<![CDATA[Kotaku: va tech]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: va tech]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/va tech http://kotaku.com/tag/va tech <![CDATA[ Dr. Phil Tackles Video Game Violence ]]> drphilpenis.jpgThe folks over at Game Politics have stumbled upon some amusing news. Phil "Not a Doctor" McGraw, the Emmy-award winning star of the Dr. Phil show will be tackling the issue of video game violence in a show set to tape on Thursday. Phil has previously appeared on Larry King following the VA Tech shootings suggesting that there is a link between violent games and violent behavior, so you can rest assured that this is not going to be a well thought out and balanced discussion. This is going to be a circus, as Dr. Phil shows often are, complete with a special mystery guess that GP heard was being labeled as a "game violence specialist.".

I always try to differentiate my stories from their sources, but I am with Game Politics on this one. Uh-oh.

Dr. Phil Taping Video Game Violence Episode [Game Politics]

]]> Kotaku-289233 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:41:49 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=289233&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ LaRouche Camp Calls Foul On VA Tech Report ]]> lyndonlarouche.gifGamePolitics has been following the saga of the Virginia Tech Review Panel since they began, documenting the semi-invasion of the the process by followers of nutty political figure Lyndon LaRouche, seemingly hell-bent on blaming the entire incident on video games. From telling the panel that violent games should be banned like heroin to endlessly testifying against a hobby that had nothing to do with the incident at all. When the report was finally released last week, it contained no mention of video games. Case closed, right?

Oh no, of course not. On the Lyndon Larouche website a new item is running entitled, "Bush Administration Issues Cover-Up Report on the VA Tech Massacre", which claims the games industry is praising the report for excluding any game-related information in the report. Sheer craziness.

Imagine you are writing a book report on, for instance, Mesopotamians, and in your research someone offers you a story about digital watches, which has nothing to do with the subject of your report. Then they get angry you didn't include it in the text. "Fahey Covers Up Mesopatamian Digital Watch Connection." Politicians are whacky. Michael Fahey


LaRouche Followers Claim Cover-up in Feds Virginia Tech Report [GamePolitics.com]

]]> Kotaku-272228 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:20:54 MDT Mike Fahey http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272228&view=rss&microfeed=true