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 VA Tech Panel Witness: Violent Games Should Be Banned Like Heroin
VA Tech Panel Witness: Violent Games Should Be Banned Like Heroin
In official testimony before the commission investigating the Virginia Tech massacre, a representative of fringe political figure Lyndon LaRouche called for banning violent games in the same way that heroin is banned. The witness also testified inaccurately on several issues and cited game critics like Jack Thompson and David Grossman. picked by sholom22 1 year ago
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 Professor and Holocaust Survivor Gave Life To Save Students - First Names Released and Photos
Professor and Holocaust Survivor Gave Life To Save Students - First Names Released and Photos
One of the victims yesterday was a Holocaust survivor and who reportedly held the door closed from the shooter as students jumped out of windows, saving their lives. Bless his heart! Let's look for the good that can come from this. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago
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 101 Free Online Games!
101 Free Online Games!
okay so there are tons of free games online...most of which suck. but this article from the editors at Games For Windows sifts thru the crap to bring you 101+ of the best free games online! it also has links to all the games!

yay for more wasting time at work!!! picked by T3ND3R 2 years ago
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 First List of Deceased from Virginia Tech Massacre Published
First List of Deceased from Virginia Tech Massacre Published
Here is the first official list of names of the deceased. The list will be updated throughout the day. Officials will not release names of any victims until next of kin are notified and positively identify the body of their fallen loved one. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago
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 Virginia Tech students say enough is enough
Virginia Tech students say enough is enough
The students want the media to pack it up by Monday. Good luck with that. picked by sean 2 years ago
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 More Virginia Tech Ripples.....
More Virginia Tech Ripples.....
A high school student who complained of being bullied told authorities he had planned a massacre at his high school like the one at Virginia Tech, the sheriff said Friday. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago
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 Violent video game banned in the UK.
Violent video game banned in the UK.
British censors have banned a violent video game from the UK for the first time in a decade.

The video game Manhunt 2 was rejected for its "unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying", the British Board of Film Classification said. picked by Boomshank 1 year ago
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 Games for the Brain - Cool games with cool rewards
Games for the Brain - Cool games with cool rewards
Here are a bunch of interesting games to play online. While you play, you may get gold cups which you can turn in at the website for a link to a randomly selected classical style painting (a lot of the games use them as well). My favorite game is Counterfeit. picked by Moe 1 year ago
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 Phil [I refuse to call him doctor] blames VA shootings on video Games.
Phil [I refuse to call him doctor] blames VA shootings on video Games.
On the heels of Jack Thompson’s rush to blame video games in the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Dr. Phil has chimed in with support for this theory. I agree with him because their had been no murders before video games. picked by sholom22 2 years ago
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Game List for World Cyber Games 2007
Once announce the partenership whit Circuit City Stores one of the most retailers in United States, World Cyber Games has published....... picked by darkryder 2 years ago
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 Does V-Tech Killer's violent one act play shed some light on motive?
Does V-Tech Killer's violent one act play shed some light on motive?
The Virginia Tech killer was referred to counseling after professors read his violent one-act play entitled "Richard McBeef." It features a 13-year-old boy who murders his father and accuses his stepfather of pedophilia. At one point, the child's mother brandishes a chain saw at the stepfather. The play ends with the man striking the child with "a deadly blow. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago
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 Judge's Report says Jack Thompson is guilty on 27 charges
Judge's Report says Jack Thompson is guilty on 27 charges
In early 2007 the Florida Bar filed a five count, 38-page complaint against Florida Lawyer Jack Thompson, seeking sanctions against the outspoken critic of video games.

Judge Tunis has now released her report, with recommendations that Thompson be found guilty of 27 of the 31 charges. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago
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 Boys who don't play videogames 'are at risk'
Boys who don't play videogames 'are at risk'
Boys who don't play videogames at all are at greater risk of getting into trouble than those who play violent games occasionally, according to two Harvard psychologists. The pair also said there was also no evidence to suggest violent games turn young people into criminals or violent people, despite some media reports. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago
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 Lost arcade games of the Soviet Union
Lost arcade games of the Soviet Union
When you think of the old Soviet Union - video games do not usually come to mind. Interesting to see just what they were playing though. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago
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 Virginia Tech Shooting Kills at Least 22
Virginia Tech Shooting Kills at Least 22
At least 22 people were killed today, some of them students, and more were injured during shootings at Virginia Tech, some of them in a classroom on the campus, the police said. The gunman was also shot to death, officials said at a news conference, but details about the incident and about the identity of the gunman were still unfolding. picked by missy1979 2 years ago
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 'Scenes We'd Like To See'
'Scenes We'd Like To See'
Mock the Week is a British topical panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain during it they have a round called 'Scenes We'd Like To See'heres are the ones from series 3 this is funny but also NSFW. picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago
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 Video Games can be Educational
Video Games can be Educational
Or so the Federation of American Scientists believe. They aim to channel the addictive allure of video games into effective learning tools for education.
Does that mean kids can play with Game Boys under their desks now without risking detention? picked by ybne1else 2 years ago
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 From Pong to PS3: Three decades of Commercials
From Pong to PS3: Three decades of Commercials
A look at commercials from the birth of home video games to the current generation of home entertainment. picked by TheBlueFrog 2 years ago
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Dave Matthews Band at Virginia Tech [video]
Covering Bob Marley and the Wailers - Three Little Birds.

To help give the Virginia Tech community a positive start to its first semester back after the April 16, 2007, shootings, DMB headlined this semi-private, free show for Tech students and faculty. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 8 months ago
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 'Manhunt 2' game still banned in U.K.
'Manhunt 2' game still banned in U.K.
British regulators on Monday banned a toned-down version of the violent video game "Manhunt 2," saying the changes didn't go far enough to alter the game's "bleakness and callousness of tone." picked by punthe 1 year ago
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 Score: Video Games 1 Billion, Kids Grades 0
Score: Video Games 1 Billion, Kids Grades 0
US Video games up 29 percent. US kids grades down 10 percent? picked by zadscmc 2 years ago
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