E3 wrapups

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E3 wrapups

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http://www.avclub.com/articles/out-with ... s-p,57432/

I like this best so far.
And while there will likely be plenty of worthwhile entertainment to be found in games like Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, it’s troubling that the gaming industry of a nation involved in three intractable military conflicts has almost nothing more profound to say about present-day warfare than “Now you can customize your gun with voice commands!”
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Publishers are doubling down on shooters because the console market is getting squeezed by the increasing success of newer gaming venues—most notably Facebook and the iTunes App Store—and war games tend to top the charts more reliably than other fare.

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