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Happy St. Patricks Day! It’s time to touch one of the biggest gaming stories of the year so far, SimCity! Also this week, we chat about the Samsung Galaxy S4, Google Reader going away and the lackluster Wii U sales for February. In addition to our Picks of the Week!

Show notes and episode page here: http://ggtv.me/ggw232

Hosts: Chase Nunes, Jon Kessler, Joseph Falbey

Guests: John Bubb

Special Thanks to Audio Sponsor: PreSonus

Show Notes:

Technology News:

Google Reader to shut down with other services in another ‘spring cleaning’
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/google-reader-shut-down-spring-cleaning/

Apple sued by THX for allegedly misusing patented speaker tech in iPhone, iPad and iMac
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/16/apple-sued-by-thx-for-allegedly-misusing-patented-speaker-tech-in-iphone-ipad-and-imac

Samsung Galaxy S4 preview: a bigger, faster upgrade to the world’s most popular Android phone
http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/14/4104650/samsung-galaxy-s4-announced-upgrade

Teacher subjects third-graders to lie detector test with bogus smartphone app
http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/15/4107710/teacher-gives-third-graders-lie-detector-test-with-smartphone-app

Dropbox acquires Mailbox app
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/dropbox-acquires-mailbox/

Gaming News:

Coder Discovers Mandatory 20-Minute Offline Timeout in SimCity
http://kotaku.com/5990997/coders-discover-20+minute-offline-timeout-in-simcity

EA Admits SimCity Could Have Run Offline
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/03/17/ea-admits-simcity-could-have-run-offline-went-against-developers-vision/