Shintaro Ishihara is one of Japan's great writers. He's also the Governor of Tokyo, and according to some, a racist.
Elite Japanese politicians might have different politics, but they're joined by one thing: their love of "Go".

The Transportation Security Administration isn't making too many friends in American airports at the moment. It'll…
Last week, North Korea shelled a South Korean island, sending the peninsula in to "crisis status." The South fired…
With the United States' budget projected to hit a $418 billion shortfall by 2015 and a $1.3 trillion shortfall by…
Six Days In Fallujah, a game based on the recent war in Iraq, was deemed too controversial by its publishers Konami…
My first, perhaps my only visit to Cuba came last week in a video game that asked me to kill the man responsible…

The biggest video game of the year isn't making any fans in Cuba's government. Here's why...
The British Library, which catalogues every book published in the UK for posterity's sake, is keen to start keeping…
During the political campaigns for the recent election, some candidates made promises. Some candidates talked…

Election Day was yesterday, but so what, none of these politicians in NBA Jam were candidates. When the game hits…
Campaign sign for Jeff Bowser, candidate for the Pleasanton, Calif. School Board, defaced by gamer graffiti. Seen by…
Andrew Huang wrote a book a few years back called Hacking The Xbox. He's an expert on the subject. He's such an…
When Australia is mentioned in the same breath as video games, most people's first thoughts are of something…
The rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for weeks has made for great TV, but how does it shape up as a…
A former US Marine has delivered a thoughtful piece on many of the creative decisions surrounding the latest game in…
Controversial author Salman Rushdie has just released a new children's book, and interestingly, it's got a strong…
Who's a better dunker, Obama or Clinton? Can Tim Kitzrow, Mr. Boom-Shakalaka, throw down on Mike D from the Beastie…
US President Barack Obama is in the new NBA Jam, alongside a bunch of other prominent past and current politicians.…
EA Sports president Peter Moore appeared on Fox News earlier this day to talk about the unlockable political…