Florida Lawmakers Take Aim at Violent Video Games (Reuters)

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Lawmakers Attack Violent Video Games
(AP)

Lawmakers Attack Violent Video Games
(AP) 07/04/2004 02:09 PM
AP - The video game industry seems to delight in pushing the envelope — and the bounds of good taste — with ever-gorier content. That has put it under renewed attack from legislators and activists who claim some titles must be kept out of kids' hands, though courts have repeatedly granted games First Amendment protections.

Lawmakers attack violent video games

Lawmakers attack violent video games 07/04/2004 03:31 PM
Boston Globe Jul 4 2004 7:06PM GMT

Violent Video Games Under Attack

Violent Video Games Under Attack 07/05/2004 06:18 AM
Legislators and activists who want some titles kept out of kids' hands are on the warpath again against the video-game industry. Game makers, however, seem to delight in amping up the virtual gore.

Clinton Takes Aim At Violent Video Games

Clinton Takes Aim At Violent Video Games 03/30/2005 11:22 AM
Democratic senator and former first lady Hillary Clinton has stated her position on violent and sexually explicit video games, reports The Sunday Times, declaring them a "major threat" to moral health.

Governor's Crusade Against Violent Video
Games Backfires

Governor's Crusade Against Violent Video
Games Backfires 12/22/2004 01:16 AM
Someone who prefers to remain anonymous writes "Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich had his crusade against violent and sexually explicit video games backfire when his office promoted the wrong Web site. The reported site also included links to pages on Amazon.com where the games the governor believes are offensive can be easily purchased. Kinda serves the Governor office right for not registering the .com when registering the .org." It's amazing how many times this sort of thing happens, where someone promotes a .com instead of a .org -- but this time, whoever bought the .com made sure that it was very much opposed to the plan.

Correlation, Causation, Violent Video
Games... And Church

Correlation, Causation, Violent Video
Games... And Church 03/19/2005 03:18 AM
While some have been quick to link all sorts of violent video games to crimes committed by teens, there's plenty to suggest they' re not the problem. To make a similar point, someone has noticed that a number of recent mass murderers were religious church-goers, yet no one is blaming church for their killing sprees -- nor should they. It's easy to show a correlation. It's much more difficult to prove that one thing really resulted in the other.

California Bill Preventing Sale Of
Violent Video Games To Minors Shot Down

California Bill Preventing Sale Of
Violent Video Games To Minors Shot Down 04/14/2004 11:51 AM
While I'm sure this is far from over, proposed legislation that would ban the sale of violent video games to children has been shot down in committee. Another bill, requiring retailers to separate out the violent games from the non-violent games also received very little support.

Computer users sued for swapping music
Ill. gov. seeks ban on violent video
games Bush prepares for

Computer users sued for swapping music
Ill. gov. seeks ban on violent video
games Bush prepares for 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Dec 17, 05:25 am GMT

Violent Video Game Sales Decline -
Report (Reuters)

Violent Video Game Sales Decline -
Report (Reuters) 01/27/2004 01:46 PM
Reuters - As local and national politicians rail against what they say is the proliferation of violent video games, industry researchers and executives said on Monday that sales of "Mature"-rated games declined as a percentage of total game sales in 2003.

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters)

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters) 05/23/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - Hold on to something long enough, the theory goes -- a car, a tie or even a hairstyle -- and eventually it will be cool again.

Frag Violent Games?

Frag Violent Games? 01/03/2005 10:04 AM
TechTree Jan 3 2005 1:51PM GMT

Is TV losing out to video games?
(Reuters)

Is TV losing out to video games?
(Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - Is there a prime time for video game players?

AOL Launches Site for Video Games
(Reuters)

AOL Launches Site for Video Games
(Reuters) 05/05/2004 03:41 PM
Reuters - America Online on Wednesday unveiled a video game site for high-speed subscribers, a bid to attract more customers toward the broadband service it sees as key to its future growth.

Experts Debate Effects of Violent Games

Experts Debate Effects of Violent Games 07/04/2004 08:31 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jul 5 2004 0:04AM GMT

Experts Debate Effects of Violent Games
(AP)

Experts Debate Effects of Violent Games
(AP) 07/04/2004 06:42 PM
AP - It's hard to find clear answers in the debate between the makers of video games and activists who claim the electronic diversions are destroying an entire generation.

