When the Game has No Name, All Are to Blame
Evidently, removing scary scary violent video games from arcades is a trend now. So reports the Associated Press which, quite typically, can't be bothered to name any of the video games involved.
Sexism, Character Design, and the Role of Women in Created Worlds
There are many things I expect to see in a panel called "East Meets West, Art Direction for a Worldwide Audience." I expected to hear Isamu Kamikokuryo, the art director for Final Fantasy XIII-2 discuss how Japanese artists focus on creating new worlds, Norse mythology and its influence on the game, and drawing…
For Some, "Gamer" Still Means "Social Outcast"
Anders Behring Breivik was a likable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: Video game addiction.
Somewhere Between Predator Drones and Battlefield Have We Lost Sight…
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Predator drones and other high-tech weaponry are turning war into video games and making the use of military force a more, perhaps too, palatable option, an Aljazeera op-ed piece argues.
Kotick, Riccitiello, Levine and More Praise Supreme Court Victory
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This morning the U.S. Supreme Court put to rest, perhaps finally, the debate over not only whether video games are protected speech, but whether they are art.
The Problem With Releasing Duke Nukem Forever After All These Years...
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I've finished Duke Nukem Forever. There are a lot of things wrong with it, which I'll get to next week in my review. One thing I want to talk about today, though, has as much to do with the game as it has the game's publishers.
The Wii U Might Be Too Little, Too Late
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In 2005, Nintendo showed off the controller for its then-upcoming home console at the Tokyo Game Show. The console was still codenamed the Revolution, and the motion controller was nothing short of just that. The debut blew people's minds. You could feel it in the room.
Guest Editorial: A First Amendment Call to Arms
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Video gamers across the country are anxiously awaiting November 2 when the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case close to our hearts.
Airman Defends Military's Video Game Sales Ban
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First off, I am an active duty Air Force member.
Army Vet Insulted By Military's Video Game Sales Ban
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It's amazing, even years after getting out of the Army, how much it colors your everyday life.
Imagination and The Secret History of Video Games
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To be a gamer in the 80s and early 90s required a special kind of perseverance, especially if you were a computer owner.
Video Games Aren't Killing Laser Tag, They Can Coexist
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As a 25-year player of Laser Tag and a manager of the busiest Laser Tag arena on the planet, I took some exception to the idea that Laser Tag is obsolete as entertainment because it's not convenient.
Video Games and the Philosophy of Art
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Roger Ebert's recent comments about video games and their potential as art, and especially the immense stir the comments caused on discussion forums all over the internet, shows the intrinsic interest in the question of whether video games are art.
There is an important reservation here,…Ron Jeremy: Sex, Not Violence, Is Beautiful and Natural
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At the CES show in Las Vegas in January, I was debating Craig Gross, a pastor at the XXX Church, about the merits of porn.
"Mass Affect" - BioWare's Upcoming Hipster RPG
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Composer, bandleader, jazz instructor, gamer and writer Kirk Hamilton takes a little time out of his busy day to walk us through an "undiscovered" BioWare pitch for a never-announced role-playing game.
Cred vs. Influence (or Killing our Soul)
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Artist, writer, game designer; the biggest feather in Brenda Brathwaite's cap, in my book, is that she had a hand in creating some of the Wizardry games.
Columbine Author on Winnenden Shooting
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Almost ten years ago, I was on the grass at Clement Park adjacent Columbine High School covering what would become the world's most iconic school shooting.