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Politics EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag British intelligence group advertising on Xbox Live 19 You know that old trope about kids who play videogames that are actually secret government evaluation programs designed to draft quick-witted children into secret adventures? British intelligence... Aussie game banner: Real-life issues more important 52 Evil Attorney General Michael Atkinson is the man solely responsible for Australia having to pay more for less content. He is the man standing in the way of his country joining the real world and... British politicians argue over Modern Warfare 2 59 Yesterday we reported on British MP and reputed liar Keith Vaz, who pursued his long-running agenda against videogames by complaining about Modern Warfare 2's controversial airport scene and prom... Atkinson: Games give you points for raping mothers 61 South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson is the single man responsible for Australia's backwards rating system in which videogames deemed unsuitable for fifteen-year-olds is banned or c... Hideo Kojima uses Obama Peace Prize to plug his game 114 Yesterday, I was legitimately shocked by news that Barack Obama had won a Nobel Peace Prize for being trendy and simply saying he'll do some things. Hideo Kojima isn't quite as cynical as me, how... FTC demands blog disclosure, governs the Internet 61 I've often said that the Internet is one of the last bastions of free enterprise we have left in the world. I've also said it's not going to last. The FTC has taken us one step closer to proving ... MP: Politicians should stop thinking about game violence 24 Shadow Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey is one of the few politicians in Britain who actually understands and appreciates the good that videogames do, and has been a supporter of the industry for a lo... Sony's new PS3 ads upset Nigeria (that's racist!) 60 Oh Sony, you and your international PR disasters!You've all doubtless seen Sony's new ad campaign that pokes fun at bloggers and Internet rumors. If you haven't, then Nigeria certainly has, and i... U.S. gov thinking about unified rating system for most media 32 You know what is confusing? Having all these different ratings floating around like some sort of rating harem. Which rating system are you supposed to trust? According to the U.S. government we s... Venezuelan politicians want to ban violent videogames 34 Because of course, Venezuela has no other more pressing problems to deal with than those evil, evil videogames. The Bill for the Prohibition of Video Games and Toy Weapons seeks to ban the sale o... Vietnamese legislator: Moral and mental erosion in games 8 Here's a very telling story about how progressive and open-minded politicians are. Vietnam's Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop has been accused of not doing enough to combat ... Gamer stereotype used to discourage 'gay' as an insult 143 Next time you want to say "That's so gay," you might want to instead consider, "That's so gamer guy who has more videogames than friends." That's what anti-homophobia outfit &... Obama in brief videogame reference SHOCKER! 87 You know, I'm all for criticizing those who attack videogames. Anti-game lobbyists are one of the core subjects I write about here at Destructoid. However, that doesn't mean that every single per... ECA wants you to inform the President about gaming 65 In case you don't watch the news or read a newspaper to stay up-to-date on current trends -- sadly, this is becoming an ever-increasing population -- the United States is in the middle of revampi... P.E.I. goes to bat for Longtail Studios with tax breaks 8 Two Canadian provinces, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, have agreed to a bare-knuckle brawl to the death, both hoping to curry the favor of Longtail Studios, an iPhone and Wii developer bas... UK game industry laments lack of government support 15 British politicians don't understand or remotely like videogames. That is the impression most people have, thanks in no small part to sniveling leeches like Keith "Vadge" Vaz who'd rath... British baroness thinks videogames destroy lives 33 It's about that time of the week where we have an ill-informed opinion on the "dangers" of videogames from someone who is completely out-of-touch with reality. Enter Liberal Democrat Ba... Videogames as bad as kiddy porn, claims Bavarian minister 41 It's been approximately eight seconds since a politician said something stupid about videogames, so let's return to Germany, where people are still screaming and vomiting and crying over the scar... Australian rating board site hacked and humiliated 19 As we all know by now, it's not much fun being an Australian gamer. Your games are delayed, your prices are high, and to top it all off, you have a ratings board that constantly bans and/or force... GDC 09: Could games get too politically correct? 