Then she wraps the whole thing up by suggesting that last week's Cleveland school shooting was prompted by violent games. "They're going to react in that same highly aroused, angry way and we saw what just happened yesterday..." Of course there was no link to video games involved in said shooting, but that's neither here nor there, is it?

The best part of the Game Politics article posted this morning is when they reveal Dr. Susan's area of expertise. What qualifies her to comment on video game violence and its effect on children? You dare to question the author of Dr. Susan's Girls-only Weight Loss Guide: The Easy, Fun Way to Look and Feel Good?

They've got the video of Dr. Susan's performance up over at Game Politics, complete with a brief cameo by our favorite lawyer. If these two ever team up it could lead to an extinction-level bullshit explosion.
Who is this Person & Why is She Saying These Awful Things About Halo 3 ??? [Game Politics]

In one of the most bizarre and ridiculous press releases I've ever read, Utherverse, Inc., creator of XXX MMO Red Light Center, is now offering players the opportunity to get virtually high.

Screaming the eye catching headline First Violence, Then Sex, and Now Drugs in Video Games, at first glance, this press release reads like an article written about the sudden "growing trend" of drugs in video games. A little further down it becomes apparent that Utherverse, Inc. wrote it themselves and rather fancy themselves the next Rockstar Games.

Today, in a move sure to draw fire from the anti-drug establishment, RedLightCenter .com, the world's second most populated virtual social world, announced the introduction of a new feature that allows members and guests to visit an Amsterdam-style smoking room, toke from a hookah, and get a "virtual high." The experience is free and is limited to persons 18 and older.

Even Further down they even have the balls to put in a quote from David Walsh, spokesman for the National Institute on Family and the Media speaking against the game to try and create more of a "controversial" atmosphere.

Games are interactive and psychologically powerful. Now we have a game that glorifies drug use. Where do we draw the line?

What's even more aggravating about the use of this quote is that, according to GamePolitics, this quote was taken from Mr. Walsh's statements about NARC back in 2005. I'm sure someone thought they were being very clever, but to me it just smacks of desperation and cheap sensationalism.

I really hope this type of press release doesn't become the trend, we really don't need any more fuel on the anti-gaming fire. Flynn De Marco

Scary Drugs-in-Games Headline is Actually Company's Own Press Release [GamePolitics]

First Violence, Then Sex, and Now Drugs in Video Games [Yahoo Biz]