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2.19.2013

Gaming News:

President Obama: Games Can Be a Catalyst for Education
GamePolitics
POTUS talks about using technology to enhance and encourage education.

Report: Chinese Government Creating Criteria for Online Gaming Addiction
GamePolitics
China wants to formulate its own data to combat youth game addiction.

What to expect from Sony event: PlayStation 4
CNN
Dan "Shoe" Hsu, editor-in-chief of gaming site GamesBeat, offers his insights.

Developer: Gearbox lied to SEGA, 2K over Colonial Marines
Destructoid
'Anonymous Aliens whistle blower blows whistle anonymously.'

Aliens: Colonial Marines single-player review: contemptuous cash-in
Shacknews
'Aliens: Colonial Marines has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.'

Aliens: Colonial Marines- Yes, It’s That Bad
No High Scores
This bandwagon is getting way too full!

Previews aren’t the problem with game coverage, we are.
PA Report
Ben Kuchera explains why the media and gamers are the reason previews are sometimes no more than an extension of PR.

What are video game previews for?
Gamasutra
Absolutely nothing? Leigh Alexander weighs in.

BioShock Infinite goes gold
GameSpot
After multiple delays, Irrational Games' new action-shooter approved by Sony and Microsoft for release March 26.

Wishlist: Obsidian’s Project Eternity
Game Informer
A few things we would like to see with this promising RPG.

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