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Monday Musings: War Games

2:00PM David Wildgoose | The debate around Infinity Ward’s decision to include a mission in Modern Warfare 2 where players assume the role of a terrorist group is a discussion we need to have. By pushing video game boundaries in such a deliberate, provocative way, it highlights how immature our medium remains. More »
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Re-Creating A Stadium Before Its First Pitch Is Thrown

3:00AM Owen Good | Brendan Harris’ groundout to end Minnesota’s American League Divisional Series with New York started a 171-day clock until the christening of the Twins’ new ballpark, Target Field. Sony’s MLB The Show will have to have the grounds ready much sooner. More »
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The Role Of Music Games

5:30PM AJ Glasser | I got kicked out of choir in middle school and ever since, I’ve limited my study of music to whatever Guitar Hero and Rock Band have bothered to teach me. More »
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International Relations And Video Games — An Almost-Interview

10:30AM AJ Glasser | For four years, I studied everything about East Asian security dilemmas and conflicts in post-Soviet Russia. What good is my international relations major if I can’t inflict it on a game developer? More »
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Torture In Video Games

10:40AM AJ Glasser | At PAX, I had the good fortune to catch Bethesda’s Brink demo. While there was a lot of cool stuff in the game worth blogging about, what stuck with me was the use of torture in the game. More »
Culture

PAX Panel Attempts To Define “Gamer”, Sparks Casual Controversy

6:00PM AJ Glasser | The PAX panel, Game Culture: How Gamers Impact Society & How Policy Affects Gamer Culture, had some mildly interesting moments – but it got really interesting right at the end, during Q&A. More »
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Five Pairs Of Gamer Shoes I Want To Buy

10:40AM AJ Glasser | I’m obsessed with shoes that have anything to do with video games. Luckily, people on the Internet are too, so it’s not hard to find a fabulous pair with a quick Google search and a sharp eye for detail. More »
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High or Low? Fantasy in Dragon Age

11:40AM AJ Glasser | Dragon Age: Origins Lead Writer David Gaider and BioWare heads Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk have different ideas about what high and low fantasy is; which may foretell a genre crisis for the game.

Editorial Calls for Aggressive, Obama-Led Regulation of Used Game Sales

4:00AM Owen Good | On the assumption that President-elect Obama is indeed interested enough in these issues — and with Detroit and Wall Street cratering, that’s a Hulk-sized leap – an editorialist at Kombo has appealed for aggressive, White House-led regulation of the games industry once the new administration takes over. More »