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  • Yet another violent video game debate (but one that doesn’t demonize games per se)

    Yet another violent video game debate (but one that doesn’t demonize games per se)

    There was another "are violent video games evil?" debate yesterday, this time on BBC Radio in the UK. (We sure do cover a lot of UK-centric news here, don't we?) A group called Mothers Against Violence, whose goal is the complete eradication of violence (OK...), debated games journalists, the radio show hosts, and the video game industry in general. The debate wasn't as silly as you may automatically think, with the anti-violence group coming down on parents rather than violent video games in general. You know, "Be parents for once!"

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  • Yup, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be out for the PSP on October 20

    Yup, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be out for the PSP on October 20

    Those of you still on The Twitter, despite Devin's recent treatise, may want to add @RockstarGames to your list of followers. It was there that the company announced the release date of the PSP version of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Look for it on October 20 of this year.

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  • Fun Polaroid Simulator Will Waste Many Hours

    Fun Polaroid Simulator Will Waste Many Hours

    The Polaroid is dead. It was killed by the digital camera, which obviated the Polaroid’s headline feature — instant photos — by making them even more instant, and even better, by making them free. Which is a shame, as the Polaroid had another appeal. The photos it produced had a certain look to them, a vignetted, [...]

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