20 Videogames have been accused of unnecessary violence, racism, sexism and homophobia in the past, but this is the first time I can remember someone warning that games could become too politically ... Jesse Jackson dismisses the 'games cause violence' debate 18 Can't say I agree with the Rev. Jesse Jackson on a whole lot of things, but he's making sense when he talks about the media and its apparent influence on crime. While he does not rule out a link ... Thompson's Utah bill vetoed: Another win for intelligence! 11 The poorly written and rather pointless HB 353, a videogame/movie bill intended for Utah by Jack Thompson, has been vetoed by Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, thanks to the sloppy writing of the bill its... Taxing videogames will stop knife crime, claims illogical man 36 A tax on videogames would combat knife crime in UK, claims a government advisor who lost his own son to inner city youth crime. According to the rather outrageous suggestion, videogames are "... UK politician lies again, continues obsession with violent videogames 19 Labour MP Keith "Vadge" Vaz has been obsessed with violent videogames ever since he wrongly attributed the murder of Stephen Pakeerah to Manhunt, a theory which the police have since de... South Korea's President wants to compete with Nintendo, gets rightly mocked 15 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has recently joined the ranks of Sony and Microsoft, regarding Nintendo with envious eyes and drawing his plans against the Wii. Jealous of Nintendo's success... New York bill treats games like hazardous material, wants them locked up 18 New York, the state that seems to be in love with videogame legislation, is at it again, this time thanks to Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright. Wright is the man who wants to combat games that enforc... UK game devs slam plans to tax the Internet 26 Since I left Britain, I've not been keeping up with its politics so much, but the news that there's a proposal to actually tax broadband Internet use absolutely disgusts me. I'm not the only one ... Oklahoma tax break proposal snubs mature videogames 23 An Oklahoma state senator has proposed tax breaks for game developers, but only if the games being made aren't rated M for Mature by the ESRB. Films, commercials and TV projects already get tax i... Videogame 'racism' to be tackled by proposed NY bill 21 In yet another instance of politicians pretending to be tough on shallow issues just to make themselves look better, Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright has proposed a new bill in New York aimed at re... Politician proposes health warning for videogames 40 If you don't want some anger to go with your corn flakes this morning, look away now. A new bill has been proposed by congressman Joe Baca which would require a health warning on videogames, tell... IRS advocate likes taxes for virtual goods 44 The whole "should virtual goods be taxed?" debate has been a matter of concern for quite a while now, and while I doubt many of us are keen on the idea of giving the government even mor... Hipsters, it may be time to take off your keffiyeh - Raid Gaza is causing a stir 51 In case you were raised and suckled by she-wolves, here's a little background on Raid Gaza: the Gaza Strip is a piece of land that isn't owned by any sovereign power, and Israel and Hamas (the de... Virtual Peace 'better than shooting 'em up' 11 While most videogames are based around the idea of causing massive amounts of death, a team at Duke University is working on a game in which the goal is to save it. Virtual Peace is a simulation ... Obama appoints Tauren Shaman to FCC Transition Team 25 If any of you have been able to tear your brains away from Left 4 Dead, you might've heard that President-elect Barack Obama is in the process of choosing his cabinet. What you might not have he... Keith Vaz whines about suicide bomber game, tries to ban the unbannable 19 Keith Vaz, the UK's premier game hating MP, has been kicking up a stink once more about interactive entertainment. Amusingly, I had never heard about Kaboom: The Suicide Bombing Game before Vaz d... Terrorists making bombs out of Sega cartridges? Talk about Blast Processing! 27 Yes, I am using that headline as the entire justification for posting this article. Also, the header image is basically the same joke again. Anyway, it seems that terrorists really will use anyt... Utterly pathetic: Australia denies 18+ rating, will continue to ban games 33 This is just sad, sad garbage. Australia is to remain the only developed nation in the world without an 18+ age rating after proposals to lift the MA15+ cap have been soundly rejected by South Au... Who are the citizens of Azeroth voting for? 19  For people who do not actively participate in World of Warcraft, many of the references in the above video may not do much for you, but if you are one of the world's eleven million WoW play... London Mayor backs videogames, contrasting previous attacks on industry 15 London Mayor Boris Johnson, aside from being an upper class village idiot, is also apparently a hypocrite and a liar. In a press release issued regarding the upcoming London Games Festival, Joh... Obama campaign has a presence in Madden 09, change coming for Chiefs fans 38 The other week, we brought you a story about an Obama ad present on a billboard in Burnout Paradise. While we were