• The Empire of the Sword
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  by Michael Fahey
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• M-Rated
  Growing Up Games: When Will Mature, Mature?
  by Leigh Alexander
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• We Are Going To Eat You
  Zombie!!! Games of the Living Dead
  by Luke Plunkett
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• School of Rock
  What Guitar Hero and Rock Band Can Teach Us
  by Owen Good
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• Game Epicenter
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  by Brian Ashcraft
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• Color of Duty
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  by Owen Good
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CRITIQUE

• Spore: Life, The Universe and Montessori
  Maria Montessori: The 138-Year-Old Inspiration Behind Spore
  by Brian Crecente

REVIEWS

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• Empire: Total War Review: A Whiff Of Grapeshot
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• Patapon 2 Review: A Familiar Beat

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WELL PLAYED

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COVER

• Spore - Designed by Michael McWhertor

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