September 21st, 2008
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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July 28th, 2008
Most of us hate airports enough as they are. You’re either running like mad, or waiting for hours, often beside people who drool, snore, smack when they eat, or generally smell horrendous. Imagine, if you will, taking your average, awful airport and releasing a dose of T-virus. Now you’re stuck there, with the same drooly, […]
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June 29th, 2008
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
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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