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I Can Haz Day/Night?
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Roxanne is sick this week, but we have JJ from TOROcast to fill the third seat and make sure we never go under an hour! We’re feeling feisty this week and we have several lively debates on everything from how much you need to know about the game before the game, whether companions should be money-making machines, and whether day/night cycles are necessary in MMOs.
FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s host challenge involves the beta testing invites. Continue reading »
In Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. the Supreme Court 
This morning the Supreme Court listened to arguments for and against making the sale of violent video games to minors illegal. California Attorney General Zackery Morazzini argued that “the deviant level of violence in a certain category of video games” requires legal restrictions to protect minors. Representing the video game industry, attorney Paul Smith argued that video games are a protected form of speech under the First Amendment and that the only special exception that has been carved out until now with regard to protecting minors is one for sexual content.
