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US Politician Who Told Gamers ‘Quiet Down’ Says He’s Sorry

“Gamers have just got to quiet down. Gamers have no credibility in this argument.” The guy who said those words has eaten them, via Twitter.


Leland Yee Tells Gamers To ‘Quiet Down’

Remember the law California passed in 2005 criminalising the sale of violent video games to kids? The one that got thrown out in 2011 by the Supreme Court? The thing that led to the Supreme Court declaring games were protected speech, an artistic expression? Right. Well, the author of that legislation has something to say to you gamers: shut up.


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

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.


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

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.


Robbed GameStop Store Employee Threatened With Blasting

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?


Know Your Rights

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.


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

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]


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

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.


Parents Concerned Over Students Play-Acting Call Of Duty

“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?


Woman Consummated Xbox Live Seduction Over Thanksgiving Trip, Say Cops

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.


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