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Comment Re:how come it's not final?? (Score 1) 78

They poured all of their money into one last game as a last ditch effort. They basically handed the designers the remaining bucket of cash and they came up with "Final Fantasy". Turned out that it was popular enough in Japan to save the company so they made a follow up... then another... and another... you get the picture.
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Race and Racism In Video Games 371

SlappingOysters writes "Racism in video games has been a key topic of discussion in the game industry this year, thanks in large part to the controversy surrounding the Resident Evil 5 launch trailer. In this article, GamePlayer speaks to developers, publishers, activists and journalists about the issue to get various perspectives and insights into how the video game industry is moving forward on the topic of racism. A related piece also has interviews with Sue Clark from the UK's Classification Board and Dr. Griseldis Kirsch, a lecturer in Contemporary Japanese Studies, about how racism in video games is viewed by the BBFC and Japan respectively."

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