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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Call of Duty

    March Madness tournament games will be played at Staples Center this weekend. A few blocks away there will be another, less physically-athletic competition: the Call of Duty championship. The popular series of first-person-shooter video games is having its third annual tournament at LA Live. Top prize: $400,000.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 27, 2015 • 1 min read

    March Madness tournament games will be played at Staples Center this weekend. A few blocks away there will be another, less physically-athletic competition: the Call of Duty championship. The popular series of first-person-shooter video games is having its third annual tournament at LA Live. Top prize: $400,000.

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    Harry Reid Retires, Call of Duty Championship, and Hollywood Bear Wrangler
    1. 0:00Harry Reid Won’t Run Again
    2. 8:17New Sex Offender Laws
    3. 17:25Call of DutyYou’re reading this
    4. 25:58New Movie Releases
    5. 40:47Hollywood Bear Wrangler
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Harry Reid Retires, Call of Duty Championship, and Hollywood Bear Wrangler
    1. 0:00Harry Reid Won’t Run Again
    2. 8:17New Sex Offender Laws
    3. 17:25Call of DutyYou’re reading this
    4. 25:58New Movie Releases
    5. 40:47Hollywood Bear Wrangler
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