May 19, 2014
Have gun, won’t travel: For the right price these gamers will die for you
This story starts, as so many great ones do, with a classified ad: “I will take bullets for you,” it…
Author: Brian Crecente
May 19, 2014
Obama calls for research into link between video games, “media images” and violence
President Barack Obama today called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct further research into the relationship…
May 18, 2014
Colorado – 2006
“Sometimes I forget why I’m sad, but then I remember and I’m much more sad.” I just came back from…
May 18, 2014
Inside South Florida’s struggle against underground dog fighting
Shack died amid the discarded cans and cigarette wrappers of Northwest Second Street, his bitten and bruised body lying in…
May 18, 2014
How a Florida city used a 1,000 percent jump in speeding tickets to finance its police department
It was a sweet deal: Don’t worry about crashes or road work, just write traffic tickets and rake in the…
May 18, 2014
Snail hunting in the moonlit waters of Florida
Jason D’Auria walks barefoot into the moonlit waters of the canal, pulls mosquito netting around his face and snaps on…
May 16, 2014
Why someone is creating a game to be played by pigs awaiting slaughter
It started out as a way to stop pigs awaiting slaughter from chewing on each other. But video game design…
May 16, 2014
No Gods or Kings: Objectivism in BioShock
The sunken city of Rapture, a world of art deco aesthetics, neon sales pitches and looming architecture, is home to…
May 16, 2014
Maria Montessori: The 138-Year-Old Inspiration Behind Spore
Spore, Will Wright’s far-reaching game about life, the universe and everything, is a journey, not just from microscope to universe,…
May 16, 2014
Thailand – 1975
I am free. Free of gravity, of mother’s tender hand wrapped in mine. Free of brother’s shadow. Of father’s quick…