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Gamers Vent Spore DRM Frustrations via Amazon.com Reviews

Frustrated Spore users are slamming Will Wright's new release with poor, 1-star reviews on Amazon.com.

In Germany, Politician Urges Ban on "Killer Games" as Gaming Mag Fights Back

Although last week's report of a Dead Space ban may be spurious, violent video games continue to come under fire in Germany.

Dean Takahashi's Investigative Report on the Red Rings of Death

Last summer, when Microsoft finally admitted to consumers that it had a major problem with the Xbox 360 and its infamous Red Rings of Death, I recall thinking that if anyone could get to the bottom of the situation it would be Dean Takahashi, then of the San Jose Mercury-News.

Nintendo Makes a Splash at 50+ Expo

Nintendo cozied up to the 50-and-older crowd last week at the AARP's Life at 50+ Expo in Washington, D.C.

GameStop Hammered in YouTube Series

A disgruntled former GameStop employee who goes by WhistleBlowerZero has posted a nine-part YouTube video series detailing his view of why gamers can do better elsewhere.

Games Violence Debate Lampooned by Web Comic

Sharp-eyed GamePolitics correspondent Andrew Eisen spotted this cartoon on Dork Tower.

Dead Space Ban in Three Countries? We're Not Buying It

Yesterday we mentioned a Destructoid report which said that EA's upcoming space-horror-survival title Dead Space had been banned in Germany, Japan and China. Destructoid sourced the info to Dead Space community manager Andrew Green.

Boys Nuke Cat, Court Bans Violent Games

The Edmonton Journal reports that a pair of Canadian teenagers have been barred from playing violent video games after they pleaded guilty to killing a family cat by placing it in a microwave.

Wal-Mart Wants to Turn the Game Biz Green

Perhaps the video game industry is taking environmental concerns raised by Greenpeace last year to heart?

Halo Named in Accidental Shooting Death of Wisconsin Boy, 11

Police in Watertown, Wisconsin believe that an attempt to imitate Halo may have played a role in the death of an 11-year-old boy from an accidental gunshot.