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The future of gaming: What gun violence means to the industry

The future of gaming: What gun violence means to the industry

January 15, 2013 6:53 AM Dene Waring
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Life experience of gun violence motivates an indie to develop a blood-free horror-survival game while he asks the game industry to self-examine.

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