Recent content by Chris Chasteen [deprecated]

So, is this the future of independent studios? Are seeing the same thing happening to small game studios as with record companies, phone companies, isp's, etc? The conglomeration of gaming. We have always known of the conglomeration of game publishing, but it seems game development is...

Are you kidding me? This Patrick Killen fellow needs to tune in. These parents weren't distracted or addicted to video games--and even if a case can be made they were it is not the fault of game. The Straws have no defence outside of sheer neglect, unwillingness to take responsibilty for...

While I agree with the rest of your argument, I think the statement above is flawed. Gangmembers that use guns to to kill each other know what it is to hold and use a gun. Growing up in Minnesota and Wisconsin and being a hunter from a youong age, my dad ALWAYS had guns in the...

Great point, and one I find it difficult to reconcile and raises a number of questions in my mind. Let's assume the law is applied as I understood it as teen-age trouble maker. This means that, within our society, until a child reaches the age of 18, parents are legally responsible for...

More disturbing than the divide between teachers and students, is the wholesale belief that videogames mods (perfectly innocous in thier own right) are seen as a threat. I would have loved if someone had modified the original Wolf 3D so I could have played the game using my High School as a...