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What’s So Special About Games?

GamingLives' writer Adam takes a look at the controversy surrounding video games and questions why in other art forms, such as movies or books, it's acceptable to feature violence or sex yet video games are often heralded as 'evil' by the press when they attempt to do the same.

"We have TV shows, movies, music, and books filled with violence, drug use, rape, racism, homophobia, sexism and pretty much every other example of terrible human behaviour and yet those media have to go to extreme lengths to get the masses up in arms. Games, on the other hand, barely have to whisper “tits” and everyone’s calling for them to be banned before they do something unspeakable to our children (the games, not the tits)."

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GarrusVakarian3836d ago

The interactivity, you don't just watch them, you play them. The variety of genre's and settings. The enjoyment they give, i mean what's NOT special about videogames?

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Mass Effect 3's Ending for Javik Misses the Forest for the Trees

Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.

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anast44d ago

He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.

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Killer is Dead - 10 Years without a Sequel

Killer is Dead arrived a decade ago, and despite not receiving a sequel stands-up as a unique work from SUDA 51.

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The Best Video Games That Feature Canada

This Canada Day, explore our homeland with the best video games that have adapted or reimagined the Great White North in digital form.

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