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Throw the Book at OJ

by Ian Bogost December 19, 2006

categories: Newsgames

The Game Show Network, who previously brought us a Mel Gibson newsgame, has created a new one lampooning the recent ill-fated O.J. Simpson book. Throw the Book at O.J. is a simple target shooting game in which the player throws books at O.J.'s head. Meanwhile, Simpson throws footballs at the player.

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