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Gay Gamer Target of Hate Crime

This week has been awful for those of us who like to pretend that videogaming is not a hobby dominated by 13-year-old boys and the 30-year-old men that think like them. Between this and the two racism threads, it's been like a game discussion struggling to be heard over a Klan rally.

And you know what? I honestly don't think it is that "people posting on the Internet anonymously say things they would never say in real life." After reading all of the comments on all three threads (yes, it's been a slow week at work) I seriously do think that a solid half the posters here are homophobes and/or racists and would be even if I showed up at their houses one by one to give them hugs.

It's depressing and makes me wish I'd latched on to a different pastime that attracts less idiots.

Nintendo Helping Gov't Piracy Raids

And people wonder why Osama Bin Laden hasn't been caught yet.
Yep America, You can go back to bed now. Your Government is working around the clock making sure your kid can't mod his Wii and play all those pirated games.

Totilo Weighs in on RE5 Debate

I think that the idea of shooting people should be uncomfortable if games are to ever evolve into a more meaningful art form. I understand the arcade roots of video games but if you're trying to create more tension and reality then the whole thing should be somewhat alarming. The question is will people buy games that make them uncomfortable?

If a gamer's goal is to only shoot meaningless pixels then why make graphics look real? Many people in the media attack video games by saying that they make killers out of players because they don't attach the violence with reality. In effect games are accused of desensitizing us to real violence. This is video game violence attached to an uncomfortable reality and I applaud it. I hope the future is full of more games that make us look at at the world around us. It's what art is meant to do and if games are ever to be considered art without question then we must embrace it.

If RE5 makes one person look into the reality of poverty and suppression that rules most of the world then it is already a great game... whether it's what the designer's intended or not.

Pachter Blames PS3 for GTAIV Delay

lol, analysts. Just a fancy word for "Guy Who Makes Wild Guesses"

Black Looks on RE 5 Racism

As a zombie I find the entire series racist.

Oh and, Braaaaiiiinnnnsss.

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