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Episode 73: Right, Wrong, and Everything In Between: On Ethics in Video Games

by Samantha Blackmon|Published March 6, 2014

Episode 73: Right, Wrong, and Everything In Between: On Ethics in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe)

The episode where we talk about ethics in and around games.

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