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Good news! The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie believes that video games can change the world. It's always nice to see such positivity! Clearly Rushdie is an open minded man of the arts. While pitching his new book The Enchantress of Florence on a recent episode of The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert asked about a "wind of change" coming to the world of Islam. Rushdie, who had a fatwa issued against him by the kind of people who issue those sorts of things, sounded upbeat. Sort of. More »
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The design philosophy of WiiWare launch title LostWinds appears to echo a broader industry trend favoring innovation on the usual mechanics. The peaceful platformer has a distinctly "indie" feel and a unique look, and seems to be getting the biggest share of the buzz among its fellows on the service. More »
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Sierra announced today that the collector's edition of its alternate reality real-time strategy game World In Conflict would see an unusual and creative bonus item, a piece of the Berlin Wall. In addition to extras like special packaging, a History Channel produced DVD and behind the scenes clips, those willing to drop a couple extra bucks on the PC version will get some Cold War era concrete. More »
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