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Study: Video Games Can Make You Less of a Cock

Study: Video Games Can Make You Less of a Cock

i write a lot about violence in video games, and i’ve spoken to the press a few times about it. People who are anti-game-violence are always looking for that smoking gun – the kid who shoots up his school, and leaves a note at home that says “Halo made me do it.” i’ve never claimed [...] Keep Reading

 
 
Zynga Rich, You Jelly

Zynga Rich, You Jelly

i feel like i’m on an endless rant over this Zynga thing. It’s like a Grateful Dead tour … i just keep following the issue around in my VW minivan, and when i finally catch up with it, i dance around naked and bask in its glory. And then they name an ice cream flavour [...] Keep Reading

 
 
California to Ban Violent Games, South Park Encourages Assaulting Red-heads

California to Ban Violent Games, South Park Encourages Assaulting Red-heads

CONTENT WARNING: HERE BE TITTIES The State of California wants to ban violent video games. That’s the take-away many gamers are carrying around with them after entirely misunderstanding and misinterpreting the latest news about violence in gaming. There’s an incredibly ugly and empty-headed collective knee-jerk reaction among gamers that you can provoke by stringing the [...] Keep Reading

 
 
How to Sell Video Games to the Ladies

How to Sell Video Games to the Ladies

Quick OMGPOPQUIZZZ!!! You’re creating a registration form, and you’d like to know if your registrant has a PENIS or a VAGINA. Do you ask for the registrant’s GENDER, or do you ask for his or her SEX? Choose wisely. The correct answer is “SEX”. It annoys me to no end to see “GENDER” on a [...] Keep Reading

 
 
Microsoft Stuffs Santa's Sack with Gore

Microsoft Stuffs Santa’s Sack with Gore

i took some time out of my schedule to hit X09, Microsoft’s annual holiday preview event for the Xbox 360 and related platforms. This is the nth year i’ve attended as a journalist, although truth be told my game journalism days ended when i woke up to the fact that i couldn’t make an honest [...] Keep Reading

 
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