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Supreme Court Justice Opens Up About Her Vote On Video Game Law

1:30PM August 5, 2011 | Owen Good

Justice Elena Kagan [back row, far right] , whom Stephen Totilo said “did seem to get it” during oral arguments in Brown v EMA, called the case the most difficult of the Court’s most recent term, one in which she felt she was constantly in the wrong no matter her current state of mind. More »

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Violent Video Game Legal Battle Could Cost California Another $US1.1m

2:20AM July 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Now that the smoke has cleared and the video game industry stands triumphant over the state of California in the Supreme Court battle over making it a crime to sell violent games to minors, the Entertainment Software Association needs to pay its lawyers. Why hello there, California taxpayers. More »

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Robbed GameStop Store Employee Threatened With Blasting

7:20AM July 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

You’re in the GameStop, you’ve got your gun at the ready, you’ve cleared the cash register area of children, and now you’re ready to make your demand. “Give me the money!” Good! Now follow it up with a threat! “…or I’ll blast you!” Wait, what? More »

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Know Your Rights

2:00AM June 28, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia defends the Supreme Court’s decision to keep violent video games in the hands of California gamers based on the First Amendment.

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Ten Thousand Bottles Of Wine. Capcom’s Head Honcho Bought Ten Thousand Bottles Of Wine.

9:30PM May 19, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Capcom boss Kenzo Tsujimoto makes wine. How did he learn about it? By buying 10,000 bottles of it. “I bought the most famous and the finest,” Tsujimoto told The Japan Times. “I tasted a wide variety from all over the world; I compared them all in order to create the very best wine.” Imagine if he played ten thousand video games! [Japan Times via Kotaku Japan] More »

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Lawsuit Alleges Chuck E. Cheese Promotes Kiddie Gambling, Gaming Addiction

8:00AM May 14, 2011 | Owen Good

Irony seems to fail the person who has alleged Chuck E. Cheese’s ticket-dispensing games sow gambling addiction in little children, and filed a lawsuit in California seeking a $US5 million jackpot. More »

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Parents Concerned Over Students Play-Acting Call Of Duty

3:30AM April 16, 2011 | Mike Fahey

“It’s too real and too much like the Columbine tragedy,” says one concerned parent regarding a video shot at Rocklin High School in California depicting students pretending to play Call of Duty with imaginary weapons. Oh come on, really? More »

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Woman Consummated Xbox Live Seduction Over Thanksgiving Trip, Say Cops

3:30PM January 8, 2011 | Owen Good

Cops say a woman, posing as a 23-year-old over Xbox Live, traveled from California to Maryland over Thanksgiving and had sex with a 13-year-old boy she’d met while his parents were sleeping. She’s in jail now. More »

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Activision Rips Lawmakers’ Fixation On Postal

8:00AM December 31, 2010 | Owen Good

When the mainstream debate turns to violent video games, it’s inevitable that someone will dredge up Postal. It’s like the triple dog dare, or comparing someone to Hitler, a completely bogus trump card with no real argumentative value. More »

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What’s Modern Warfare Doing In A Special Needs School?

9:00AM December 12, 2010 | Owen Good

That’s what parents near Sacramento, Calif., want to know and, you know, I do, too. More »