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Baltimore Schools To Incorporate Virtual Video Game Education

By Gabriel Pendleton | Published: August 26, 2010
Baltimore County Public Schools plans to incorporate video game development education into its curriculum with the help of serious game applications. Along with Learning Port strategies, the public school district has developed a program called L.i.V.E., or Learning in a Virtual Environment, which includes a “virtual high school” and a game development contest that will [...]
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Examiner: Is Baltimore a New Gaming Mecca?

By Gabriel Pendleton | Published: August 9, 2010
Baltimore Computers Examiner: Bruce Emmerling Many may not realize that Baltimore is home to a growing gaming industry.  Recently a conference on gaming was held at UMBC where Sid Meier gave a speech.  Not only are several companies located around the Baltimore area but there are now gaming groups springing up as well.  There are even conventions, game [...]
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Companies You Do Not Know Exist: Broken Switch Studios

By Gabriel Pendleton | Published: August 3, 2010
This short write up is the beginning of what should be a great series of articles and interviews with about the rise of Companies You Do Not Know Exist.
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Sid Meier To Speak At Event – Gaming: A Serious Business In Maryland

By Gabriel Pendleton | Published: July 7, 2010
A Celebration of the History & Growth of Maryland’s Computer & Video Game Development Industry
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Civilization 5 Announced: Fall 2010

By Gabriel Pendleton | Published: February 18, 2010
February 18th 2010 - Baltimore-based developer Firaxis has announced the release of Civilization 5 to arrive during fall of this year. The game is being built on an all-new engine, and for the first time the series will move to a hexagonal playfield grid. 2K, who is developing the game with Firaxis is also promising an “entirely new” combat [...]
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New MAGFest 8 Promo: Yu-Gi-Oh

By Mike Ciance | Published: December 3, 2009
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MAGFest PRESS RELEASE: Music and Gaming Festival, New Year’s Weekend 2010

By Gabriel Pendleton | Published: November 15, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSIC AND GAMING FESTIVAL, NEW YEARS WEEKEND 2010 Live Video Game Music Cover Bands and 24 Hour Gaming For Four Days WASHINGTON, DC — November 14, 2009 — MAGFest (Music And Gaming Festival), the annual festival celebrating video games and video game music, will be occurring January 1-4, 2010, in Alexandria, Virginia. [...]
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