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    Red Cross Investigating Virtual War Crimes

    http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/faq/ihl-video-games-faq-2011-12-08.htm#.TuDvryV_MfA.twitter http://news.yahoo.com/red-cross-gamers-safe-war-crimes-prosecution-151052309.html The ICRC response to this. Turns out this was just the media blowing thing way out of proportion. Thanks...
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    Do you think dragons are overdone and boring?

    I generally find dragons less cool now than I did 5 or so years ago. But as others have said, I don't think they're as overdone and not anymore as cool as vampires and zombies (and they will be in Skyrim as well). That said I am reminded of the unfortunate fate of Heroes of Might and Magic 3...
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    The Big Picture: Science!

    Yep, that's also what I've heard (biotech BSc student). Cultured meat is basically an artificial tumor, its not very nice to eat. So that's why we don't have it yet. Yet. We'll get there soon.
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    For the older gamers (10+ years of gaming), what is your GOTD (game of the decade)?

    There are many contenders for that title - Fallout 3, Assassins Creed 2, RDR, SC2 and some others. But I think the game that I derived most pleasure from this last decade was definitely: Civilization IV (2005) - it wasn't impressive at first, with some balance issues and a weak AI. The Beyond...
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    Poll: Will Skyrim be this generations Ocarina of time

    lol, calm down, I wasn't serious about that part, but I was serious about the parts that you ignored. I also own and like the other games of the series and I want to like Skyrim but I am seriously put off by this superhype.
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    Poll: Will Skyrim be this generations Ocarina of time

    What is with these Skyrim hype threads? Are all these people secretly working for Bethesda and this is all part of the marketing for the game? And people saying that it will be a great game? Its not even out yet! I'm sick of all the hype. I think it will be relatively about as good as...
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    Most useless weapons in gaming

    Or even if you're not playing hardcore, melee weapons are the most fun in every Fallout game :) OT: Broadhead arrows in the Thief series. If you kill anyone you fail the mission, so what am I supposed to use these for?
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    Poll: Survey on Ethics & Gaming

    The profession question is a bit limited, where does a scientist or engineer go? None of the above?
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    Former Austin Powers Star Suspected of Murder?

    most definitely not, he died of cancer in 1982 according to wikipedia. As for Joe Son - I had no idea he was in jail in the first place, it's not like he's a very famous actor or anything. He sounds like a scary dangerous person.
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    Interviewing Gamers

    1. In terms of your first consoles and games, how and when did you first get into gaming as a hobby? The NES was my first console, but I didn't really get into gaming as a hobby back then. I really started gaming, when I got Civilization and my father taught me to play. 2. Would you say you...
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    I need help finding a game.

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/content/games/yahtzee/artoftheft sounds like you are searching for this game
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    The Second Escapist Community?s Top 100 Games [Voting Closed]

    Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Fallout 3 UFO: Enemy Unknown (or X-Com: UFO Defense depending on where you're from) Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Starcraft
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    My idea for a new Fallout

    I don't understand the rage this topic has created. Its a good idea. Its even been done before, a lot. Why is there any conflict with lore? In FO2 you can get a ghoul companion. In FO:Tactics you control different races: humans, ghouls, robots, cyborgs, super mutants and even deathclaws. There's...
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    Your Favorite Over-Kill Weapon

    Blaster launcher from X-Com: Enemy Unknown. Not only does it cause a ridiculously huge explosion and more damage than any other weapon in the game, but the projectile can be guided around corners, into UFOs, up elevator shafts and through mazes. You don't even have to leave the transport craft...