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GameSpyte Lyte: We’ll Love Ya, Tomorrow

Hello, friends, and thanks for briefly wondering what the hell GameSpyte is before scrolling past. If we’ve helped you to capture even a fragment of your youthful curiosity, then we’re happy. Today, we’ll be gazing into our liquid crystal displays for a look at what the future will hold for gamers — and perhaps the [...]

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Discussing Game Violence with Maturity: Senator Leland Yee

This week, California State Senator Leland Yee defends our children — and his own political stance — by answering YOUR questions.

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New Bill to Require ID Checks at Stores

Let’s try this again, shall we? Yet another bill to regulate the sales of games to minors has been put forward, this one by representatives Lee Terry (R-Nebraska) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah), which would impose heavy fines on game retailers who fail to check ID for sales of M-rated games. A report by Variety (via [...]

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California Senator Warns Parents Against GTA IV

California State Senator Leland Yee, the same gentleman who authored a bill to criminalize the sale of violent video games to minors and who demanded ESRB transparency about the re-rating of Manhunt 2 last August, warned parents yesterday against purchasing Grand Theft Auto IV for their children.

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Singapore Launches Two-Tier Video Game Rating System; Vague Wording Raises Concern

GamePolitics, necessarily keeping close tabs on Chinese news, noted yesterday that Singapore has instituted a two-tier rating system for video games. Two years in the making, the new system simply divides games into three categories: “M18,” “Age Advisory,” and neither.

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Arizona Senate Turns Away “Dangerous” Media Bill

Over at GamePolitics, the watchdogs of the rights of video game players everywhere, they have been tracking the progress of HB2660, a measure before the Arizona State Senate which would hold creators of violent media responsible for the violent acts of anyone who consumed said violent media.

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The Future Of Gaming Is Not Social, But Local

Social gaming is on the rise. Read inside for our analysis of the phenomenon.

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