Study: Men Spend More on Video Games
Than Music (Reuters)

Study: Men Spend More on Video Games
Than Music (Reuters) 04/07/2005 01:17 PM
Reuters - Men spend more money on video games than they do on all forms of music, research group Nielsen Entertainment said Thursday, lending credence to a growing belief that video games are displacing other forms of media for the attention of young men.

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys
(Reuters)

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys
(Reuters) 05/11/2004 10:50 AM
Reuters - Boys would rather play a "G.I. Joe" video game than with "G.I. Joe" action figures, a new study finds. Boys ages 5 to 12 spend more time each week playing video games than playing with traditional toys, market research firm NPD Group said on Tuesday. The survey did not detail how much more time was spent.

Doctors Use Video Games to Hone Skills
(Reuters)

Doctors Use Video Games to Hone Skills
(Reuters) 12/19/2004 02:58 PM
Reuters - If Dr. James Rosser Jr. had his way, every surgeon in America would have three indispensable tools on the operating room tray: a scalpel, sutures, and a video game controller.

Viacom Looks for Ways to Advertise in
Video Games (Reuters)

Viacom Looks for Ways to Advertise in
Video Games (Reuters) 06/17/2004 01:12 PM
Reuters - Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N)(VIA.N), which has sold off parts of its video game business, is now taking another look at the potential for advertising in video games, a top executive said on Thursday.

Sony Cancels Many Sports Video Games for
'04 (Reuters)

Sony Cancels Many Sports Video Games for
'04 (Reuters) 05/05/2004 10:37 PM
Reuters - The U.S. video game arm of Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Wednesday it would not update some of its sports titles this year, mirroring a similar move by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) amid intense competition.

Microsft, EA Link Up for Online Video
Games (Reuters)

Microsft, EA Link Up for Online Video
Games (Reuters) 05/10/2004 11:26 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) and the world's largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS.O), put their long-standing differences over online gaming behind them on Monday as EA said it would release more than a dozen games this year supporting Microsoft's Xbox Live.

Telmex to Launch Online Video Games with
Microsoft (Reuters)

Telmex to Launch Online Video Games with
Microsoft (Reuters) 04/23/2004 12:20 PM
Reuters - Mexico's leading telephone company, Telmex, said on Friday it plans to launch an online video game service with Microsoft as it seeks to diversify its revenue sources and boost broadband usage.

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys, Study
Says (Reuters)

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys, Study
Says (Reuters) 05/11/2004 12:01 PM
Reuters - Boys would rather play a "G.I. Joe" video game than with "G.I. Joe" action figures, a new study finds.

Microsoft Shuts Sports Video Games Unit
(Reuters)

Microsoft Shuts Sports Video Games Unit
(Reuters) 08/20/2004 02:48 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) has closed a studio operation that made some of its sports video games, cutting 76 positions, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Comcast to Offer Subscribers On-Demand
Video Games (Reuters)

Comcast to Offer Subscribers On-Demand
Video Games (Reuters) 06/02/2004 08:28 AM
Reuters - Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O), the largest U.S. cable television operator, on Wednesday said it will offer subscribers to its high-speed data service a new bundle of on-demand video games.

Violent Video Game Law Struck Down

Violent Video Game Law Struck Down 07/16/2004 03:36 PM

New Zealand Bans Violent Video Game

New Zealand Bans Violent Video Game 12/12/2003 02:02 PM
In one single action, New Zealand's "Chief Censor" has just given Rockstar Game's Manhunt more publicity than they probably could have bought. New Zealand is completely banning the game for being too violent. I don't know anything about the game, and it certainly doesn't sound like anything I'd want to play. If New Zealand wants to ban it, that's their issue. My question, though, if the game is so dangerous that no one should dare be allowed to view it, how come the folks at the Censor's office haven't gone crazy shooting up the world? What makes them so special that they can view the game, realize it's "just a game" and continue acting in a civilized way in the real world? How come they think that everyone else in the country doesn't have that ability?

BRISBANE: Parents are leaving children
overnight at Internet games centres to
play violent computer

BRISBANE: Parents are leaving children
overnight at Internet games centres to
play violent computer 07/31/2004 10:25 PM
News.com.au - Sun Aug 1, 01:04 am GMT

Judge strikes down Washington state's
violent video game law

Judge strikes down Washington state's
violent video game law 07/16/2004 05:16 PM
Judge rules that Washington state's violent video game ban is a violation of free speech.

