00.0
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Of freelancers and other unexplained phenomena.
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Please? Maybe a Thank You?
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2001-05-01 00:00:00.0
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Much to the dismay of many EverQuest players, the game seems to be taking a turn for the worst. Veteran player Jon MacLellan alerts us to the reasons and offers some commentary on how to cleanup the mess.
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Telling Stories Without Telling Them
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2001-04-01 00:00:00.0
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Effective storytelling via the video game medium can be problematic, removing gamers from the complete immersion they desire. GameSpy looks at these difficulties in detail.
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Designing A Good Interface
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2001-04-01 00:00:00.0
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A video game's interface can make or break its success. GameSpy looks at the many issues surrounding their construction.
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Telling Stories Without Telling Them -- A Rebuttal
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2001-04-01 00:00:00.0
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To rebut last week's editorial on effective storytelling via the video game medium, Craig Hubbard -- Creative Director for game developer Monolith Productions -- gives us his take on the matter.
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But Is It Art?
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2001-04-01 00:00:00.0
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Should video games be classified as art? Milton and Molyneux? Shakespeare and Wright? Mozart and Meier?
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Games Not The Biggest Cause of Violence in Schools
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2001-04-01 00:00:00.0
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You knew it was going to happen. Another incident of school violence has brought the video-game slammers out of the woodwork.
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Is Linux Gaming here to stay?
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2001-03-01 00:00:00.0
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What is going on with Linux gaming? Is it still a viable game platform?
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A (Screen)Shot in the Dark
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2001-01-01 00:00:00.0
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Gaming Companies More Aggressive On Defending Intellectual Property.
But Who Suffers?
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The Xbox Resistance
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2001-01-01 00:00:00.0
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A revolution in gaming, to be sure. But the death of PC gaming? Hardly.
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The Xbox Revolution
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2001-01-01 00:00:00.0
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How Microsoft's upcoming console will change the world of gaming as we know it.
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Customer Service Hell
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2000-12-01 00:00:00.0
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Talon takes us through the trials of obtaining customer service help from Blizzard Entertainment.
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Linux Gaming
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2000-11-01 00:00:00.0
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James Hills presents us his vision of how to bring Linux gaming to the masses.
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Game Strategy for Parents: Use Ratings, Be Involved
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2000-11-01 00:00:00.0
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Oversight Is Best Way to Avoid Violent Games.
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PlayStation 2 all sold out, proceed to yo-yo department
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2000-11-01 00:00:00.0
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Dave Barry (yes, THE Dave Barry) talks about the hype surrounding the Playstation 2.
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A Zombie Speaks Out
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2000-10-01 00:00:00.0
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On the portrayal of the undead in games today
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The Representation of Females in Gaming
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2000-09-01 00:00:00.0
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GameSpy takes a look at the representation of women in the gaming industry.
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Ultima Online Lawsuit
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2000-09-01 00:00:00.0
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An in-depth look at what it means to be a volunteer.
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The GenCon Convention
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2000-08-01 00:00:00.0
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GameSpy takes a look at the geeky past and future of GenCon.
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Doom 3
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2000-06-01 00:00:00.0
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Possibly the worst idea in the history of gaming
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"Darktide Rising"
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2000-04-01 00:00:00.0
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Darktide and thoughts about the current state of massively-multiplayer PvP gaming.
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What Female Gamers Want
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2000-03-01 00:00:00.0
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If you build it, we will come.
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Use Your Pokemon for Evil
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2000-01-01 00:00:00.0
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A plea for rational people to act upon a moral imperative.
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Revisiting the Classics
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1999-12-01 00:00:00.0
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Or: "Why there should be no such thing as a 'shelf game' in our vocabulary."
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Who Needs Arcades?
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1999-11-01 00:00:00.0
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Today's home consoles provide experiences equal to or better than anything you'll get from a stand up machine.
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Does Better Technology Make Better Games?
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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A look at why technological improvements aren't necessarily gameplay improvements.
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The Chippendales of Gaming?
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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Hellchick lists her picks for the top four sexiest game developers.
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I Want Plot, Dammit!
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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Lack of intricate storylines is holding Online RPG's back.
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That 70's Game
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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The Resurfacing of Arcade Classics in the 1990's
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The Ad Police are Here!
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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New Game Advertisement Ratings System Invokes Mirth
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Saving... Please acknowledge lack of skills.
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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You save, you know it... now just recognize your lack of skills.
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Make Gaming Better
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1999-10-01 00:00:00.0
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Ways to improve your gaming experience!
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