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Here are some links to what I’ve been reading of late:

• Gamer War Vet Fears That Six Days in Fallujah Will Dishonor Those Who Served in Iraq –Stratics writer, gameslaw editor, Iraq War veteran and friend Dan “SWATJester” Rosenthal was interviewed about his concerns with Konami’s recently announcedSix Days in Fallujah.
• Saved Games: Preserving the New TV– interesting article about the efforts of scholars and the Library of Congress’s Digital Preservation Project‘s on preserving video games and the issues they’ve been coming across (e.g. DMCA, DRM, a complacent industry not interested in preservation). I especially liked how they are making efforts to preserve not just the games, but the environment as well. “You have a game and it can stand in isolation, but to understand if it had an impact on society you really need the external information.”
• Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre – Wired article on the “Settlers of Catan” board game and the popularity of board games in Germany. Related: the New York Times recently profiled a Long Island board game club.
• IGDA Casual Games White Paper – no, this should be called a White Book, it’s that freaking huge (214 pages). It covers pretty much everything one needs to know about developing and publishing a casual game. There’s also some great tips for general game design projects as well.