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Games based on uWink Game Library Developed by Nolan Bushnell. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

Ill. gov. seeks violent video game ban
Review: E-mail program lacks 'wow'
factor Apple fights back a

Ill. gov. seeks violent video game ban
Review: E-mail program lacks 'wow'
factor Apple fights back a 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Thu Dec 16, 05:23 pm GMT

Prosecutors ponder violent sportsmen
(Reuters)

Prosecutors ponder violent sportsmen
(Reuters) 06/05/2005 11:46 PM
Reuters - British prosecutors Friday considered whether professional sportsmen, especially soccer players, should face an increased risk of criminal prosecution for violent conduct committed during matches.

Gen. Abizaid: Iraq Could Get More
Violent After June 30 (Reuters)

Gen. Abizaid: Iraq Could Get More
Violent After June 30 (Reuters) 05/19/2004 12:09 PM
Reuters - The situation in Iraq could become more violent after the June 30 handover leading up to elections, which could require the deployment of more U.S. forces, the head of U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday.

Jail offers violent inmates aromatherapy
(Reuters)

Jail offers violent inmates aromatherapy
(Reuters) 06/08/2004 08:14 PM
Reuters - Inmates at a jail in Ciudad Juarez on the U.S. border, where more than 300 women have been murdered over the past decade, are enjoying aromatherapy and piped classical music as part of a novel rehabilitation program.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines. 08/20/2004 06:29 AM
Three O'clock Ltd., a mobile entertainment company, announces the launch of the world's first video magazine service for mobile phones. Subscribers can gain free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O'clock video magazine service, the company is offering 5 special magazines covering Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing and Female Fashion. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

Florida Video Law: Parents Decide

Florida Video Law: Parents Decide 01/19/2004 07:20 AM
A Florida city wants to restrict children's access to violent computer games. They say censorship is not the issue -- they object to fostering hate in kids.

Lawmakers Vow to Pass New Law Against
Spyware (Reuters)

Lawmakers Vow to Pass New Law Against
Spyware (Reuters) 04/29/2004 04:12 PM
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers vowed on Thursday to pass legislation to stop deceptive software even though regulators advised against any new laws.

Lawmakers in Catfight Over 'Sex Kitten'
(Reuters)

Lawmakers in Catfight Over 'Sex Kitten'
(Reuters) 05/06/2004 08:39 AM
Reuters - Debate in Canada's parliament degenerated into shouts and catcalls on Wednesday when an opposition legislator committed what others saw as the sin of mispronouncing an Italian movie star's name.

UK Lawmakers Want More Computer Hackers
Behind Bars (Reuters)

UK Lawmakers Want More Computer Hackers
Behind Bars (Reuters) 06/30/2004 11:01 AM
Reuters - Computer hacking, an offence police once dismissed as a teenage prank, would carry a maximum two-year prison term as part of a revised cybercrime law proposed by British MPs Wednesday.
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Are Video Games Good For Kids?

Are Video Games Good For Kids? 08/11/2004 05:30 PM
While it does seem that the anti-videogame folks blow the danger of video games way out of proportion, a new festival seems to be going in the other direction by claimin g video games are good for kids. It's such a broad statement that it has to be untrue. Certainly, some video games might be good for kids, in helping them deal with differe nt kinds of challenges, but it hardly seems like random anecdotal evidence (about all that's presented in the article) proves that video gaming is "good." For example, the article includes this sentence: "Dr Judy Robertson, of Edinburgh University, said some children had told her during computer games workshops that playing violent games did not result in violence in real life." Just because some kids say something doesn't necessarily make it true (even if it probably is true). If they really want to show this, wouldn't it make more sense to actually promotes the ways that video games can be helpful to kids, rather than just declaring it so? I'm all for real studies that show the positive impact games have for kids, but hyping up something without substance just makes the arguments seem weak.

