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Strippers Or Counter-Strike — Which Gets A Gamer’s Attention?
9:00AM Owen Good | Over in Moscow, two top Counter-Strike teams met in a LAN contest. As soon as they started runnin’ and gunnin’ however, the promoter threw in a surprise to test the team’s focus: Strippers. Russian strippers. Let’s get to the NSFW! More »
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More Crazy Russian S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Cosplay
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | Russia’s fascination with cosplaying characters from bleak shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. shows no signs of easing up, with a fresh batch showcasing an improvement in photography skills from the plucky fans. More »
News
Russia Creates National Games Commission
8:30PM Owen Good | By the end of October, Russia will have created a government sponsored trade organisation for the games industry, and also hosted a national conference on the games industry, Gamasutra reports. More »
Culture
Fallout 2 As A Live-Action RPG
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Last month, at a remote disused air-defense base outside of Leningrad, upwards of 300 Russian Fallout fans recreated post-apocalyptic California in a live-action role-playing game based on Fallout 2. More »
Media
XIII Century: Blood Of Europe — All The Brutality, None Of The Plague
11:20AM AJ Glasser | You thought things were hot in England during the 13th century, check out what they were up to in Eastern Europe. More »
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Soviet-Era Arcade Museum Opens In Russia
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | In Soviet Russia… they had video games. Not particularly special ones, mind you, but they had them. And those dusty old machines now have pride of place in a new museum in the Russian capital, Moscow. More »
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In Russia, Xbox 360 Controller Movie Poster Gun Shoots You
9:20PM Brian Ashcraft | This fall, action flick Gamers will shoot up theatres. Not to be confused with Hollywood flick Game, this movie’s plot centres around the transfers of gaming skills to real life: More »
News
Congress Identifies Piracy Priority Countries
2:20AM Mike Fahey | The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus asks that Canada, Russia, China, Mexico, and Spain please cut down on the software piracy. Thanks! More »
News
Russian Teenager Killed Over Counter-Strike Game
12:00AM Luke Plunkett | A teenager from the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been killed by a friend after a heated evening of Counter-Strike, Russian court documents reveal. More »
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