A freelance game artist and programmer has designed a video game which explores concerns over the excessive use of force by police. Jason Rohrer writes in The Escapist...

A British government commission studying violence in urban areas heard a grieving mother blame violent video games and television programs for leading young people into...

Activision's uber-popular Call of Duty 4 and Rockstar's controversial Bully are among hundreds of non-work related Wikipedia edits made by city and county...

A Conservative Member of Parliament has pointed to mature-themed video games as contributing to a surge in juvenile crime in the UK, particularly among girls. As reported...

Writing� for Slate, Sudhir Venkatesh,� a professor of sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University and the author of Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue...

Yeah, the second bit takes home the bronze, but we can't fault Craig for trying. Belated thanks to Evil Tortie's Mom for the heads up! Sorry 'bout that!

In the latest media whinge about GTA IV, syndicated columnist Susan Estrich (left), who� ran Michael Dukakis’ ill-fated 1988 presidential campaign,� criticizes some...

The Sharjah municipality in the UAE has banned Sony’s God of War, according to a report in Gulf News. Government officials apparently felt that the game, rated M in...

Since the April 29th launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, fans have been scouring the game for Easter Eggs, those� secret items� tucked away� by game designers and prized by...

Pakistan’s Daily Times� reports that video games (and not just the violent ones) may be banned in neighboring Afghanistan if a legislative proposal currently under...

Taking� the Parents Television Council up on an interview offer,� Phil� Villarreal of the Arizona Daily Star� spoke with� Dan Isett (left), PTC Director of Public Policy...

And you thought the GTA IV bashing was over? Silly you… The Catholic Exchange� has jumped into the fray, terming the hit game a “dangerous cultural...

There appears to be quite a video game controversy raging in Switzerland. SCEE president David Reeves hinted as much during an ELSPA meeting with Dr. Tanya Byron two...

With Grand Theft Auto IV� critics claiming that Rockstar’s controversial new release will corrupt America’s youth, Minusworld� is having a bit of fun with� a...

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle… Morons! N’Gai Croal, Brian Crecente, Stephen Totilo… Losers! So sayeth Glenn Beck, anyway. Beck - just like the video game...

Gamers will definitely want to catch Adam Sessler’s G4 interview with Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, authors of Grand Theft Childhood, a new� book that is...

Libraries are increasingly turning to video games to reach students. To that end, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, Friday has been designated Gaming @ Your Library...

Recently, GamePolitics and other outlets reported that, in order to clear their government’s notorious video game censorship,� Australian gamers would be receiving...

The Daily Mail serves up a rather bizarre video game bash piece this morning.� Journalist and English mum Rosie Millard (left) writes that the Nintendo DS, of all...

A 17-year-old New Zealander is working on a Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas mod which would recreate the US-based crime game in a New Zealand setting complete with...