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	Rep. Darrell Issa Wants To Make It Clear That You're Allowed To Rip Your DVDs Back in October, we noted that in the latest triennial DMCA exemption review, the Copyright Office/Librarian of Congress refused to say it was legal for you to rip... More...
	How Nintendo DRM trapped $400 of downloaded games on my failing Wii
	Downloading Nintendo’s massive, day-one Wii U firmware update took over an hour, but the length of time didn't bother me. More... App Developer Hijacks Customer Twitter Accounts In An Attempt To Shame Pirates I've always had a bit of a soft spot for DRM in my heart, mostly because it makes me laugh. If you think about it, it's generally rather funny in its uselessness. More...

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12.04.2012

Gaming News:

Square Enix Deploys, Then Pulls Questionable Hitman Absolution Facebook App
GamePolitics
To quote Texas Governor Rick Perry during a Republican primary debate, "oops."

Gay and Lesbian Dating Sim Finds Early Success on Kickstarter
GamePolitics
Sim about finding a date after coming out of the closet already fully funded, looking at stretch goals.

Heavy Metal XCOM
BitCreature
The supposed truth behind the quickly spiraling demise of metal's biggest band.

My Mother, Commander Shepard
Gameranx
Daniel Starkey writes about how he modeled Commander Shepard on his mom, who inspired him to love scifi.

Paralyzed From the Neck Down, He Refused to Give Up Video Games
Kotaku
Meet Alain Poitras, the quadriplegic gamer who conquered Bronze and Silver challenges in Mass Effect 3.

PR Embetterment Campaign: Games Media’s Biggest PR Pet Peeves, Part 1
Evolve PR
Evolve PR's Tom Ohle details what journalists hate the most about games industry PR.

Kill Screen Episode 2: The Inner Workings of Dance Central 3
Kill Screen
A behind the scenes look at the game with game designer Matt Bloch and programmer Ryan Challinor.

Counterstrike Dust - Original Oil Painting
Etsy
Games become the subject of art as illustrated in this CS oil painting.

Movie Studios Marketers, start caring about video games, please
Gamasutra
An editorial from Leigh Alexander examines the debacle around Hitman: Absolution's Hire Hitman app.

WASD the Night Before Christmas
Polygon
Polygon's 2012 holiday gift buying guide is ready for your perusal.

Weird Worlds galactic insanity sale continues!
IndieGamestand
Get a great game, give to RIF (sale runs from Dec. 3 - 6).

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