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kotaku.com - 9/16/2008

The 100 Retailer Pop Quiz - What Gaming Console Should We Buy? [Feature]

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Being a video game retail outlet employee is a very important job in the gaming industry. While the more net savvy gamer might occasionally get a chuckle out of a bit of misinformation overheard at their local store, every day hopeless, helpless parents look to them like modern-day gurus, only ...

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