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1.23.2013

Gaming News:

Fifth Annual Global Game Jam Kicks Off This Friday
GamePolitics
This year's event is expected to break previous participation records, according to organizers.

Pakistan Bans Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Medal of Honor
GamePolitics
Game puts military and intelligence community in a bad light, claims trade group.

WWE Video Game License to be Acquired by Take Two
IGN
Who will develop these new games remains to be seen, but we hope it is Yuke's.

In The Wake Of Sandy Hook, Calls For Game Regulation Continue
Oklahoma Game Developers
While Ok. lawmakers rightfully refused to introduce game regulation related legislation this year, the calls for such regulation from many uninformed people continue.

Education and video games are no longer enemies
Charlotte Observer
Educators say some games develop skills.

Nintendo highlights upcoming Wii U Miiverse functionality, lots of new games
Gamasutra
As the first company out of the gates for the new generation of video game consoles, eyes are once again on Nintendo.

How Reid lost his Internet poker gamble
Politico
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had promised Nevada’s gambling industry a federal law to legalize Internet poker by the end of 2012.

Genachowski's Gigabit Gambit
Free Press
Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski extolled the virtues of “gigabit” broadband...

OKC: State of Gaming in Oklahoma 2013
OGD
Oklahoma Game Developers get together for a town hall meeting.

AvatarAcid’s “Stonegate Fan Fiction in MineCraft”
Ultima Codex
Some creative storytelling in the fabled land where Lord British once ruled using a nifty modification in Minecraft.

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