The glitches with Laden killing games
Of late, the video game world has been making headlines with the release of two games — "Counter Strike" and "Kuma War" — themed to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Cue the now-standard debates over the effects of such a simulation on young childrens' minds. "Is the bin Laden kill game cathartic, educational or just ghoulish?" asks Kokatu. "Are video game re-creations of bin Laden's compound in poor taste?" wonders U.S. News and World Report. No doubt, we may soon see a rehash of the never-ending back-and-forth over whether such video games makes kids more violent (data suggests they don't).
