op-ed
In Real Life

Sexism, Character Design, And The Role Of Women In Created Worlds

There are many things I expect to see in a panel called “East Meets West, Art Direction for a Worldwide Audience”. I expected to hear Isamu Kamikokuryo, the art director for Final Fantasy XIII-2 discuss how Japanese artists focus on creating new worlds, Norse mythology and its influence on the game, and drawing inspiration from Cuba for some of the beautifully rendered backgrounds.

July 26, 2011
News

For Some, ‘Gamer’ Still Means ‘Social Outcast’

Anders Behring Breivik was a likeable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: video game addiction.

June 30, 2011
News

Somewhere Between Predator Drones And Battlefield Have We Lost Sight Of The Horrors Of War?

Predator drones and other high-tech weaponry are turning war into video games and making the use of military force a more, perhaps too, palatable option, an Al Jazeera op-ed piece argues.

June 28, 2011
In Real Life

Kotick, Riccitiello, Levine And More Praise Supreme Court Victory

This morning the US Supreme Court put to rest, perhaps finally, the debate over not only whether video games are protected speech, but whether they are art.

June 9, 2011
Nintendo

The Wii U Might Be Too Little, Too Late

In 2005, Nintendo showed off the controller for its then-upcoming home console at the Tokyo Game Show. The console was still codenamed the Revolution, and the motion controller was nothing short of just that. The debut blew people’s minds. You could feel it in the room.

October 20, 2010
News

Guest Editorial: A First Amendment Call To Arms

Video gamers across the country are anxiously awaiting November 2 when the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case close to our hearts.

September 4, 2010

Army Vet Insulted By Military’s Video Game Sales Ban

It’s amazing, even years after getting out of the Army, how much it colours your everyday life.

September 3, 2010
News

US Airman Defends Military’s Video Game Sales Ban

First off, I am an active duty Air Force member.

May 19, 2010
In Real Life

Imagination And The Secret History Of Video Games

To be a gamer in the ’80s and early ’90s required a special kind of perseverance, especially if you were a computer owner.

May 16, 2010
In Real Life

Video Games Aren’t Killing Laser Tag, They Can Coexist

As a 25-year player of Laser Tag and a manager of the busiest Laser Tag arena on the planet, I took some exception to the idea that Laser Tag is obsolete as entertainment because it’s not convenient.

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