Want to get ahead? Get into gaming

Rebecca Armstrong
Friday 05 February 2010 20:00 EST
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The next time your parents or spouse nag you about how much gaming you do, remind them that what they consider to be a waste of you life could lead you to greatness.

The composer Michael Giacchino, who won two Grammys last weekend for the score he created for ‘Up’, got his big break in theworld of games. He told ‘Variety’ that he was hand-picked by Steven Spielberg to do the soundtrack for the ‘Jurassic Park: The Lost World’ game. From small gaming acorns...

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