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E3 2008: Platinum Games Impressions

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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E3 2008: Platinum Games Impressions

As a lifelong gamer who’s lived through six generations of home consoles and their concurrent hype, I don’t impress very easily. I’m not completely cynical, mind you; I can appreciate nice visuals and inventive concepts when I see them. It’s just not very often, these days, that a well-executed game will get more than a [...]

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GameSpyte Lyte: We’ll Love Ya, Tomorrow

Friday, June 27, 2008

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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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Game Controversies: How Far We Haven’t Come

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Game Controversies: How Far We Haven’t Come

Video games, as we’re all keenly aware, are the work of the devil himself. Murder simulators and hypnotic pornographic smut-fests, the lot of them. The filthmongers who produce them are awful men who only seek to profit off of the downfall of society; Lord knows I’m only interested in games because I’m paid for it. [...]

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GTA Players Are Not Cop Killers In Training

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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GTA Players Are Not Cop Killers In Training

We all know the types of criticisms that have been leveled at the GTA series, and on this most auspicious of days, it seems appropriate to examine the media frenzy surrounding violence in the game. Certainly, there have been a few hiccups during the launch of GTA IV, but over at Game Politics, they have [...]

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Arizona Senate Turns Away “Dangerous” Media Bill

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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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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