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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    A guide to understanding the esoteric but enthusiastic world of competitive gaming, from the trenches at one of the industry’s biggest events -- MLG Anaheim.

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    “It’s not like Candy Land, where you’re just moving things around.”

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    Don’t read too much into the big jump in gaming software sales at retail last month.

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