To find out which team, the American League or National League, will come out on top, Sony Computer Entertainment America has tapped into its own gaming simulation with MLB 12 The Show.

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In a completely different approach from its predecessors The Run is a combination of simulation based gaming along with arcade style street racing.

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Another example of the closing gap between the worlds of gaming and grown-up simulation is the decision in May by Digital Sandbox, a supplier of simulation software to America's defence department, to set up a consumer division to make computer games.

ECONOMIST: Serious games