http://tycooner.com "...where politics & video games collide" Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:29:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That didn’t take long. Take Two Interactive’s new management team, which seized control of the company via stockholder revolt late Thursday afternoon, is facing its first public relations crisis. Not surprisingly, the uproar is related to the controversial Grand Theft Auto series. Just hours after new chairman Strauss Zelnick and his team ... http://tycooner.com/2007/04/01/gta4-trailer-outrages-nyc-pols-honeymoon-over-for-new-take-two-owners/ 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 ... http://tycooner.com/2007/02/24/calendar-test-post/ So we hope to switch to this very soon.I like the more graphical look. To quote me: It looks better. Test over. http://tycooner.com/2007/02/20/a-real-interesting-test-story/ 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. http://tycooner.com/2006/09/21/listen-to-utah-video-game-bill-hearing/ You want the inside scoop on yesterday's video game law hearing in Utah? We've got it covered like a blanket here at GamePolitics, including the impressions of a local game developer who attended the hearing. Although he indicated last week that he would be there, anti-game activist Jack Thompson didn't make ... http://tycooner.com/2006/09/21/developer-attends-utah-video-game-hearing-offers-impressions/ 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 ... http://tycooner.com/2006/09/21/british-official-calls-for-investigation-of-al-qaeda-video-game/ "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 ... http://tycooner.com/2006/09/21/scandinavian-pol-to-brits-well-take-your-video-game-industry/ Despite the fact that he will be leaving public office in 90 days, Rep. David Hogue (left) isn't giving up on video game legislation. As reported by the Deseret News, the lame-duck Republican is seeking to revive failed video game legislation in the Utah House. His bill, HB257 S01, is of ... http://tycooner.com/2006/09/20/utahs-hogue-resurrects-game-bill-hearing-is-today/ How long must games be around before they're considered worthy of historical cultural study? About 44 years seems like a good number. The BBC is reporting that the Science Museum in London will be hosting an exhibit next month showcasing the history of video games. The exhibit covers the birth of video ... http://tycooner.com/2006/09/20/video-game-exhibit-at-london-science-museum/ 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 ... http://tycooner.com/2006/09/20/tivo-alert-igda-head-debates-game-violence-critics/