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The feds go after video game "mod chips": The chips let people use their game consoles in ways manufacturers don't like -- including to play pirated games; By Farhad Manjoo Aug 2, 2007
Why can't gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?: Video games have been ahead of the real world in accepting same-sex marriage. Why doesn't a new online "Lord of the Rings" game allow it?; By Katherine Glover Apr 28, 2007
Do I have the right to control how Christmas money is used?: Last year I sent my brother a check to buy gifts for his kids, and he spent it on a video game.; By Cary Tennis Nov 21, 2006
Hillary, player hater: A hilariously graphic sex scene hidden in "Grand Theft Auto" has got Hillary Clinton all hot and bothered. That's no way to win the youth vote.; By Farhad Manjoo Jul 22, 2005
Trying to control the controller: As a parent, I'm supposed to take a stand on video games. But how can I tell how they'll affect my kids if I don't even know how to turn on the PS2?; By Katy Read Jul 7, 2005
Don't kill your television: Far from making us stupid, violent and lazy, TV and video games are as good for us as spinach, says an engaging new book by Steven Johnson.; By Farhad Manjoo May 1, 2005
The myth of media violence: Contrary to the moralistic claims of Hillary Clinton and others, bloody video games and movies are not a major cause of crime. But they are a powerful drug we don't understand.; By Andrew O'Hehir Mar 17, 2005
Grand Death Auto: Two kids, 13 and 15, killed an innocent highway motorist. Was a violent computer game responsible -- or their sad lives?; By David Kushner Feb 22, 2005
"Grand Theft Auto: Myst": In the most gorgeously conceived AND ultraviolent video game in history, you can open fire on passing cars with a bazooka while exploring universal archetypes!; By Jason Roeder Feb 2, 2005
The year in games: Developers, critics, gamers and analysts weigh in: What they loved, what they learned, what they worried about.; By Wagner James Au Dec 22, 2004
A change of heart for Scrooge?: A leaked memo hints that Electronic Arts might change its exploitative ways. But the workers are unimpressed.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Dec 6, 2004
Santa's sweatshop: Electronic Arts developers work night and day to crank out hits like "Madden NFL 2005." But now the elves are revolting.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Dec 2, 2004
No boring fighting parts: Rich and evocative, "Myst IV: Revelation" is a worthy successor to one of the greatest computer games of all time.; By Laura Miller Nov 23, 2004
The "Velvet-Strike" underground: Taking protests to the street is old hat. Today's rabble-rousers wave their signs inside video games.; By Jennifer Buckendorff May 4, 2004
Nintendo rocks!: And now for something completely different: The Minibosses, a band that plays nothing but tunes from old video games.; By Verne Becker Apr 21, 2004
14th century video games: In Lev Grossman's "Codex," an investment banker manages the neat trick of simultaneously getting lost in medieval England and a 21st century computer game.; By Andrew Leonard Mar 4, 2004
Stopping al-Qaida, a quarter at a time: Eugene Jarvis, legendary creator of "Defender" and "Robotron," is still making computer games for arcades. But his new bad guys aren't aliens -- they're terrorists who want to crash a plane into the White House.; By Mitch Borgeson Mar 2, 2004
Video game fame: Long after Bo Jackson retired, the legend of Tecmo Bo lives on. For today's gamers, digital athletes are even realer than the real thing.; By Jon Azpiri Feb 5, 2004
The gamer of Baghdad: While missiles crashed around him, Zeyad struggled to keep Crash Bandicoot alive. Today, he continues to play, even as Baathist holdouts rage on and his frustrated countrymen demand a better future.; By Wagner James Au Jan 20, 2004
Video gaming and its discontents: Was 2003 the year of the great online multiplayer gaming flameout, or the year when a whole new approach to computer games finally gained real momentum?; By Jane Pinckard Dec 23, 2003
Fragging for fun and dollars: A new wave of gaming sites reward shooters with cash. Gambling regulators are not amused.; By Christopher Stewart Aug 21, 2003
Air Osama: The newest flight simulation video games are so realistic that a terrorist can learn how to fly a jumbo jet without ever leaving his laptop.; By Joshua Tompkins Jul 23, 2003
Ensign Crusher vs. the video-game Borg: Former "Star Trek" star Wil Wheaton was the main attraction on G4, the fast-rising video-game TV network. Until he quit, embroiling the network in a 21st century "Quiz Show" scandal.; By Bob Calhoun May 8, 2003
Masters of "Doom": David Kushner's new book about id Software calls the company the "Nirvana" of computer gaming. But did John Romero and John Carmack revolutionize the genre, or ruin it?; By Wagner James Au May 5, 2003
Lord of the Geeks: Tolkien provided the blueprint for one generation of computer games after another. But have today's whizz-bang graphics brought us any closer to Middle Earth?; By Andrew Leonard Dec 30, 2002

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