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Blog Round Up

Here are the latest headlines from GamePolitics.com.

Colorado Church Shooter Was Kept Away from Video Games By Parents

Matthew Murray, who killed four people and wounded several others during a pair of horrific church shootings over the weekend, apparently wasn’t permitted to play video games while growing up.

U.S. Army Creates Video Game Squad

Training and Simulation Journal Online reports that the United States Army has established a project office to create and deploy video games for the training of soldiers.

Think Tank Issues Study on Video Game Ratings

The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank with a free market orientation, has issued a detailed position paper on media content ratings, including those of the ESRB.

Schwarzenegger Distances Himself from THQ’s Conan Game

Although California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) helped build his acting career by starring in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, he is carefully distancing himself from THQ’s recent Conan video game release.

Postal 2’s Vince Desi Talks Manhunt 2, Game Censorship, Politics

Vince Desi, head honcho at Running with Scissors, is no stranger to controversy. His Postal franchise remains a target for video game violence critics long after the last game in the series (2003’s Postal 2) was released. During a lengthy 1up interview, Desi dishes on a variety of topics related to the politics of video games today.

Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Video Game Legislation

GamePolitics readers are obviously quite interested in where the presidential candidates of both parties stand on video game issues.

But so far, there hasn’t been much hard information available on this topic.

Now, watchdog group Common Sense Media has helped fill in the blanks