Until there is a real way to quantify the emotional bond bloggers have to their audience, evaluating them through the current means available is just a hollow fix, and worse, a numbers game that is easily manipulated.

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In one of its latest messages, an EA spokeswoman said it had added server capacity and rolled out a quick fix to SimCity servers to speed up game play and get more people into the game.

BBC: Amazon suspends sales of SimCity video game

Farina was recognized by Interpol after telling the authorities he had been offered a bribe to fix the outcome of an Italian Cup game in November 2011, and was later called up to Italy's national team as a reward.

CNN: FIFA: Governments must help in match-fixing fight

Taubman's conviction and the civil suits were premised on a six-year scheme to fix commissions at the tony twin towers of the auction game.

FORBES: The Taubman Trial

Just about every gamer we know has wanted to alter a game world on the spot, whether it's to cheat, fix game mechanics or experiment.

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If Rip is desperate for a Bowden fix, he can even take some solace this weekend from the Tennessee-Akron game, in which Terry Bowden's Zips actually led the Volunteers 23-20 late in the first half before fading to a 49-26 defeat.

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