• more about #responsibility
    anabbeynormality: I really like that this article ends with adults also making a point to limit their screen time. Children always detect hypocrisy and it only serves t... more »
    Xagest: How about this one? When kids are enjoying their games, JOIN THEM! That what my dad did, and I had a blast growing up. You should see him on the DD... more »
    Darrisbob1: I would be embarrassed to have DS protectors like those. And video games hasn't screwed up my life (yet) and I've always played them. Good thing I don... more »
    curly haired boy: i've gotta agree. my parents didn't let me have any "personal screen time" (vidja gaems, etc) until my 13th birthday or so. i think it's best to make ... more »
    Mucudadada: The main thing I would worry about is MMO's. I'm not against them, or anything. In fact, Guild Wars really helped me learn teamwork and stuff like t... more »
    Cimo: there are no bad kids, just bad parents thats the thing, hate when parents blame videogames of their kidsbad actitude or violence etc... more »
    Neko (Mimi) Mode: Sound advice. Everything is good in moderation. conversily too much of anything can be bad. more »
    James 'Puke' Schmill: Isn't there a war or two out there this guy could write about. You know, real news and journalism? Unfortunately a story like this gets more reads. more »
    Seiven: I don't think there is anything wrong with ANY race or ethnicity of prince, I was a little thrown when he talked the way he did, but I accepted it and... more »
    Jackablade: The Sands of Time Prince was distinctly Arabic, at least in a 1001 Nights kind of way, and for my money he was a far more likeable character than the ... more »
    Sunjammer: Dude of Persia. Seriously, they dropped the ball on this iteration. He's a fucking jock douchebag. more »
    Furious_Liver: Clearly no one Persian worked on this game. more »
    Garro: This is a complete and utter non-issue. It IS just fantasy, almost on level with FF games and the like. No one complains that Cloud doesn't accurately... more »
    Talleh: Does the game even have that much of a connection to persia anymore? Did it REALLY ever, except the original creator wanted an exotic setting? They co... more »
    Sullyville: Look, most of Ubisoft Montreal is white dudes. This is their projected fantasy. They wanna fuck the vaguely exotic slightly tanned chick with the tigh... more »
    Slatz_Grobnik: Schiesel really doesn't remember his Said very well. Said was concerned with the West's fetish treatment of the East. This almost runs the exact oppos... more »
    TheHeartless: I understand what he is trying to say, but when the movie Luther came out, people came crawling out of the wood work to tear it down. When they didn'... more »
    balls187: I know right? What about Mario the Italian plumber. Why couldn't he be more italian looking? more »
    Orionsaint: I agree, only because I'm tired of young Americanized whiny characters in video games. Why the hell do developer's think we want that? I wanted him to... more »
    Jonn: If you're getting your information about other cultures from video games in the first place, you're doing it wrong. If I got my impressions of America... more »
  • #parenting

    Detoxing the Electronic Village

    Video game use among children is, if you happen to be a parent, a worrisome issue. Even I worry about it with my own son. More »
  • #misconceptions

    Prince Of Persia Culturally Irresponsible

    While many of us played through Ubisoft's latest Prince of Persia with nothing on the mind other than being entertained, the New York Time's Seth Schiesel calls out the game for willfully disregarding reality. More »
  • #parenting

    Times Tirade Claims Xbox is Crack for Kids