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Old July 8, 2010, 11:35 AM
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Ever wanted to be an astronaut, well now you can, at least in the virtual sense with the NASA developed Moonbase Alpha video game.

NASA created the game as a part of its Learning Technologies project to "engage and educate students about agency technologies, job opportunities and the future of space exploration."

In Moonbase Alpha, you assume t... [ Read full article ]
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Old July 8, 2010, 11:42 AM
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Cool, downloading now.
Mee tooo :)

I want to drive space ships :)
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Too bad, seems like a fun thing to mess with for a while. Alas, NASA can shove that Steam-ing pile of manure up their rocket exhausts. I guess it would make too much sense to just make the thing available in a normal decent way... shmucks.
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Other than the "odd" bug with Steam, it is in fact the only way I purchase games now.......the sale prices are great.
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Everything is wrong with Steam. It's mere existence is. Unfortunately, there are many ignorant people who can't distinguish between disgusting DRM scheme vs. digital distribution. Oh well...
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