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Review Roundup: 'Medal of Honor' Not So Controversial After All

(Oct. 12) -- After much controversy over a "Taliban" multi-player mode, vociferous critics, a ban in military stores and a last-minute compromise, Electronic Arts' new shooter for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, "Medal of Honor," was released today. The early reviews are in, and it's a mixed bag. Critics are divided on...

Motion Controllers Linked to Rise in New Gaming Injuries

(Oct. 4) -- Wii careful. Nintendo Wii may offer a range of motion-sensing, physically demanding games that give the otherwise lethargic player a chance to get up and get moving, but that's only healthy if you don't accidentally catch one of the controllers (the "wiimote" or any of its various peripherals) to the face. A...

EA Defends Taliban Name Change in 'Medal of Honor'

(Oct. 4) -- In the weeks leading up to EA's decision to finally yank a controversial feature of its new "Medal of Honor" game that would have allowed the player to control the Taliban in multiplayer mode, publisher Electronic Arts vehemently defended its position as a crucial issue of free speech and its game as a piece of...

There's a New (Video) Game in Town

(March 16) -- Like Hollywood, the video game industry has been dominated by huge companies with large teams and endless budgets. Those big companies tend to stick with safe bets -- recognizable genres and endless sequels. But also like Hollywood, video games have begun to see the development of an army of young...

Penn State's Offense Trains With Madden Video Game, Joe Paterno Probably Doesn't Get It

ESPN College GameDay once did a feature on Arizona State's quarterbacks preparing with an expensive video game system that simulated game conditions. Penn State appears to be following in their path.The idea is to give the Penn State quarterbacks more work on their playbook, which is loaded onto a Madden football game for...