David Thomas is a nationally syndicated videogame journalist, critic and teacher. He co-authored the Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual, so he knows that PONG is written in uppercase and that it wasn’t the first videogame. His current favorite game of all time is Rock Band.

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POSTED July 30, 6:00 PM

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With all the sturm und drang of American presidential politics it's pretty easy for the educated gamer to come to the conclusion that they might as well just stay home, avoid the chaos and pick up those final missions in Grand Theft Auto IV. At least you have some control over what happens in Liberty City.

Not so fast says the Video Game Voters Network.

While the democrats are busy in Denver back slapping, road closing and parading all over the place to celebrate the foregone conclusion of Obama's nomination, politicians are hard at work trying to blame videogames for the problems our elected officials can't seem to solve through flag waving and partisan pandering.

And the VGVN wants to fight back.

By encouraging the videogame generation to fight back at the ballot box, the VGVN is taking on dumb, lumbering industrial age politicos as if they were level bosses. And as any gamer can tell you, the way you beat a boss is by finding his weakness.

Writing letters, making a fuss and promising to vote for the other guy if you start mindlessly blaming videogames is like a golden arrow into the heart of the campaigning beast.

How did Obama outrun Hillary for the Dem's nod? Does anyone remember Hillary's anti-game tendencies? I'm not saying that's what brought her down. But an awful lot of people play games these days. I'm just saying.

For more info: http://www.videogamevoters.org

Topics: politics , censorship , DNC

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Videogames and Sex

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POSTED May 28, 12:38 PM

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Really, I think this one speaks for itself (albeit in a weird squeaky voice). Safe for work (unless your boss has something against you streaming pictures of buxom, fully clothed videogame characters. Oh, and he slips in one naughty word right... Read More
Topics: kids , politics , sex

A Change for the Better

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POSTED May 27, 5:08 PM

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If you happen to be in New York City next week, join me at the fifth annual Games for Change festival. This growing group of academics, game creators and social activists have come together under the idea that games can be about more than fun. ... Read More
Topics: politics , social conferences

The Democracy Game

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POSTED May 14, 6:15 PM

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As the race for the presidency heats up, and the clash of the candidates points to a bare fist brawl down to the wire in the fall, one thing we can say for sure about American Democracy--any more it feels like equal parts soap opera and videogame.So... Read More
Topics: politics