If you've been reading this site for any length of time then you know I'm not a fan of Jack Thompson at all. Heck, for that matter, if you read any gaming site on the net you'll probably find nothing but people who hate Jack Thompson because of his extreme war against the videogame industry. Well it seems that Thompson haters might be getting their wish soon in seeing the lawyer disbarred, as a judge presiding over his case finds that he should be held accountable for 27 of his 31 misconduct charges. Ouch! Destructoid has up more information on the case.

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It's true that you can learn a great deal of stuff from playing videogames. For instance, I've learned that you can get money off the corpses of small animals you kill in the wild. I also learned that you can survive a hail of bullets by simply resting for a few seconds. Okay, so none of that's really possible or true, but in the 1up.com article they do list five things that you can learn from videogames.

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We here at Killer Betties - thanks to Assault Heroes 2, Sierra Online, and fortyseven communications - are happy to announce a new contest called the 'Assault Heroes 2: "Duck and Cover" Hat Giveaway' where you can win one of five Assault Heroes 2 caps. To win all you have to do is answer the following question:

"Which fictional character would you most like to play Assault Heroes 2 Co-op mode with and why?"

The contest will last from May 14, 2008 until May 21, 2008 - only one entry per person.

In order to win, send an email to contests[at]killerbetties.com with your answer to the question, as well as your name, and shipping address. We will then pick the 5 best answers and those winners will then receive one of the five hats. We look forward to hearing who you'd like to play with!

Visit the official site for more info on the game

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I like to think my reviews spot-on and I tell the truth how I see it when it comes to game reviews. I'm sure I could be more critical or sarcastic, but I'll leave that to Yahtzee - the writer for Zero Punctuation - who I think is absolutely the best videogame reviewer in the business. This week, changing things up a little, he's decided to answer some reader emails about his recent review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl...and boy is he rough on them. Ah, just the way I like it. Watch the hilarious video.

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Should we blame the government? Or blame society? Or should we blame the images on TV? No, blame videogames...blame videogames. It seems that no matter where you look there is always someone claiming videogames are the downfall of our civilization and are the reason behind all of the world's woes. The latest story coming out has one UK mom claiming about how the Nintendo DS is turning her kids into monsters and making them dysfunctional.

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Sigh, I'm feeling so depressed today. I woke up in a funk already this morning, went cruising around trying to find some interesting news, and the next thing I know I'm stumbling across someone calling me - and all videogame bloggers - a loser. That really hurts my feelings! Okay, not really, because truth be told I'd never heard of Glenn Beck before he started saying stupid stuff anyways. So what has got Mr. Beck so angry with videogame bloggers? Game Politics has the story.

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PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, announced that beginning today and continuing through May 11, 2008, the company will honor Mother’s Day by donating 30% of the price of each game sold on its website to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader in the fight to end breast cancer forever. The monetary goal of the Mother’s Day fund-raising drive is $100,000 – and if that goal is met, all consumers who participated (by purchasing one or more games) will receive a free gift from PopCap. The promotion is site-wide, with the main informational page located at http://www.popcap.com/promos/mothersday/?cid=mom10019.

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GREENVILLE, NC and SEATTLE, WA – April 28, 2008 — East Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies today revealed the results of a six-month long, randomized, controlled study that measured the stress-relieving and other mood-lifting effects of so-called “casual” video games. The three puzzle and word games used in the study, Bejeweled® 2, Peggle™ and Bookworm™ Adventures, are all made by PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual video games. (PopCap underwrote the study and provided copies of the games for research purposes.) The hypotheses were tested using state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies to measure heart-rate variability (HRV), electroencephalography (EEG) and subjects’ mood states pre- and post-activity (POMS). The study yielded significant findings in several areas while identifying potential therapeutic applications of casual games as a means of addressing serious mental and physical disorders. Due to the significance of the findings and their implications in health promotion, disease prevention and treatment, East Carolina University’s Psychophysiology Lab is planning to start clinical trials in the fall to determine the efficacy of these games and their prescriptive parameters.

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1up.com now has up an interesting article looking at whether people involved in the game industry actually listen to players on message boards and either their complaints or praise for a game. I'm inclined to believe the voice of the people actually matter for the most part when it comes to developers trying to please their demographic, but I've seen enough complaining on message boards too to know that not everything complained about always gets fixed or taken seriously.

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When looking at the proposals to be adopted by Afghanistan, you can't really argue against putting a ban on dog and bird fighting. However, when you look at a few of the other things they want to ban, it's hard to believe how serious they are regarding how they think things like videogames (all videogames and not just violent ones) and billiards are detrimental to their country. Game Politics has up the full-story.

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After hearing about this scientific study that shows a link between the behaviors of videogame addicts with that of people suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome, I'm pretty much in agreement at the possibility of the link. I know I can certainly become addicted to a game, and after watching America's Next Top Model last season, I know the question was raised by a friend as to whether I might have something like Asperger's Syndrome.

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Is your significant other involved with videogames and causing a wedge between you two? Do you worry that videogames will ultimately drive a wedge between your marriage? If so, maybe you should give this article a read. Not being the married one, I can't really say whether this advice would work or not, but it doesn't seem all that bad. Eating Bees has the full article.

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What is it about high-ranking officials that are making them go out and purchase such crazy things? A multi-thousand dollar hooker was the first story to be released, and now it seems there's a District Attorney who used some funds to get a really tripped out gaming computer created just for him. It sounds like a killer game system, but come on, you have to be smart enough not to use government funds. You can't use your own money?

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I'm not a fan of Jack Thompson - never have been and never will. If he just waged a never-ending war against videogames, that would be one thing, but as someone who studied a little law in school I'm offended from that point-of-view as well. How he is able to do things like sending the picture described in the article and still be taken seriously by the media and still have the right to practice law is absurd. My favorite part is when GamePolitics interviews Jack about the picture, and when a great comparison is made regarding his pic and videogames, he refuses to answer by being childish.

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If you've been playing games for any length of time, you should be quite familiar with many of these villains, and probably have plenty of stories and memories of going toe-to-toe with these villains. I know I can certainly remember getting my butt handed to me by some of these villains. So how many of these villains do you remember? Gamepro has up the feature.

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