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Could next week be the best week for Mac gamers since Myth II?

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My prediction: hell yes. Not only do Mac gamers have the official announcement that the Starcraft II beta will be warping in on OS X on Monday or Tuesday, but Valve has announced they're releasing the brand-new Steam UI ...
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Korsakovia Delayed AGAIN

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The Chinese Room's HL2 mod, Korsakovia, has been delayed again. First it was supposed to be out July, then August, then September 12th. Now all the thoughtful trippers will have to wait until (purportedly) September 20th. Damn. Oh ...
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Want to Make a (not so) Easy $6k?

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All you have to do is design a bot that is indistinguishable from a human player based on the Turing AI test? BotPrize — the international competition to build the ultimate FPS bot — wrapped up today and ...
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Are Conservatives on Our Side? Well…

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Not that Freakonomics are typically conservative, but they aren't exactly the chardonnay left. Which is why I was surprised they directed me to this article in the usually-conservative Economist about games in education. The Eco considers the role ...
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I Guess The Beatles Aren’t The Only Ones

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It turns out that video games could be worth more than some record deals to musicians. Check out this article for a thoughtful comparison of the values of record contracts compared to The Beatles' advance for Rock Band. ...
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New Website Up! Huzzah!

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In cooperation with the editors, A team of web designers have been hard at work to develop the new website. Doesn't it look awesome? We think so. To all our regular readers, we're sincerely sorry that it's taken us ...
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