Pithy one-liners and fictionalized history may be mildly amusing, but is it really the best video game script out there?

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It actually comes pre-programmed with a game controller script, so you can plug it into your computer and start playing as soon as you open the box (requires the free Super Tux Cart videogame).

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In the first round of the political game, wordsmiths are needed to script TV ads, write candidate speeches, write op-eds, and the like.

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He was script consultant and story developer for the video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and its sequel.

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Germany and Portugal did follow the old script, with the favored Germans controlling the game and the Portuguese looking to hit on the counter.

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It was only after finishing the script that he let the lawyers figure out which game characters could actually appear in the film.

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However, rather than write for an established character, Moore and his script team Clare Spencer and Phil Johnston set about creating a fictional game in the 1980s' 8-bit universe, with an all-new cast.

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Universal Pictures unit, was recently working on the script for an upcoming big-budget movie based on the Hasbro board game Battleship.

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In fact the script could hardly have been bettered as the Robinson brothers - both playing their final game for the Blues before moving to pastures new - combined to get the party started.

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