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does video game violence lead to violent children?

Do you think that If a child plays a violent video game that that children will become violent?If so, why do you think that?And what do you think should be done about it?If not, why not? Which video...

Kids finding it harder to buy M-rated games

Filed under: Culture, BusinessIt's a sad day for those of us who think that a future world entirely populated by desensitized adults trained from birth to be killing machines would be totally sweet....

How the ESRB handles downloadable content

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 We've always been curious how the ESRB handles the rating of downloadable content, especially after the Ratatouille "Hobo Murder and Cleavage" DLC...

NIMF gives games industry 'C' in 12th report card

Filed under: CulturePoor video games. It seems that you will not, as you had hoped, be receiving a complimentary personal pan from Pizza Hut, the true prize of any straight-A student. Their...

Clinton and other senators ask ESRB for review over Manhunt 2

Filed under: Culture Get the shovel kids, the horse we buried needs some kicking. According to various reports Sens. Hillary Clinton (D), Joe Lieberman (D), Sam Brownback (R) and Evan Bayh (D and...

'What They Play' keeps parents in the loop

Filed under: Culture When 1UP group mastermind John Davison and executive vice president of the Game Group, Ira Becker, bailed out of Ziff Davis Media in August, it was with the intention of...

ESRB explains how game ratings work

Filed under: Culture The ESRB is drawing back the curtain on how they rate games. ESRB president Patricia Vance explains to Gamasutra that they employ six full-time raters who are hired in a "fairly...

GameStop's not ruling out AO-rated games

Filed under: Culture, Business The fact that you (likely) don't own any AO (Adults Only)-rated games is, in part, the product of a vicious circle. Gamestop doesn't sell the games because companies...

Lair dev calls ESRB 'bizarre', urges 'push the sex!'

Filed under: Culture Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht delivered a scathing critique of the ESRB's rating system during his keynote at the GCDC developer conference in Leipzig, Germany. The Lair...

Partial Nudity: Mass Effect Is "M"

Upcoming Bioware game Mass Effect won't only feature real-time dialogue selection, but also "Partial Nudity," "Sexual Themes" and "Blood." Sound mature! It is. The game has been given a "M" rating...

Hands-On: Manhunt 2 Impressions

newVideoPlayer("manhunt2ps2_gawker.flv", 475, 376);I come from a background as a police reporter, so I'm very jaded and it's hard for me to believe in coincidences. Take for instance the...