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DARA O BRIAIN: WHY I LIKE VIDEO GAMES

David M. Ewalt
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I focus on the intersection of games and technology.
Mar 21, 2011,11:52am EDT

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Irish comedian Dara O Briain loves to play video games.

In this clip from his 2008 DVD "Dara O Briain Talks Funny - Live in London," he
talks about why such a huge industry (combined market cap of Take-Two,
Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard and Konami alone? $23.09 billion) gets so
little respect; why every game involves crouching; and why Solid Snake is a
terrible secret agent.









There's more Dara O Briain clips at his web site, as well as links to see him
live.



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