skeptical about it, it has been proven true. This morning, I was greeted with th... Barack Obama appears in Burnout Paradise, hope springs for Photoshop faithful 52 Videogames have never been immune to politicians, especially when it comes to violence. But using a videogame as a promotion device? That’s a new one. According to a trusted GamePolitics so... Politician called out for being a Halo player 38 The county supervisor election in Maricopa Count, Arizona is finally starting to heat up. Fliers aren’t the only thing Fulton Brock and Ed Hermes are dishing out as their campaigns come to ... Game hatin' Keith Vaz sold more copies of Manhunt than Rockstar 12 Keith Vaz is a nasty little tick in the flea circus of British politics. A conniving, corrupt and ignorant individual, he vilifies videogames at every opportunity and admits he doesn't even know ... Captain Obvious: The games industry rejects conservative notions on videogames 46 Just thinking about violence in videogames and its social ramifications keeps us warm on those cold, wintry days when GTA IV isn’t blamed for some some tragic circumstance. Thankfully, the ... German gamers take on politician who wants to ban 'Killer Games' 32 It's really easy to make Nazi references about the German government, but when its ministers seem so intent on repressing the freedom of media, it's hard not to wonder if fascism in German politi... ESA lobbies Congress to help import some talent 6 There's an old joke about Mexico and the Olympics: the reason Mexico can't field an Olympic team is that every Mexican who can run, jump, and swim has already immigrated to the United States. Tha... Register to vote through your 360 35 With the Democratic National Convention gearing up today, we're about to really launch into the presidential election season here in the US. In an effort to reach out to the 18-30 year old demogr... Ghost Recon predicts conflict, Russians start firing at bushes indiscreetly 23 Today, an article on GamePolitics points out that the story of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon predicted the events of the new conflict between Georgia and Russia. Any avid reader of Tom Clancy re... Obama unfit for office, shameless Pong addict 41 Presidential candidate Barack Obama is a firm favorite of many Americans, who love his winning smile, endearing charisma and the fact that he is black. However, there is a dark side, and I just r... These are the 10 most dangerous games in Thailand 24 In the wake of the murder of a Thai cabdriver on Saturday, and the consequent ban of Grand Theft Auto IV sales throughout Thailand, the country's Minister of Health has released a list of what it... Secretary of State gets a custom DS Lite 19 If you were holding a conference for the eight richest nations in the world and needed to give out gifts fast, what is the first thing you would think of? Certainly not a videogame product, right... New York State Senate passes facepalm-worthy bill mandating videogame regulation 45 I tell you, I love living in New York, but sometimes, the government here does things that make me scratch my head and want to scream. Generally, it’s a pretty progressive state -- but the ... Can't decide on which Presidential candidate to support? 21 I don't follow politics at all. I know, I know. I'm a terrible American. I get a lot of sh*t for it, and I know that I probably should, but I just don't. Maybe it has something to do with the pol... Leland Yee discusses his videogame vendetta 46  Gamecyte recently interviewed California State Senator Leland Yee about his crusade against "harmful" videogames in an interview that pooled the questions of games media writers a... Georgia to give tax breaks to game devs 37 As Destructoid's resident backwater, inbred, slack-jawed hillbilly, I've developed something of a thick skin when it comes to snarky remarks about slavery, obesity, illiteracy, conservative polit... Obama promotes temperance, game journos freak out 73 Recently, presidential hopeful Barack Obama has made a few speeches that apparently stuck in the meaty, burbling craw of the gaming community, resulting in a flurry of tyrannical screeds, predict... Haitian President Aristide criticizes Bad Dudes for not coming to his rescue 31 SOUTH AFRICA: Former Haitian President Aristide spoke in front of a rally of dozens today, criticizing the US government for not dispatching Bad Dudes to come to his rescue in his hour of need.&n... Reading the Byron Report 31 As promised, I've been reading the Byron Report, and if you'd like to, you can do it yourself by downloading it here. As expected, Byron's review of the dangers of videogames and the Internet whe... Games to get cigarette-style health warnings in the UK [Update] 80 Oh for f**k's sake.Sorry, I know it's not technically considered kosher to open a professional blog post with "oh for f**k's sake," but having just woken up to the news that Prime Minis... Byron report hits March 27th: Brace for impact 21 The UK games industry is clenching its buttocks in anticipation for Dr. Tanya Byron's infamous report on videogames and the Internet in relation to my home country's children. 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