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September 21st, 2008

America’s Army To Invade Schools, Motives Questioned

Once again, the U.S. Army’s training and recruitment tool/video game America’s Army is making headlines. Last year I wrote about how they came under fire for providing potential recruits with “a sanitized view of violence“, and subsequently…released a set of action figures. You’ll note at the bottom of that post that I blithely joked “Maybe […]

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September 7th, 2008

Flaunt Your Inner Gangsta: Saints Row 2 Collector’s Edition

Ah I love the smell of social responsibility in the morning…
THQ and Volition, the publisher-developer team behind the controversial Saints Row games, have announced a very special Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 owners interested in getting their game on and showing off their faux thug aspirations.
Now you too can buy the game in a box […]

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June 29th, 2008

More GTA “Copy Cat” Crimes

Nassau County police had a busy night on Tuesday reigning in what are being described as “video game inspired crimes”. Six youths went on a bit of a spree, allegedly mugging a man outside of a super market, attempting a car-jacking, and damaging vehicles with a variety of weapons, including a crowbar, a bat, and […]

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May 31st, 2008

Teacher Threatened At Knife-Point For GTA Cash

There’s throwing a temper tantrum when you don’t get what you want, and then there’s pulling a knife on your teacher at school and demanding money to fulfill your wants and needs. That’s exactly what a 13-year old boy in Framingham, Mass. did when his mother refused to buy him a Grand Theft Auto video […]

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