For example, in NiL a player's health is diminished significantly with one hit of a Shotgun -- two hits and you're pushing up daisies.

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Visit the Safe House Black History Museum (call for an appointment, 334-624-2030), created from two shotgun homes, one of which hid Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

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At one point, Artyom delivers a shotgun blast to a mutant at point-blank range, and a burst of tinnitus blanks out the sound of the world for a few moments.

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One of the last events at Rezzed was a one-hour game jam, hosted by Alec Meer of Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

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