Kids Have a ‘Doggone’ Good Time with
Launch of RAGGS Kids Club Band Video
Series

Kids Have a ‘Doggone’ Good Time with
Launch of RAGGS Kids Club Band Video
Series 08/10/2004 03:43 AM
[PRWEB Aug 10, 2004]

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games

Getting Kids To Program Old School Video
Games 04/06/2005 06:48 AM
It seems that every recent story about Atari has been about their attempts (in their modern form -- quite different from the original Atari) to make a killing on the nostalgia market, offering up classic games from years back to today's adults -- either on computers or (increasingly) on mobile phones. However, it appears that many feel the basic concepts of old Atari videogames are still valuable for game designers to learn -- resulting in a competition to design new games for the Atari 2600. Of course, there's one twist: the games needed to be created in 24 hours. While the story is amusing to read, what it really does is remind people that, despite all the amazing graphics found in today's game, a game is still about gameplay at its core -- which many of today's game designers seem to forget.

Video games calm kids before surgery

Video games calm kids before surgery 12/30/2004 11:42 PM
TechSpot Dec 31 2004 3:22AM GMT

Smartass kids slamming classic video
games

Smartass kids slamming classic video
games 12/28/2004 06:55 AM
Cory Doctorow: Child's Play is EGM's recurring feature in which kids who play video games are sat down in front of game classics like Tetris and Adventure and Donkey Kong, then encouraged to deliver scathing hilarious commentary on the general suck of yesteryear's treasured games as compared to today's offerings.

Bobby: I've played this on my cell phone.

EGM: [Pointing to the humans on the ground] What do they look like?

Parker: They look like those little characters in the game Life, the little people you have to stick in your car.

EGM: Before this came out in compilations, we used to put quarters in arcade machines.

Parker: You wasted quarters on this?

EGM: Yeah.

Parker: That's so sad.

Link (via Foe Romeo)

Ads In Video Games And (Apparently) A
Good PR Staff

Ads In Video Games And (Apparently) A
Good PR Staff 04/11/2005 08:49 AM
People have been talking for years about the idea of ads in video games -- and, in fact, they've been showing up more and more. One of the issues, though, was always keeping the ads up-to-date. With that in mind, a few companies have been experimenting with ways to do so. In fact, there were stories last year about companies working on exactly that. So, with that in mind, it's not clear why just about every publication seems to feel the need to talk about a me-too offering that seems to do the same thing. However, the San Jose Merc, News.com, the New York Times, Reuters and plenty of others all seem to be carrying the story. Apparently, this particular firm has a fairly impressive PR team. Most of these articles seem to just be parroting the story that the company wanted released, which doesn't seem particularly interesting at all. They're just adding dynamic ads into video games. That doesn't seem particularly special. What would be interesting is whether or not anyone actually pays attention to these ads, or if they're a complete waste -- but only the NY Times piece seems to even question that, and they don't go too deeply into it, either.

Good Vibrations: Video Games on a
Cellphone, With Feedback

Good Vibrations: Video Games on a
Cellphone, With Feedback 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
The SCH-N330 from Samsung, the first mobile phone released in the United States, takes the tremble another step.

Fun games for kids as holiday gifts

Fun games for kids as holiday gifts 12/04/2003 09:38 AM
SiliconValley.com Dec 4 2003 8:44AM ET

True Statistics ... and then there are
those games for the kids! Fun for
everyone!

True Statistics ... and then there are
those games for the kids! Fun for
everyone! 05/02/2004 04:34 AM
Darwin-Free Fun for Creationists

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Blair reveals some games 'unsuitable'
for kids

Blair reveals some games 'unsuitable'
for kids 09/15/2004 11:57 AM
That's why the law already bans their sale to minors, Tony...

Parents lie to get kids into good
schools (Reuters)

Parents lie to get kids into good
schools (Reuters) 04/18/2004 10:47 PM
Reuters - More than a quarter of parents are willing to lie to get their children into good state-run schools, a survey has found.

Women with kids flock to play online
games

Women with kids flock to play online
games 07/15/2004 10:20 PM
Afr.com - Thu Jul 15, 08:46 pm GMT

UK study shocker: "18" ratings not
keeping games from kids

UK study shocker: "18" ratings not
keeping games from kids 06/24/2005 03:33 PM
A study shows that parents know about age ratings for games, but they're not using them to make decisions about what kids play. The kids also know about the ratings, and they are taking them into consideration.

