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08.29.2009 9:59 am

Venezuela mulls ban on violent games. How about us?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lawmakers in the South American nation of Venezuela are debating legislation proposed to ban the sales of violent video games and toys in that country. The measure was well-received in the National Assembly during a first hearing this week; if the…

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01.12.2009 6:11 pm

Sex, fear and video games: an analysis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Over at the Aussie site GamePlayer.com, writer Stuart Clarke asks whether game makers have a mortal fear of sex — specifically, sex depicted in their products.

Killing, blood, gore, criminal and antisocial behavior in games? No problem. Psychoses, neuroses inflicting main…

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10.06.2008 12:18 pm

‘Kindergarten Killer’ crosses the line

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

How far is too far when devising a video game concept?

In Finland, tolerance for the low-quality, Flash-based game called “Kindergarten Killer” ended when it showed up on a children’s gaming site. It was bad enough that the game appeared where kindergarten-age…

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