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Six-year-old schools Hasbro on gender equality

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When Jennifer O’Connell’s six-year old daughter was playing the Hasbro board game “Guess Who?” with her brothers, she noticed something was a little off.

The game, which encourages kids to guess which character their opponents have chosen based on facial characteristics, features 19 boys and 5 girls. That, the toddler thought to herself, didn’t seem fair, so she decided to hip Hasbro to the issue. And in the end, she proved to be a heck of a lot more cognizant than the corporate automatons she reached out to.

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The best Black Friday deals for video games

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While there’s no shortage of cheap TVs, affordable laptops, and bundles of DVDs on Black Friday, it’s also an incredible time to buy new video games.

This year in particular is seeing some amazing prices. As the industry struggles to boost its retail sales and two console systems hit their twilight years (we’re looking at you, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), publishers are slashing prices left and right. It might mean a few hours of lost sleep, but for savings like these, that’s not a tremendous sacrifice.

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Study: Teen gamers outperform medical residents in virtual surgery

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Be careful mocking a teen playing video games. He or she may well be in a position to save your life someday.

A study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston decided to pit a number of groups against each other to see who performed better using virtual surgery tools. The contestants? High-school sophomore gamers, college gamers and medical residents.

In the end, the high-school students won.

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Zynga’s troubles drive CEO to the brink of tears

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There are plenty of Zynga investors who want to cry after watching the stock has plunge so precipitously over the past year. One of those is CEO Marc Pincus.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple director Bill Campbell, who was brought in to advise the social giant’s founder earlier this year as things imploded, says Pincus was “discouraged” and near tears over the state of the company.

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Black Ops II pulls in $500 million in first 24 hours

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Activision’s cash machine is still running smooth.

In what’s becoming a November tradition, the latest Call of Duty game is once again the biggest entertainment launch of the year. Activision announced Friday that Black Ops II earned over $500 million in its first 24 hours.

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Microsoft hands out free consoles to its most dedicated users

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Microsoft is sending out some early holiday gifts to long-time Xbox Live users.

With the 10th anniversary of the online service upon us, the console maker has been sending some of its oldest subscribers a special present: A brand new, limited-edition Xbox 360.

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Whoops! Call of Duty: Black Ops II stars Petraeus as Defense Secretary

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Well, we know at least one part of Black Ops II’s near-future vision won’t be coming true.

While the Call of Duty series strives for a sense of authenticity amidst the over-the-top game scenarios — and it usually hits pretty close to the mark — current events are casting doubt on one feature of Black Ops II: the casting of former CIA director David Petraeus as the Secretary of Defense in 2025.

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Class action lawsuit targets Blizzard over security issues

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Three months after suffering a security breach that affected millions of players, Blizzard Entertainment is facing a class action lawsuit from users who say they should have been protected better.

Carney Williams Bates Pulliam & Bowman, PLLC, a law firm in the Central District of California, has filed the suit against the publisher on behalf of players. (It’s worth noting that no user financial data was reported taken during the attack.)

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