[B]You know video games have "made it" when they start appearing in local newspapers in a column about savvy shopping. And thanks to a column in the Daily News in Virginia, we now know about a great deal for [I]Command & Conquer[/I].[/B]
[URL=http://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-life_savvynotebook_0216feb16,0,1968710.story]The column[/URL], which tells readers about free pancakes at IHOP, discounts at the local zoo when using a code from orange juice maker Tropicana, and free days at the local museums, includes this little nugget "for gamers:"
[INDENT]In anticipation of the release of "Command & Conquer 4" (March 16), a PC war strategy video game, the Command & Conquer brand has released three of its previous titles for free download.
Gamers can play classic "Command & Conquer" games such as "Tiberian Sun," "Tiberian Dawn" and "Red Alert." The games include a free Windows XP patch so the older versions will work with updated computers.[/INDENT] Now, the concept of free downloads is nothing new, particularly when promoting an upcoming game. However, seeing it in your local newspaper in a bargain-hunting column is just another shining example that games are now a permanent part of our culture, like it or not.
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