Usually, if metrics indicate that a game is performing as expected in Canada, a worldwide launch is green-lit.

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The game hit Steam on December 13th, 2012 after being Green-lit.

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While fans have been buzzing about the idea ever since the league green-lit a cold-weather championship game in New Jersey's New Meadowlands, rules dictating minimum requirements for hotel rooms and practice facilities probably nix the idea.

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Bollywood Hero, a three-part miniseries set in Mumbai and starring comedians Chris Kattan and Maya Rudolph, is an example of the niche audience-focused programming that Debbie DeMontreux, senior vice president of Original Programming for IFC TV, green-lit for the network.

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What News Corp. has lost however by transferring authority over to a new regulator is significant, effectively forfeiting control over potential concessions and submitting themselves to the intense scrutiny from a new regulatory body that may not be as accommodating as Hunt, who green-lit the acquisition as early as March.

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And just to underline how cool it is, Valve green lit Black Mesa, a remake of one of its own games (Half-Life).

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