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Judge overturns CA's violent videogame law

A federal judge Monday overturned a California law that would make it illegal to sell violent video games to minors, Reuters reports. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would appeal the ruling.The 2005 law required labeling of violent video games and forbade the sale to minors. Judge Ronald Whyte, who had...

Tags: Game, Video Game, Video, Computer Associates International Inc., ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-07

Banning violent video games - Right or wrong?

Banning violent video games - Right or wrong?But where do you draw the line?Let's say someone were sick enough to design a game to simulate child trafficking. The object of the game was to abduct as many girls as possible, and you scored points based on how many customers you...

Tags: Games, game, violent video game, video game, video

Discussion threads 2007-06-19

Survey: Violent video games 'exhilarating escapism'

Survey: Violent video games 'exhilarating escapism'You Needed An Article To Tell Us This??I've been gaming from Pong to Gears of War, any video gamer can tell you that when they are playing a violent game it's just fantasy, not reality...why else do you think we play games like Counterstrike or...

Tags: Games, Violent Video game, Hummer, game, survey

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

Banning violent games unconstitutional

The makers of violent video games such as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D or Mortal Kombat must be jumping for their joysticks, as a U.S. District Court ruled that states have no right to bar distribution of materials simply because they show violent behavior, reports Associated Press. U.S. District Judge...

Tags: game, video, video game

Blog posts 2006-08-28

Are violent video games really a problem?

Are violent video games really a problem?You got proof that there is no problem??Typical self-serving B.S.You wrote:"BOSTON--Mature video games are not a problem for today's youth, but that doesn't stop them from being an attractive topic for politicians, according to panelists and audience members at Siggraph 2006 on Wednesday."Tell that...

Tags: Games, game, video game, B.S., video, violent video game

Discussion threads 2006-08-02

Congress bears down on violent video games

Violent and sexually explicit video games are once again coming under political scrutiny as a House committee on consumer protection says it will hold a hearing on the topic, reports News.com. The focus of the hearing is to inform parents of the purported dangers of these type of games....

Tags: game

Blog posts 2006-06-06

Mich. law can't stop violent video games

Parents and schools are worried about violent video games, and several states - including Michigan - have passed laws trying to stop them. Last week, reports News.com, another such law hit the skids as a federal judge through Michigan's law out on First Amendment grounds. "Video games are a...

Tags: video, game, video game, George Caram Steeh

Blog posts 2006-04-03

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NEC MultiSync EA221WM-BK

Wide-screen LCD monitors of the same dimensions can vary greatly in price and features, which makes comparison shopping a necessary step. For example, the Dell P2210 may be found online for $100 cheaper than the NEC MultiSync EA221WM the subject of this review, but the NEC offers four-way ergonomic...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Performance management, NEC Corp., Dell P2210, NEC Multisync EA221WM, monitor, bezel

Product reviews 2009-06-25

Addicted-to-games students "get worse grades"

Addicted-to-games students "get worse grades"Students certainly have a right to fail.If they are filling up their time with Facebook/Myspace or video games rather than working on their homework, then they have earned their right to fail. I played video games through college, but I also made sure that my homework...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, video

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

Sony recalls 'LittleBigplanet' over Koran passages

Sony recalls 'LittleBigplanet' over Koran passagesAnd "singing" about death, etc., only offends Muslims?So the rest of "us" shouldn't be offended by these passages why?RE: Sony recalls 'LittleBigplanet' over Koran passagesThese are the facts.Firstly.even though you aren't dead now, we will each of us die. probably not together like dinosaurs, but...

Tags: Games, Koran, Koran passage, LittleBigPlanet, Sony Corp., game, dirt

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

NY gov signs game bill into law

NY gov signs game bill into law"A bill that will have made it illegal"????Wow.RE: NY gov signs game bill into lawThe panel needs to include parents - real parents who have to deal with these games, the consoles, how the game developers create games that force a child to keep...

Tags: Games, gaming industry, game

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Console gaming will "die in the next 5 to 10 years"

Console gaming will "die in the next 5 to 10 years"I would lead to agreeing that it will enddoes anybody remember before the Wii and the xbox360 and the PS3 how much trouble nintendo was in and that PC games were taking over? the comment that console gaming is...

Tags: Games, game, console, Console gaming, PC

Discussion threads 2008-03-30

'The Club,' a game that shoots for style

'The Club,' a game that shoots for styleAnd we wonder why......our children are shooting up our schools...You can't say a prayer in a public place and the ten commandments are illegal to post in a public place, but hell... let's allow the gaming industry make games that show our children...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, video, video game

Discussion threads 2008-02-15

TV, film, and game violence seen as a threat

TV, film, and game violence seen as a threatNotice this is based on nothing new.This is garbage science.They study other studies and decide that they have discovered something new when they are simply restating other people's results.You will notice that social soiences types are notorious for over-footnoting their work and...

Tags: game, TV, violence

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Is tomorrow's Clapton playing 'Guitar Hero'?

Is tomorrow's Clapton playing 'Guitar Hero'?Blah!REAL guitar players are barfing at that idiot so-called game. I've never played with it, but I have witnessed idiots buying it... mostly because they're too dumb to learn how to play the real thing... The article makes it sound like this game is...

Tags: Games, game, Guitar Hero, real thing

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Senators urge tougher rating for 'Manhunt 2' game

Senators urge tougher rating for 'Manhunt 2' gameThat would be the problem in a nutshell...It's when they ARE getting something done...That our rights and freedoms are most at risk!And what business is this of Senators ?....I wish these people would stick to their JOBS! They just might get something...

Tags: Games, game, violence

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

The Halo 3 effect and its impact on Blackwater's future

The Halo 3 effect and its impact on Blackwater's futureI don't think we need to worryI always find it a little funny when people talk about violence and video games. I'm middle aged, and growing up I have played a fair number of games. As a matter of...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, Halo 3, game, Barbour, Blackwater, video game, video

Discussion threads 2007-10-07

Schwarzenegger appeals ruling on video game law

Schwarzenegger appeals ruling on video game lawWhere have the responsible parents gone?I mean, isn't it the responsibility of the parent to raise their child? If they don't want violent video games in the house they can ban them. Why does a Governor even have to step into ban...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, video game law, video, video game, game

Discussion threads 2007-09-05

Who's next? NY seeks a game-violence law that will pass judicial muster

A judge's recent decision that California's law regulating video games is unconstitutional -- the eighth such decision such 2001 -- shows that courts are unwilling to allow states to limit free speech based on concerns about violence, The New York Times reports.“It’s more than a trend,” said Ronald Collins, a...

Tags: Game, Violence, Law, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-20

Judge blocks California's violent video game law

Judge blocks California's violent video game lawExcellent!We already have the ESRB, and honestly I fear Big Mother where government tries to take the place of good parenting more than I fear Big Brother.I'm not saying that Big Brother isn't scary: I'm just saying that Big Mother is easier to sell...

Tags: Games, video, game, video game

Discussion threads 2007-08-07