City of Heroes Takes Its Case to City Hall [Update]
The City of Heroes community has called for a massive demonstration at 5 p.m. EDT in Atlas Park to protest the MMO's shutdown.
So, How'd That Half-Life 2 Protest Go?
Earlier this week, tens of thousands of users joined a Steam group dedicated to playing Half-Life 2 on Saturday between 2 and 2:30 p.m. EST, as a demonstration calling on Valve to get its ass in gear and release, or at least officially confirm work on Half-Life 3. How'd it turn out? It was either a great success or a…
Support The First Amendment With Your Old Game Controllers
With Supreme Court arguments over the California game law beginning next month, the Video Game Voters Network has devised a way of showing the law's author Senator Leland Yee your support for the First Amendment: Mail him your used controllers.
In Protest, Chinese Artist Paints Self To OctoCamo Perfection
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Chinese artist Liu Bolin took to the streets after literally being made homeless by the Chinese government. Suojiacun, an artists village in northeastern Beijing was torn down during the Olympic redevelopment.
Righteousness
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Targeted for a demonstration by the tantrum-throwing hate whores of the Westboro Baptist Church, Comic-Con's cosplayers fought fire with fire - very clever fire - in San Diego this afternoon.
PETA Doesn't Want You To Buy The Ringling Bros. Game
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PETA doesn't want you rushing to the store to pick up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Wii on November 10th without considering elephant abuse.
Chinese Gamers, PO'd at MMO, Shut it Down
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Hot Blooded Legend is not the name of a skinflick, but rather, one of the most beloved online games in China. Last week, its publisher released a "nostalgia edition" of the game, and players revolted against the make-a-buck rehash.
German Gamers Venture Outside To Protest Violent Gaming Crackdown
Poor old Germany. The nation's politicans have in recent years really started to crack down on violent video games, and since many of the best games are violent games, this presents is a problem.
Take-Two, Circus Defend Against PETA Game Criticism
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Allegations about elephant mistreatment do not appear to have shaken corporate support for an upcoming Wii Ringling Brothers circus game.
PETA Targets Ringling Bros. Game
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are at it again, shifting their sights from Cooking Mama to the virtual big top.
Army Game Protester Did It for the Kids
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Last week, GamePolitics brought you the live coverage of a demonstration against the Army Experience Center, a video game recruiting expo in Philadelphia. Seven were arrested. One has now written about it, and why.
Protest Against Video Game Army Recruiting Ends in Arrests
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Yesterday in Philadelphia, a crowd of 100 marched on a mall demanding the shutdown of the "U.S. Army Experience" - a video-game based recruiting station. Seven were arrested for cosplaying Shyguys wearing masks.
PETA Protests Baby Seal Clubbing In World Of Warcraft
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PETA is taking the battle against Canadian baby seal slaughter to a whole new front - World of Warcraft.
PETA Fights Call Of Duty Dog Killing With Nintendogs
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have thrown their support behind the Academy of Notre Dame student protest against dog killing in Call of Duty: World at War.
Students Protest Call Of Duty Dog Killing
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Students at the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, are up in arms over Activision's Call of Duty: World at War for promoting the killing of deadly attack dogs.
Shenmue Fans Plan Toy-based Direct Action
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