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Good Deal: Redbox offering first day of game rentals free of charge http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/24/2822329/good-deal-redbox-free-video-game-rentals via The Verge

Game|Life Podcast: Adventures in the Guild Wars 2 Beta http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/02/guild-wars-2-beta/ via Wired

Analyst: Users Turning Away From Facebook Games http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400705,00.asp via PCMag

Presenting the first Vox Games podcast — The Besties http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/2/24/2821335/presenting-the-first-vox-games-podcast-the-besties via The Verge

Proposed Oklahoma "violent" game tax defeated in committee http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/proposed-oklahoma-violent-game-tax-defeated-in-committee.ars via Ars Technica

Game Closure Turns Down Facebook & Zynga To Raise $12M For HTML5 Mobile Gaming http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/24/game-closure-turns-down-facebook-zynga-to-raise-12m-for-html5-mobile-gaming/ via TechCrunch

InstaMatch Turns Instagram Into A Game http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/23/instamatch-turns-instagram-into-a-game/ via TechCrunch

Vita's "augmented reality" games seem to miss meaning of "augmented" http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2012/02/vitas-augmented-reality-games-seem-to-misunderstand-the-meaning-of-augmented.ars via Ars Technica

The Last Guardian gets God of War talent to help with finishing game http://www.gamesradar.com/last-guardian-gets-god-war-talent/ via GamesRadar

First non-game apps show PS Vita's wider potential amidst frustration http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/first-non-game-apps-show-ps-vitas-wider-potential-amidst-frustration.ars via Ars Technica

Will it be game over for game discs within the next decade? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57382583-17/will-it-be-game-over-for-game-discs-within-the-next-decade/ via CNET

New Assassin's Creed mobile game announced http://www.gamesradar.com/new-assassins-creed-mobile-game-announced/ via GamesRadar

Why Mobile Game Devs Should Port To Mac OS -Advice From Cut The Rope's ZeptoLab http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/21/mac-os-games/ via TechCrunch

Sakurai begins work in on two new Super Smash Bros. games http://www.gamesradar.com/smash-bros-sakurai-begins-work-earnest-two-new-games/ via GamesRadar

Learn How to Program Games While Playing Games with Code Hero http://technabob.com/blog/2012/02/20/code-hero-learn-how-to-develop-games/ via Technabob

Should games offer more help when we get stuck? http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/should-games-offer-more-help-when-we-get-stuck.ars via Ars Technica

Why Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix's move to original content is game-changing http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/02/19/why-amazon-hulu-and-netflixs-move-to-original-content-is-game-changing/ via The Next Web

XBLIG Companion for Windows Phone gives indie Xbox 360 games the attention they deserve http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/19/2809141/xblig-companion-windows-phone-indie-xbox-360-games via The Verge

Game|Life Podcast: When Jay Mohr Met Tomonobu Itagaki http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/02/gamelife-podcast-episode-18/ via Wired

iOS Game Review: Planning pays off in Tiny Heroes http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=1177776&expand=false via MacWorld