Middle-to-end of the week round-up of the gaming news that's caught our eyes from the around the web:
• How Strong Copy Protection on Videogames Promotes Piracy (Analysis of Spore DRM controversy) >> wired.com
• Screen Digest forecasts $1bn boom for in-game advertising >> mediaweek.co.uk
• The Making Of: Elite >> edge-online.com
• Microsoft To Brand Cheaters' Gamercards (public humiliation: that's one way to stop 'em) >> edge-online.com
• 3 Games, 3 Minutes, 3 Lessons (packed with punches) >> bitmob.com
• How the iPhone Is Shaking Up the Videogame Business (Wired profiles ngmoco) >> wired.com
• Postmortem: Getting the Degree (is it worth it? A first-hand view) >> gamecareerguide.com
• iPhone games aren't selling says angry developer - PocketGamer >> pocketgamer.biz
• Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 Soundtracks - take kung-fu and zombies everywhere in your head! >> 360.kombo.com
• Nintendo says no to making a phone. Surprisingly - NYTimes.com >> bits.blogs.nytimes.com
• All That Gore Gets in the Way of Gameplay (Wired reports on a psychological study) >> wired.com
• More people play video games than go to movies >> news.cnet.com
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