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Jack Thompson Offers His Expertise to Sarah Palin
pstrongQ:nbsp;/strongWhat do you get when you cross a media sensation with a guy who loves to see his name in print?/ppstrongA:/strongnbsp;A letter from Jack Thompson to Sarah Palin./ppFacing imminent disbarment, the Miami attorneynbsp;has written to the Republican vice-presidential candidate,... Read more...
Published 14 hours ago

Word of the Day: Atari Democrat
pOkay, so that's two words. But still.../ppa target=_blank href=http://www.dayofthedreamweavers.com/dayofthedreamweavers/2008/10/atari-democrat.htmlDay of the Dreamweavers/a yesterdaynbsp;mentioned the term quot;Atari Democratquot; and it isnbsp;one that I'll confess to not having heard before.... Read more...
Published 15 hours ago

Fallout 3 Leaked to Torrents
pFollowing in the wake of emGTAnbsp;IV, Spore /emand other high-profile releases, the much-anticipated emFallout 3 /emwas apparently cracked and leaked to torrent sites yesterday, nearly three weeks ahead of its scheduled October 28th U.S. retail release./ppa target=_blank... Read more...
Published 15 hours ago

Election Campaign Goes Postal
pRunning with Scissors has released an a target=_blank href=http://www.gopostal.com/cafepressposters.phpelection-themed poster/a featuring the Postal Dude, anti-hero of the ultra-violent emPostal/em game series./ppAlso depicted is the Postal Dude's dog, Champ, a pit bull wearing Sarah Palin... Read more...
Published 16 hours ago

GameCo Stocks Take a Wall Street Beat-down
pThursday was another bloody day on Wall Street and stocks of video game publishers did not escape the carnage./ppAs reported by a target=_blank href=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6199048.html?om_act=convertamp;om_clk=topstoryamp;tag=topstory;titleGameSpot/a,nbsp; the likes of Activision, THQ, EA... Read more...
Published 16 hours ago

Rapper: Turn Off PlayStation, Get Involved in Political Process
pa target=_blank href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.I.Rapper T.I./a (real name:nbsp;Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) urgesnbsp;the younger generationnbsp;to pay attention to the presidential race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain - even if it means putting video games aside... Read more...
Published 16 hours ago

Is Codemasters the Latest Publisher to Bail on the ESA?
pemAnd then there were 22.../em/ppWhen 2008 began, the Entertainment Software Association,nbsp;the lobbying group which representsnbsp;U.S. video game publishers, had 28 member companies. Several a target=_blank... Read more...
Published a day ago

Report: Obama Ads in Burnout Paradise
pWe've only gotten one report of this, which seems a bit odd, but an Xbox Live gamer who goes by Dragunov765 has posted photos of what appear to be in-game ads for Barack Obama./ppDragunov (we know his real name, too) says he came across thenbsp;ads while playing emBurnout Paradise/em earlier... Read more...
Published a day ago

U.N. Grant Funds Game to Prevent 3rd World Abuse of Women
pThe United Nations Population Fund has awarded a target=_blank href=http://emergentmediacenter.blogspot.com/ Champlain College's Emergent Media Center/a a $600,000 grant to develop an interactive gamenbsp;aimed atnbsp;preventing violence againstnbsp;womennbsp;innbsp;developing nations. The... Read more...
Published a day ago

Quick at Games, Too Quick in the Sack?
pAccording to Dutch researchers, guys with quick reflexes who are good at video games might also be a little too quick during moments of passion./ppAs reported by the a target=_blank href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7657092.stmBBC/a, scientists studying premature ejaculation found that the... Read more...
Published a day ago

Konami Sues Over Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
pBy way of the a target=_blank href=http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/10/09/New_Complaints.htm#MediaCourthouse News Service/a, we've learned that publisher Konami has sued a company by the name of Vintage Sports Cards. Although there have been a number of video games in the series, at issue is... Read more...
Published a day ago

In Bangladesh, Games are Demonized
pAn editorial in Bangladesh newspaper a target=_blank href=http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/10/09/news0250.htmThe New Nation/anbsp;draws onnbsp;every negative cliche you've ever heard - and some you probably haven't -nbsp;to indict video games for anbsp;variety ofnbsp;social ills./ppLinking... Read more...
Published 2 days ago