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Tag: violence in games

violence in games
Editorials

Hitting Is Natural Play

There’s been a lot talk about videogame violence. Since the horrible events last month in my home state of Connecticut, people have felt ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2013
Publisher's Note

Games on Trial, Part Two

Today is a great day for the video game industry, and for free speech in the United States. The Supreme Court of the ...
By Alexander Macris Legacy AuthorJune 27, 2011
The Needles

You Can’t Be the Hero If You’re the Rapist

The uproar surrounding the February “discovery” of the Japanese game RapeLay, which had largely subsided, erupted again last week with the news that ...
By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorJune 2, 2009
StateCraft

For the Children

In my parents’ generation, it was rock and roll that threatened Our Nation’s Youth It seems that this justification for restricting the sale ...
By Matthew Hector Legacy AuthorSeptember 20, 2005
StateCraft

Salvation vs. Condemnation: The Two Faces of Government

Upstanding gentleman by day. Marauding villain by night. The private lives of politicians aside, it is no wonder that, much like the mysterious ...
By Jason Della Rocca Legacy AuthorSeptember 20, 2005
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