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Scott Nixon is Project Director at AWE Games. He has worked in the fields of management, art, and design on projects including Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Cars, SpongeBob SquarePants, and the Civilization series.

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Piggybacking: Gaming Across the Generation GapPiggybacking: Gaming Across the Generation Gap
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Dec 10, 2007
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Bring Out Your Dead! Can Nintendo Breathe New Life into Adventure Games?Bring Out Your Dead! Can Nintendo Breathe New Life into Adventure Games?
byScott Nixon
Feb 5, 2007
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