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In late December GamePolitics reported on a unique MMO calendar being sold to support St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.
GP’s copy - I think we were one of the first to place an order - arrived the other day. It’s a gorgeous calendar and has already been assigned a place of honor on the battle-scarred walls […]

Audio from yesterday’s video game hearing in Utah is now available… Fast forward the recording to 8:24 where the game bill discussion begins.
New bill sponsor Rep. Scott Wyatt (R) is pictured at left.

Police in the U.K. may soon be tracking down the creators of a computer game designed as an Al Qaeda propaganda tool.
On Monday, GamePolitics reported on Night of Bush Capturing, a crude first-person shooter in which the player targets President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The widely-covered story even made its way […]

“Hey, U.K., if you don’t want that video game industry, we’ll take it…”
That seems to be the message some Scandinavian officials are sending to their British counterparts. As reported by GameIndustry.biz, Erik Robertson, leader of Nordic Game, a government-funded organization, criticized the British government for not supporting the country’s video game industry.
“I would say that […]

Tivo Alert - IGDA Head Debates Game Violence Critics
Fire up the Tivo!
Jason Della Rocca, executive of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) advises that he will appear on MSNBC’s morning news with host Amy Robach (left) this morning.
According to Jason, he’ll be debating in five-minute segments with Blois Olson of the National Institute on Media […]

A California consumer group is using online game technology to protest skyrocketing costs, poor patient service and a cold shoulder from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R).
Nurse Avenger, offered by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, is played in first-person shooter style, allowing players to blast away at health insurance representatives who are drawn to look […]

Increasingly, political candidates are turning to game tech as a campaign tool.
In the latest example, Michigan Republican Mike Bouchard, facing an uphill battle for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow, offers an online game, “Thank you, Debbie”.
The game itself is minimally interactive. To begin, players must click on a a virtual […]

Despite recent bad press over Reservoir Dogs and Bully - or should we say Canis Canem Edit - a British politician has given assurances that the government there stands behind the U.K. game industry.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Shaun Woodward, Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism, said, “I think it’s terribly important that one or two […]

The start of this week’s Austin Game Conference has sparked local discussions on how to attract more developers to the Central Texas city.
As reported by the Austin American-Statesman, a volunteer organization known as the Digital Media Council is working with government officials to attract gaming talent - and hold on to local companies in light […]

“Joe will still be Joe.”
Thus says Hal Halpin, former president of the IEMA, speaking about Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT). The incumbent, a longtime critic of the video game industry, lost a recent, bitter primary fight to political upstart Ned Lamont.
Halpin, a favorite of GamePolitics readers for his straight talk and willingness to answer questions from […]

Yesterday, GamePolitics reported on Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch’s plans to appeal a July federal court decision which ruled that the state’s “fine the buyer” video game law was unconstitutional.
Hatch, of course, riled gamers earlier in June with language in a court filing which described some games as “worthless, disgusting speech” and “speech of very […]

Jack Thompson’s Louisiana video game law was supposedly written as to be immune from constitutional challenges.
But it’s not looking that way this morning.
Last evening Federal District Court Judge James Brady ruled in favor of the video game industry’s request for a preliminary injunction to keep the law from taking effect. Granting the preliminary injunction indicates […]

As of today, a new Louisiana law goes into effect making it illegal to distribute sexually explicit video games to minors.
While in theory that is a good thing, the reality is that there aren’t any sexually-explicit games available, at least none distributed by the game publishers and retailers generally thought of as the “video game […]

Like many gamers, controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson would like a sneak peek at Bully.
Thompson’s interest in the much-discussed game however, is hardly that of a fan.
In a lengthy, rambling suit filed today with the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Thompson has demanded that publisher Take-Two Interactive supply him with a copy of Bully “so that its […]

The video game industry continues to forge political bonds.
Today, Georgia State Attorney General Thurbert Baker (left) announced that his office was partnering with the ESRB on a public service announcement (PSA) campaign designed to help parents make better use of ratings when selecting video games for their kids. The campaign will run on both T.V. […]

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