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Deep Irony From David GuoistockAnalyst.com (press release)David Guo first made money in the West, out of computer games, by charging people to help them cheat in the Blizzard MMORPG, World of Warcraft, primarily by …and more »

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Activision’s Revenues Mostly Based Upon Three PropertiesShacknewsFor example, our top three franchises, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft, accounted for approximately 68% of our net revenues for the year …Guess Which Three Games Help Keep Activision Afloat Kotaku.com (blog)Three games keep Activision-Blizzard afloat Fragland.netThese Three Games Make Activision All Its Money Blast Destructoid  - GamingExcellence  - PC Worldall 12 news articles »

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Guess Which Three Games Help Keep Activision AfloatKotaku.com (blog)For example, it points out that in fiscal 2009, which ended in December, that their top three franchises, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft, …Three games keep Activision-Blizzard afloat Fragland.netThese Three Games Make Activision All Its Money BlastThe convergent futures of music games and higher education Destructoid GamingExcellence  - PC World  - Game Guru (blog)all 11 news articles »

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Some parents might see video games as an impediment to children keeping up with their schoolwork. James Gee, however, thinks video games are some of the best learning environments around. He says that if schools adopted some of the strategies that games use, they could educate children more effectively. “Commercial video games, the ones that make a lot of money, are nothing but problem-solving …

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Myles Peterson’s is a fantastic whistleblower piece from an ex-insider at the federal government’s health department. It’s a cracker of a read from start to finish, exposing policy on the run, bureaucratic money-wasting verging on rorts and the frustration of being inside a system that seems to value announcements over action.

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