TCS: Tech Central Station - Good News!
The Kids Are Alright

TCS: Tech Central Station - Good News!
The Kids Are Alright 07/19/2004 11:26 AM
Just when you became convinced that our culture was doomed .. this piece by Jim Glassman .. James K. Glassman argues .. this Tech Central column .. second

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"Child?s Play II ? 1UP subjects today?s
kids to yesterday?s classic games"

"Child?s Play II ? 1UP subjects today?s
kids to yesterday?s classic games" 12/27/2004 09:35 PM

Video of copyright debate of the century

Video of copyright debate of the century 04/15/2005 09:01 PM
Cory Doctorow: Last night, the copyright debate of the young century was held when EFF Senior IP Attorney Fred von Lohmann and Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the great copyfight book "The Anarchist in the Library," faced down reps from the RIAA, MPAA, Universal and Napster in a 3+ hour wrangle before an audience at Cornell University. Now the video is online -- well, it's available as a crappy, dropout-prone Real stream. No doubt there will shortly be ripped audio and video available. Real Video Link (via Copyfight)

Copyfight debate of the century video
and audio torrents

Copyfight debate of the century video
and audio torrents 04/19/2005 03:38 AM
Cory Doctorow: Last week's Cornell Debate between EFF senior IP attorney Fred Von Lohmann, copyfighting media studies prof Siva Vaidhyanathan, and counsel from the MPAA, RIAA, Napster 2 and Universal was astounding, the most engrossing three hours of video I've watched all month.

Unfortunately and inexplicably, this was only available as a crappy, dropout-prone Real stream from Cornell, which meant you couldn't load the audio onto your iPod or download the video to show your friends later.

Now someone's converted the video to something else (not sure what) and posted a .torrent, packaged with soemthing called "Matroska" that seems like a good way to add bookmarks and such to video (I'd be interested in knowing whether this packaging presents any barrier to someone who simply wants to download the video and watch it in her player of choice). There's also an Ogg of the audio available (I'd love to see this converted to MP3 for iPod users and posted as a Torrent!). Video Torrent Link, Ogg Torrent Link

Games at work may be good for you

Games at work may be good for you 11/07/2003 05:31 AM
BBC Nov 7 2003 4:58AM ET

Wishing For A Video Game To Explain
Cancer To Kids

Wishing For A Video Game To Explain
Cancer To Kids 06/28/2004 05:22 AM
Every time you hear about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, it usually involves a kid who wants to meet an athlete, musician or movie star. Those requests probably aren't all that difficult to fulfill. However, when Ben Duskin, a child with Leukemia, decided he wanted a video game that could teach children what cancer was all about, it turned out to be a fairly difficult request. Eventually, though, the Foundation tracked down a game programmer from LucasArts who worked with Ben to create the game he wanted and which he hopes will help other kids understand what they're going through. They're now offering the game as a free download off their website. It doesn't sound like the most sophisticated game, but obviously that's not the point.

U.N. Video Game Encourages Kids to Feed,
Not Kill

U.N. Video Game Encourages Kids to Feed,
Not Kill 04/15/2005 09:46 AM
Extreme Tech Apr 15 2005 1:15PM GMT

Cattle Video Stirs Kosher Meat Debate
(Los Angeles Times)

Cattle Video Stirs Kosher Meat Debate
(Los Angeles Times) 12/28/2004 05:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - The beef is produced according to ancient Jewish law: A trained rabbi makes a swift cut across each animal's neck with a long, sharp knife. The blood drains quickly from the meat. Orthodox rabbis supervise the process and certify the beef as kosher.

Good Online FPS Games/Servers For
Beginners?

Good Online FPS Games/Servers For
Beginners? 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
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hi can any one tell me is ATI Radeon
9600se 128 MB good for Latest games

hi can any one tell me is ATI Radeon
9600se 128 MB good for Latest games 08/14/2004 04:35 AM
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In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again 05/23/2004 02:57 PM
Boston Globe May 23 2004 5:48PM GMT

Video Games

Video Games 12/02/2003 01:19 AM
On September 22nd of this year I pre-ordered Gran Turismo 4 through work. The listed release date for the game was November. The next month...

All for Ads Within Video Games

All for Ads Within Video Games 06/25/2004 03:53 PM
Advertising revenue is a great opportunity for video game makers.

Florida Lawmakers Take Aim at Violent Video Games (Reuters)

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