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The Bleak Despair Of Abject Poverty In Video Game Form

Mike Fahey March 1, 2011 6:00 AM

You’ve lost your job, your house, and your savings are completely gone. Can you survive for a month on $US1000? That’s the challenge put forth in the game Spent. Are you up to it?

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