It’s Christmastime, which means that children’s thoughts turn to visions of huge presents awaiting them under the tree, and reporters’ thoughts turn to sensationalizing video game violence on their respective news shows. One reporter recently phoned it in, shoehorning me into the standard “think of the children” conclusion in his story on video game violence [...] Keep Reading

Dr. Karl Kabasele from local Toronto news swung by last week to interview me for a story on violent media and aggression. i basically dominate the entire segment. i’m surprised i was relegated to the back half of the show, actually, sandwiched between the weather and a report on winter doggie fashions. Terrorism in Mumbai? [...] Keep Reading

Joystiq posted a timely opinion piece today (Remembrance Day for the Commonwealth) by a writer of Japanese descent can’t bring himself to play Call of Duty: World At War because of the portayal of the game’s Japanese villains (or “virrans”). i’m glad it was only the opposing side that committed wartime atrocities. Phew! Opinion: Why [...] Keep Reading

The gaming world is not one where you find many dissenting viewpoints, at least on matters of morailty. Sure, you’ll get the usual “GEARS OF WAR UZ THE BEST FL**CKING GAMEZORRS EVAR” versus “STFU N00B GRAND THEFT AUTO ROOLZ111!!1!1!!”. But when it comes to matters of morally compromising game content – particularly violent content – [...] Keep Reading

The opinions expressed in the following post are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Untold Entertainment Inc., its employees or its affiliates. i’ve been closely following the Little Big Planet recall fiasco with a few opinion articles. Let me make my stance crystal clear: Sony should not have recalled the [...] Keep Reading